Staff Directory

Office Staff

Certificated Classroom Staff

TK/Kindergarten

  • TK, Megan Birch, Room 22
  • TK, Shari Ashley, Room 21
  • K, Mendi Bates, Room 10

K/1 Combo

  • Ryan Pearlstein, Room 15

First Grade

  • Christine Billings, Room 16

Second Grade

  • Kirsten Lemmon, Room 12

2/3 Combo

  • Suzanne Shubert, Room 11

Third Grade

  • Scott Smith, Room 6

3/4 Combo

Fourth Grade

  • Adriana Chee, Room 3

Fifth Grade

  • Jennifer Butler, Room 2
  • Jennifer Flores, Room 1

Certified Support Staff

  • ELEI TOSA, Elizabeth Batchman, Room 24
  • Read Int, Marissa Brunner, Room 28
  • Psych, Lauren VanVlymen, Rdg. Int. Office
  • SAI, Kayla Purnell, Room 19
  • SAI, Michelle Canto-Flores, Room 20
  • SAI, Josh Michelson, Room 13
  • School Counselor, Aileen Garcia, Room 23
  • Speech, Laurel Kennedy, Room 5

Classified Staff

Child Nutrition

  • Child Nutrition, Becki Fleck, Cafeteria
  • Child Nutrition, Aurora Bugarin, Cafeteria
  • Child Nutrition, Gabriella Cardoza-Sepulveda, Cafeteria

Custodial

  • Head Custodian, Charles Reed
  • Evening Custodian, Benjamin Diaz

Extended School Services (ESS)

  • ESS Leader, Denzel Brown, Room 26
  • ESS Asst. Leader, Gisell Baca, Room 26

Library

  • Library Media Technician, Chona Fouch, Library  

Special Education

  • Paraprofessional, Annette Ines, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Suni Manivahn, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Nicole Casillas, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Jasmine Villa Rangel, Room 20
  • Paraprofessional, Heather Olsen, Room 20
  • Paraprofessional, Colleen Keating, Room 20
  • Paraprofessional, Lesly Vargas, Room 13
  • Paraprofessional, Victoria Haworth, Room 13

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

  • Paraprofessional, Cara Hinchman, Room 22
  • Paraprofessional, Teri Andre, Room 21

Playground

  • Randa Derdrian
  • Rana Maroki
  • Christina Abood
  • Carolina Sandoval
  • Jessica Suarez Garcia

Why You'll Love Highlands

  • Our Highlands Hawks show R.I.S.E. - Respect, Inspire, Succeed and Empathize, on campus and out in our community!
  • Our purpose is to cultivate a love of learning and develop student self-efficacy by maintaining high expectations for student success and supporting all students to meet the full potential in an inclusive and safe environment!
  • Our vision of success for our students is that our Hawks become life-long learners, are empathetic and resilient problem solvers, and are critical thinkers who make a positive impact on their community!
  • As a Community School, we partner with community organizations to ensure the needs of our students and their families are met!

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