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STAFF DIRECTORY
Staff Directory (pdf) updated May 1, 2008
DISTRICT EDUCATION CENTER
1015 Seventh Street, 94945
PHONE |
FAX |
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| District Office | 415-897-4201 |
898-5790 |
| Business Services | 415-897-4298 |
898-5790 |
| Facilities Use Information | 415-897-4201 |
898-5790 |
| Human Resources | 415-897-4220 |
897-1531 |
| Information Technology | 415-897-4299 |
897-0768 |
| Instructional Services | 415-897-4269 |
892-1622 |
| Receptionist | 415-897-4201 |
898-5790 |
| Student Services | 415-897-4267 |
897-4238 |
| Superintendent's Office | 415-897-4222 | 897-4221 |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | PHONE | FAX |
| Hamilton Elementary | 415-883-4691 | 883-2249 |
| Loma Verde Elementary | 415-883-4681 | 883-0834 |
| Lu Sutton Elementary | 415-897-3196 | 897-7016 |
| Lynwood Elementary | 415-897-4161 | 897-3322 |
| Olive Elementary | 415-897-2131 | 897-0931 |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary | 415-897-5104 | 897-5704 |
| Rancho Elementary | 415-897-3101 | 897-7492 |
| San Ramon Elementary | 415-897-1196 | 897-2326 |
| MIDDLE SCHOOLS | PHONE | FAX |
| Hill Middle | 415-893-1557 | 898-3910 |
| San Jose Middle | 415-883-7831 |
883-0624 |
| Sinaloa Middle | 415-897-2111 |
892-1201 |
| HIGH SCHOOLS | ||
| Novato HS | 415-898-2125 |
897-4242 |
| San Marin HS | 415-898-2121 |
892-8284 |
| ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS | ||
| In-House Suspension | 897-7653 ext. 285 | |
| Marin Oaks HS | 415-892-8733 |
897-4229 |
| Nexus Academy | 415-506-3066 | |
| NOVA Independent Study K-12 | 415-897-7653 |
897-5603 |
| Novato Charter K-8 | 415-883-4254 |
883-1859 |
Facilities - Bond |
415-898-6001 |
FAX: 898-3134 |
| Food & Nutritional Services (FANS) 1320 Lynwood Drive 94947 |
415-892-2115 |
FAX: 897-8066 |
Grounds |
415-892-1596 |
FAX: 892-9556 |
| Maintenance & Operations 819 Olive Avenue 94945 |
415-892-1596 |
FAX: 892-9556 |
| Transportation 819 Olive Avenue 94945 |
415-892-1598 |
FAX: 892-1427 |
| Warehouse 819 Olive Avenue 94945 |
415-892-1596 |
FAX: 898-3134 |
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE
1015 Seventh Street, Room 102, 94945
PHONE: 897-4211
FAX 897-4221
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Jan La Torre-Derby, Ed.D. | Superintendent | 897-4211 |
| Responsible for overall operation of NUSD; Supervises all Executive Directors, CFO, site principals and departments; Secretary to the Board of Education; District Advisory Committee; Athletic Committee; High School Reform Committee.; Professional Learning Communities Committee | |||
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Barbara Barry |
Exec Assistant to Board of Trustees | 897-4222 |
| Board of Education agendas and minutes; board reports; board policies; updating policy binders; recognition receptions; Golden Bell; volunteer luncheon; formal complaints; office supplies; flyer approval; newspaper archives; School Happenings; office organization; customer service; mail; filing | |||
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Caroline Ludlow | Executive Assistant to Superintendent | 897-4211 |
| Responsible for providing administrative assistance to the Superintendent: information requests; appointments and calendar maintenance, meeting agendas and minutes; monitor budgets for Superintendent and Board; correspondence; expulsions; incident reports; coordination of evaluation schedule and typing; master calendar for district; mandated costs; office organization; customer service; mail; filing | |||
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Connie Benz | Coordinator of Communications | 897-4259 |
| Web Master; staff memo, board meetings; board highlights; Superintendent Newsletter; media communications; online surveys; SARCs; special projects: Strategic Plan, Satisfaction Survey. | |||
HUMAN RESOURCES
1015 Seventh Street, Room 101, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4220
FAX: 415-897-1531
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Rick van Adelsberg | Executive Director - Human Resources | 897-4220 |
| Responsible for management of personnel functions; monitor certificated and classified hiring; compliance officer; complaints and grievances; NCLB; credential certification; evaluation; contract management and negotiations; Health Benefits Committee; new staff orientation; BTSA and PAR. | |||
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Pat Pidge | HR Coordinator A-K | 897-4275 |
| Certificated and classified hiring; orientation; leaves and resignations; monitoring credentials; transcripts; professional growth and salary advancement; certificated seniority list; reference checking; monitoring NCLB and CLAD/SDAIE compliance; coordination with BTSA and intern programs; file maintenance. | |||
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Francesca Whitcomb | HR Coordinator L-Z | 897-4206x246 |
