Sequoia Union High School District

To provide rigorous, engaging, standards-aligned instruction with embedded language supports and meaningful technology integration. 
 
Responsibilities include:

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 C.J. joined the Professional Development Department in the Spring of 2018.  C.J. brings 16 years of mathematics teaching experience into his role as an Instructional Coach.  C.J. earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and went on to complete his Teaching Credential at San Jose State University.  C.J. has taught mathematics at Menlo-Atherton High School for the past twelve years where he has held a variety of leadership positions. Most notably, C.J. was selected as the Sequoia Union High District Certificated Employee of the Year for the 2011-2012 school year.  C.J. is excited to join the team and to work towards supporting teachers in their instructional practice.

Carla joined the district as a paraeducator in 2013 after graduating from UC Berkeley with a BA in Political Economy and a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. She received her teaching credential and Master's degree from the University of San Francisco and began teaching as an Education Specialist at Menlo-Atherton High School in 2016. Carla soon became the Department Head for the Special Education Program and supported the large department of certificated and classified members. She served the site as Compass Coordinator, Flex Coordinator, and Summer School Principal. Now, as an Induction Mentor, she supports our new teachers and education specialists as they complete the induction process and intern teachers in teaching programs. Carla is also working on supporting and training our new co-teaching partners to support all our learners with the Universal Design of Learning and Differentiated Instruction workshops in her role as Instructional Coach. 

Annie joined the district in 2017 after graduating from the University of San Francisco with a MA in Teaching. She studied History during her undergraduate years. Before joining the District Office, Annie taught Modern European History, U.S. History, AP U.S. History, and Gender Studies at Menlo-Atherton High School. Annie is a data-based practices enthusiast. Over the past 5 years, she has researched, applied, and revised Standards-Based Grading practices in her classes, and is enthusiastic about the data-backed benefits of this approach. She is excited to empower teachers from all disciplines to adopt more equitable grading methods. Annie is also excited to address the challenge of balancing content and skills in Social Studies curriculum by leveraging a standards-based approach and aligning assignments with the Common Core State Standards.

Barbara officially joined the Professional Development team in the fall of 2019 but has been working closely with the PD department through her role as Instructional Technology Specialist since 2017.  A Bay Area native, Barbara grew up in Palo Alto, graduating from Gunn High School. After earning a Bachelor’s degree from UCSD in Economics and Communications, Barbara later decided to go into teaching Math; travelling to Storrs, Connecticut to take a major’s equivalent of coursework in Mathematics.  From there, Barbara earned her teaching credential and Masters degree from Boston University. Barbara started her teaching career in the Sequoia Union High School District in 2003 as a Math teacher at Menlo-Atherton High School. In addition to teaching Math, Barbara has acted as an Algebra Lead Teacher as well as Compass Coordinator.  Barbara specializes in helping teachers incorporate technology into their instruction. As the Instructional Technology Specialist, Barbara is excited to help teachers with anything from Canvas, SchoolCity, FlipGrid, Google, and much much more.