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Teachers Willing to Share:

The following teachers have a background, training and/or knowledge in a specific area or method, etc. and are willing to share their skills with other teachers. 

Focus Area Teacher School Contact Information
Economics

Economics Unit-3rd grade

Karen O'Toole 

Tam Valley  

kotoole@mvschools.org

Economics Unit-3rd grade

Karen Croy 

Tam Valley  

kcroy@mvschools.org

Economics Unit-3rd grade

Aimee DeCelles 

Tam Valley  

adecelles@mvschools.org

Literature Circles 
 Literature Circles  Rod Septka Middle School  rseptka@mvschools.org

Math

Math workshop 

Lori Boeri

Park 

lboeri@mvschools.org

Can share his independent study work done on  Classics in Math Education Research   Jay Schulman Middle School  jschulman@mvschools.org

Cool ways to teach with primary math 

Sarah Fortine 

Old Mill 

 

sfortine@mvschools.org

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Reading

Reading process and assessment/comprehension strategies/reading workshop/writing workshop and units of study Kim Suppes  Park  ksuppes@mvschools.org

Readers Theater - Primary

Linda Brune 

Tam Valley 

lbrune@mvschools.org

Technology

Web searching and evaluation Jonna Palmer Middle School  jpalmer@mvschools.org

I Photo

Amy Faulkner

Park 

afaulkner@mvschools.org

Using Keynote with 4th Grade Students  Dee Treshnell Old Mill  dtreshnell@mvschools.org
Using laptop carts with primary students Liz Caroli Strawberry Point lcaroli@mvschools.org

Using laptop carts with kindergarteners

Sandy Stern 

Tam Valley

sscheppler@mvschools.org

 

Writing

Writing Conferences  Rod Septka Middle School  rseptka@mvschools.org

Lucy Calkins Writing -Kindergarten level

Tara Sprague

Strawberry Point 

tsprague@mvschools.org

Lucy Calkins Writing -Kindergarten level

Mandy Hines

Strawberry Point 

mhines@mvschools.org

Lucy Calkins Writing -Kindergarten level

Liz Caroli 

Strawberry Point 

lcaroli@mvschools.org

Please contact each teacher by email to find out their availability.

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Grade Level Leaders:                  

Grade level leaders provide orientation and on-going support to newly hired teachers and teachers who have moved to a new grade level for the first time.  Additionally, the grade level leader leads district-wide grade level meetings with support from a principal liaison.

Grade  Teacher  School Contact Information
Kindergarten Mary Dale Tam Valley mdale@mvschools.org
1 Lauren Sidle Strawberry lsidle@mvschools.org
2 Amy Faulkner Park afaulkner@mvschools.org
3 John Selix Old Mill jselix@mvschools.org
4 Kate Kellman Tam Valley kkellman@mvschools.org
5 Cathy Cohen Strawberry Point  ccohen@mvschools.org
6-8 Rod Septka Middle School rseptka@mvschools.org

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Middle School Department Chairs

Facilitates monthly site department meetings.  Organizes and manages textbook orders and other content specific needs such as maps, calculators, lab equipment, art materials, etc.  Attends monthly Department Chair meeting with site administrators.  Acts as liaison between administration and teachers.

Department Teacher  Contact Information 
Art  Daniel DiPierro  ddpierro@mvschools.org
English  Jim Thomas jthomas@mvschools.org
Math  Lorenz Marti lmarti@mvschools.org
Music Jessica Stewart jstewart@mvschools.org
Physical Education Andre Salinas asalinas@mvschools.org
Science Ben Wien bwien@mvschools.org
Social Studies Marlene Buono mbuono@mvschools.org
World Languages Suzanne Chase schase@mvschools.org

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Professional Development Coordinators:  

The professional development (PD) coordinator is a position assigned by the school administrator/district program administrator for the purpose of working collaboratively with staff and site administration/program administration to develop and implement building based staff development as a part of the school’s overall site plan.  PD coordinators also meet four times each year with District leadership to prioritize district professional development goals and opportunities.

School  Teacher  Grade  Contact
Edna Maguire Jenny Rees 1 jrees@mvschools.org
Old Mill  John Selix 3 jselix@mvschools.org
Old Mill  Laura Shearer 1-2  lshearer@mvschools.org
Old Mill  Dee Treshnell  4 ltreshnell@mvschools.org
Park Allison Ponce de Leon  K aponcedeleon@mvschools.org
Park Lori Boeri  2 lboeri@mvschools.org
Park  Kim Suppes  2 ksuppes@mvschools.org
Strawberry Point Dee Kauer Librarian  dkauer@mvschools.org
Strawberry Point  Kristina Putalik  3 kputalik@mvschools.org
Strawberry Point  Lauren Sidle 1 lsidle@mvschools.org
Tam Valley  Karen O'Toole 3 kotoole@mvschools.org
Middle School  Rod Septka  Middle School- Core  rseptka@mvschools.org

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Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA) Mentor: 

Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA), is a state-funded induction program, co-sponsored by the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) designed to support the professional development of newly-credentialed, beginning teachers and fulfill the requirements for the California Clear Multiple and Single Subjects Credentials. For additional information visit the BTSA website.
Coordinator:             
Peg Katz Park School pminicozzi@mvschools.org
Teachers  School Contact
Aubrey Bowen  Edna Maguire (past mentor) abowen@mvschools.org
Laura Marks Edna Maguire lmarks@mvschools.org
Shana Stewart Edna Maguire (past mentor) sstewart@mvschools.org
Suzanne Chase Middle School schase@mvschools.org
Laura Myers Middle School  (past mentor) lmyers@mvschools.org
Sara Fortine Old Mill sfortine@mvschools.org
Heather Levasseur Strawberry Point  (past mentor) hlevasseur@mvschools.org
Linda Brune Tam Valley (past mentor) lbrune@mvschools.org
Mary Whitney Tam Valley mwhitney@mvschools.org
Patricia Swanson Tam Valley pswanson@mvschools.org
Anna Sterns  District Wide (past mentor) asterns@mvschools.org

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National Board Certified: 

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is an independent nonprofit organization whose purpose it to advance the quality of teaching and learning by developing professional standards for accomplished teaching, creating a voluntary system to certify teachers who meet those standards and integrating certified teachers into educational reform efforts.  To learn more about the certification process visit the NBPTS website

The Mill Valley School District provides support, recognition and compensation for National Board Certified Teachers.  The District supports National Board Candidates with a mentor and support program facilitated by current MVSD National Board Certified Teachers.  For information on the mentoring program, contact Superintendent Ken Benny.

Upon successful completion of certification, the teacher receives a $3000 one-time stipend and an annual stipend of $1000.

 
Teacher School  Grade  Contact
Erin Cooney  Park School   4th ecooney@mvschools.org
Erin Conklin  Park School Special Ed   econklin@mvschools.org
Mary Dale  Tam Valley  Kindergarten  mdale@mvschools.org 


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