| Certificated and classified hiring; orientation; leaves and resignations; monitoring credentials; transcripts; professional growth and salary advancement; certificated seniority list; reference checking; monitoring NCLB and CLAD/SDAIE compliance; coordination with BTSA and intern programs; file maintenance. | |||
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Janice Bacich | HR System Technician | 897-4248 |
| Position control; Business Office liaison; data entry and reporting related to credential auditing; payroll; leaves; outside compliance requests; employee calendars; professional growth tracking; TB testing and fingerprinting; file maintenance. | |||
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Lillian Rincon | Administrative Secretary | 897-4220 |
| HR office manager for HR Office; Personnel Actions; observation/evaluation tracking; HR Director’s calendar and scheduling; maintains sub desk and absence tracking; file maintenance; overflow; Intradistrict Transfers; TB testing and fingerprinting. | |||
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Chris Spores | New Teacher Support Provider | 897-4206 x 274 |
BUSINESS SERVICES DIVISION
1015 Seventh Street, Rooms 108-118, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4298
FAX: 415-898-5790
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Marla Blackledge | Chief Financial Officer | 897-4298 |
| Responsible for all phases of business services in the district, including: financial planning and budgeting; supervision of accounting; payroll; information services; maintenance; operations; purchasing and warehouse; capital projects including school construction and modernization; property and risk management; school safety grants; safety and disaster preparedness. | |||
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Cyndee Cannon | Executive Assistant | 897-4298 |
Responsible for providing administrative assistance to the CFO; including appointment and calendar management; purchase orders; board reports; contracts; lease agreements; utilization reports; quarterly investment reports; liability insurance; claims against district; student insurance; parent driver agreements; crossing guards; office equipment; conferences; office & custodial supplies; coordinate budget advisory meetings/binders; mandated costs; presentation preparation; office organization; customer service; correspondence; mail; filing; archives |
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Jodi Jordan | Director of Fiscal Services | 897-4219 |
| Responsible for preparation of state required reports (e.g. SACS;, Annual, Interim, End-of-Project); budget development and maintenance; day-to-day budget and financial management of the General Fund; collection; safekeeping and distribution of General Fund; internal auditing of school and department budgets; external audit liaison; fiscal office policies & procedures development and implementation | |||
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Jennifer Frost | Business Manager | 897-4212 |
| Performs a variety of supervisory and budgetary services including: supervise payroll; account techs; print shop tech and receptionist; process personnel action forms; monitor budgets/ensure fiscal spending control; review invoices for payment and reimbursement claims; review monthly payroll and vendor payments; custodian of revolving cash fund; monitor General Ledger; oversee budget transfers; journal entries; cash transfers; budget modifications; bank reconciliations; position control; journal vouchers; notary services. | |||
| Jean Ramsey | Account Tech III | 898-2916 |
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| Day-to-day budget management of sites; budget transfers; billing of District services; coding of timesheets; GASB 34; PO process; Epylon queen. | |||
| Mel Malnar | Account Tech I | 897-4206 x261 |
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| Accounts payable; processes vendor warrants; manages vendor reconciliations. | |||
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Alice Kauer | Account Tech II | 897-4257 |
| Enrollment counts; student body (ASB) and transportation accounting; pupil attendance; federal impact application and survey. | |||
| Kathryn Potter | Account Tech I | 897-4206 x260 |
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| Accounts receivable, revolving cash; expense claims; petty cash; Parcel Tax exemptions; retiree/COBRA benefits | |||
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Blake Michaelsen | Payroll Technician II | 897-4270 |
| Payroll; benefits (L-Z) | |||
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Jose Rosales | Payroll Technician | 897-4215 |
| Payroll; benefits (A-K) | |||
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Mary Hamilton | Receptionist/Account Tech I | 897-4201 |
