Lake Elsinore Unified School District
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ANNOUNCING TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR 2020
LAKE ELSINORE—Seven Employee of the Year honorees, three district and county Teacher of the Year nominees, plus site honorees from 23 schools and district departments will receive LEUSD’s highest tribute from the Board of Trustees and Superintendent Doug Kimberly.
“Though schools are closed, these distinctive teachers, site administrators, support professionals, and classified employees exemplify commitment to students and what it means to be an essential worker,” said Superintendent Dr. Doug Kimberly.
Our three Teacher of the Year honorees, denoted by an asterisk below (*), were selected one year in advance to synchronize with county and state Teacher of the Year awards, and will be celebrated by the Riverside County Office of Education in 2021, among announcements of the county’s top school employees and teachers. The seven LEUSD Employees of the Year listed below were nominated and selected by LEUSD’s Administrative team, and are being recognized this year.
LEUSD Employee of the Year & Teacher of the Year Honorees for 2020
Janet Timm,* Earl Warren ES, Kindergarten.................................................... Teacher of the Year-Elementary
Marisa Bowers,* Elsinore Middle School, Mild-Mod.................................... Teacher of the Year-Middle School
Jamie Webber,* Lakeside High School, Science............................................... Teacher of the Year-High School
Dr. Kate Sielig-Dampier, Program Specialist: Special Ed (SISS).................. Certificated Administrator
Tammy Williams, Supervisor: District Student Information (AITSS)............ Classified Administrator
Magdalena Portales, Elsinore High School, Paraeducator II/Bilingual.... Classified Employee
Diane Taylor, Credential Analyst (Personnel Support Services)................... Confidential Employee
Brandi Willoughby, Donald Graham ES, SEL Support Provider.................. Site Support Employee
Larissa Allen-Jefferson, Keith McCarthy Academy, Counselor.................. Counselor of the Year
Dr. Sandra Valles-Metzger, Machado Elementary School........................ Principal of the Year
School and Site Employees of the Year
School site Employee of the Year and Teacher of the Year honorees below were nominated by a vote of their peers, including administrators. Participating Departments’ nominees are listed at the end of the table below.
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School or District Site |
LEUSD Employees & Teachers of the Year |
Categories (EOY, TOY, denotes RCOE recognition) |
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Cottonwood Canyon Elementary |
Laurene Rutherford, Grade 2 Elizabeth Valdez, Paraeducator II/Special Ed Tina Monger, Psychologist |
Teacher Classified
Site Support |
|
Donald Graham Elementary |
Kassandra Zulewski, Grade 6 Math/Science Jennifer Hendrick, Paraeducator III/Special Ed Brandi Willoughby, SEL Support Provider |
Teacher
Classified
Site Support/EOY |
|
Elsinore Elementary |
Glenda Rhea, Grade 4 Mai Do, Custodian I |
Teacher Classified |
|
Earl Warren Elementary |
Janet Timm, Kindergarten Jay Dixit, Custodian II |
Teacher/TOY Classified |
|
Machado Elementary |
Dulce Castaneda, Kindergarten Anacani Bruno, Community Liaison Janet Calva, Psychologist |
Teacher Classified Site Support |
|
Railroad Canyon Elementary |
Shirley Haines, Grade 2 Patricia Hamilton, Clerk III: Assignment Celeste Solomon, Speech & Language Pathologist |
Teacher Classified Site Support |
|
Rice Canyon Elementary |
Diana Engels, Grade 1 Casey Harwood, Paraeducator II/Special Ed Patricia Brown, Speech & Language Pathologist |
Teacher Classified
Site Support |
|
Ronald Reagan Elementary |
Michele Martire, Grade 3 Polly Filla, Paraeducator II/Special Ed |
Teacher Classified |
|
Tuscany Hills Elementary |
Kimberle Larson, Grade 1 |
Teacher |
|
William Collier Elementary |
Jennifer Davis, Grade 3 Irene Romero, Clerk III: Assignment |
Teacher Classified
|
|
Wildomar Elementary
|
Dianna Boggs, Kindergarten Erika Becerra, Paraeducator II/Bilingual |
Teacher Classified |
|
Withrow Elementary |
Maureen Neeper, Grade 1 Alyson Aguayo, Paraeducator II/Special Ed Julie Berg, Nurse |
Teacher Classified
Site Support
|
|
Lakeland Village School K-8
|
Monique Poldberg, Grade 2 Isabel Diaz, Counseling Secretary Anne Gresham, Nurse |
Teacher Classified Site Support |
|
Luiseño School K-8
|
Misty Ford, Math Antonette Kern, Bookkeeper Janet Calva, Psychologist |
Teacher Classified Site Support |
|
Canyon Lake Middle School |
Analuz Aguirre, Intensive Language Arts Mary Maxwell, Secretary III |
Teacher Classified |
|
David Brown Middle School |
Mary Isaacs, Grade 8 Language Arts/Social Sciences Abraham Esquer, Paraeducator II/Special Ed Carol Nielsen, Psychologist Ellen Wiedner, Counselor |
Teacher
Classified
Site Support Counselor |
|
Elsinore Middle School |
Marisa Bowers, RSP Yolanda Villarino, Counseling Secretary Corinne Bodnar, Counselor |
Teacher/TOY Classified Counselor |
|
Terra Cotta Middle School |
Kelly Ann Hendley, Language Arts/Social Studies-core Maricela Vergara, Clerk III: Assignment Elizabeth Marler, Nurse Rosemary Renderos, Counselor |
Teacher
Classified Site Support Counselor
|
|
Elsinore High School |
Linda Hernandez, SDC Mild/Mod Math Magdalena Portales, Paraeducator II/Bilingual Jennifer Edquist, Nurse Rico Borrero, Counselor |
Teacher Classified/EOY
Site Support Counselor |
|
Lakeside High School |
Jamie Webber, Biology, AP, AVID Beverly Young, Attendance Technician Joshua Hager, Adaptive PE Maria Bermudez, MH, Counselor |
Teacher/TOY Classified Site Support Counselor |
|
Temescal Canyon High School
|
Tara Abell, Drama, English Steven Freers, Chemistry, IB Susan Diaz, Secretary IV Benet Hammoudeh, Teacher Librarian Crystal Espinoza, Counselor |
Teacher (tie) Teacher (tie) Classified Site Support Counselor |
|
Keith McCarthy Academy |
Nancy Dunlap, Peer Counseling Shelle Polini, Registrar Paige Sautner, Psychologist Larissa Allen-Jefferson, Counselor |
Teacher Classified Site Support Counselor/EOY |
|
Ortega High School |
Steven Clark, RSP, Mild/Mod Ruby Vander Velde, Clerk III: Assignment |
Teacher Classified
|
|
Departmental & Preschool Recognitions (participating) |
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Fiscal Support Services |
Christina Anderson, Accountant |
Classified |
|
Administrative & Instructional Technology |
Darleen Romo, District Student Data Tech |
Classified |
|
Transportation Services |
Kathy Allen, Bus Driver Instructor, Interim Supervisor
|
Classified |
|
Children & Family Services |
Danielle Erikson, Wildomar ES, Preschool—Head Start |
Teacher |
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