| District Education Center receptionist – phones; customer service; general information; room reservation master calendar; processes bus passes; coordinates facilities usage (sites and fields); collects developer fees | |||
| Sandie Vaughn | Duplicating Technician | 897-4243 |
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| Printing, binding and related services | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
1015 Seventh Street, Room 103-104, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4299
FAX: 415-897-0768
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Dr. Becky Britton | Director of Information Technology | 897-4299 |
Oversees the operation of all district information services, data processing and computing needs including the District’s wide area network to meet both administrative, instructional, computing and data processing functions. Coordinates systems design and software acquisition & provides leadership in the development and utilization of data processing and information services, including computerized information services, office automation, network development and telecommunications. Oversees the integration of instructional technology. |
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| Craig Lubey | Student System Technician | 897-4299 |
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Department contact for technology purchases; state reporting (CBEDS, |
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Lynn McCloskey | Student System Technician | 897-4299 |
| Web Tools; email; student system support; state reporting (CBEDS, R30) | |||
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Carmen Salvestrin | Student System Technician | 897-4299 |
| Provides support to school sites for student information system; state reporting (CBEDS, R30) | |||
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Joanne Briggs | Information Services Coordinator | 897-4268 |
| Backup; security; logons; telephone orders; production systems | |||
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Robert White | Systems Supervisor | 897-4299 |
Develops, installs, integrates, administers, maintains and supports District enterprise databases, student and information systems; Aeries migration/implementation |
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Patrick Ekoue-totou | Network Supervisor | 897-4299 |
Network operations; servers; maintenance of networks and computers |
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Alex Young | Technology Support Technician II | 897-4268 |
| Provides technology support to the school sites | |||
| Tony Traverso | Technology Support Technician I | 897-4268 |
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| Provides technology support to the school sites | |||
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Daniel Arauz | Technology Support Technician I | 897-4268 |
| Provides technology support to the school sites | |||
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John-Paul Ballou | District Technology Coordinator | 897-4209 x 218 |
Provides leadership and guidance in the development and implementation of the district wide technology plan. Provides support for all aspects of instructional technology. |
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INSTRUCTION DIVISION
1015 Seventh Street, Room 202, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4269
FAX: 415-892-1622
Instruction Division Org Chart
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Kathy Marshall | Executive Director Instruction K-12 | 897-4269 |
| Responsible for oversight of the Curriculum, Instruction and Student Support Services Departments; Board policies; budgets; professional development; curriculum; assessment analysis; development; grants; instructional technology; K-12 Libraries; new teacher support (BTSA); Specialized Programs including Professional Learning Communities (PLC); liaison to MCOE; textbook adoptions; Single plans for Student Achievement; Parent Education; adjudicates instruction concerns | |||
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Linda West | Executive Assistant | 897-4269 |
| Board policies; board reports; division operations; professional development; principal meetings; district-wide events; budgets; curriculum; textbooks; GATE; committees; summer work permits | |||
| INSTRUCTION DIVISION SUPPORT STAFF | |||
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Alma Martinez | EL Community Liaison | 897-4206 x 255 |
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Kate McDougall | Professional Development; Curriculum & Assessment | 897-4206 x 241 or 897-5642 |
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Barbara Williams | School Linked Services | 897-4206 x 230 |
| CURRICULUM DEPARTMENT 1015 Seventh Street, Room 202, 94945 PHONE: 415-897-4288 |
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Rudy Tassano | Co-Director of Secondary Programs | 897-4288 |
| Responsible for Curriculum and Instruction support; Career Technical Education; Formative assessment analysis; professional development; course outlines; high school reform; professional learning communities; school safety; secondary safety; school-to-career; Blue Ribbon Committee; adjudicates Curriculum and Instruction | |||
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Vickie Romero | Co-Director of Secondary Programs |
897-4288 |
| Responsible for Curriculum and Instruction support; Career Technical Education; Formative assessment analysis; professional development; course outlines; high school reform; professional learning communities; school safety; secondary safety; school-to-career; Blue Ribbon Committee; adjudicates Curriculum and Instruction | |||
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Marcia Carey | Administrative Secretary | 897-4288 |
Course outlines; district-wide assessment programs; budgets; music; physical education; library programs; elementary prep; school safety; summer work permits |
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ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT |
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Iishwara Ryaru | Director of Assessment, Accountabiliy & Specialized Programs | 897-4218 |
| Oversight of Adult Education; Alternative Education; NCLB; State and Federal Program compliance; categorical program monitoring (CPM); state and district assessment coordination and analysis; Data Director; Specialized Programs – English Learner Program; GATE; Music; Physical Education; liaison to CDE | |||
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Gladys Batz | Administrative Secretary | 897-4294 |
| EL programs and assessment; categorical programs; Site School Leadership Teams; Community-based tutoring (CBET); curriculum support; categorical budgets; Healthy Kids Survey; professional development applications to attend; summer work permits; translations | |||
| Suzanne Hirshfield | Teacher on Special Assignment Categorical Programs | 897-4206x293 |
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School Plans; State and federal programs (School Improvement Program – SIP, EIA, Title I, Title II, Title III, Title V, Title VI); Site Leadership Teams; NCLB; Categorical Program Compliance, Healthy Kids Survey |
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| Gail Petrucelli | Teacher on Special Assignment English Learner | 897-4206 x 282 | |
| Karen McKeowen | Teacher on Special Assignment English Learner | 897-4206 x 282 | |
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Amy Buster | Director of Student Services | 897-4267 |
| Responsible for all district Special Education and 504 programs; oversight of Charter school; SARB; student discipline; crime reports; collaborates with Marin County SELPA; legal issues; oversee Child Welfare and Attendance programs; ensures that due process is followed for Special Education and 504 programs; suspensions; Medi-Cal; Novato Special Education Advisory (NSEAC); interdistrict transfers | |||
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Lynn Baumsteiger | Administrative Secretary | 897-4267 |
| Non-public schools/agency contracts; alternative programs, crime report/suspensions; budgets; special education master files; Medi-Cal; administrative support; interdistrict transfers; SARB, legal issue support; 504 support; staff development meetings; board policies | |||
| Open Position | Administrative Secretary | 897-4250 | |
| Budgets; special education master files; Medi-Cal; program specialist clerical support; summer school; SERVES | |||
STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT STAFF
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Virginia DiGirolamo | Program Specialist (Pre-5) | 897-4206 x 245 |
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Gerry Reese | Program Specialist (6-12) | 897-4206 x 237 |
FACILITIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
1015 Seventh Street, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4245
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John Silvestrini | Executive Director Facilities, Maintenance, Operations & Transportation Development | 897-4245 |
| Under the supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Director of Facilities, Maintenance & Operations oversees the Facilities Bonds Department and the Maintenance, Operations and Transportation Departments. | |||
FACILITIES BOND DEPARTMENT
819 Olive Avenue, 94945
PHONE: 415-897-4245
| The Facilities Bond Department is responsible for managing all contracts, plans, organization activities, budget, communication activities, governmental requirements, housing needs and safety functions of the Bond modernization and construction program. | ||
| Dave Ashe | Construction Manager, Bond Projects | 897-2859 |
| Michelle Howard | Project Coordinator, Bond Projects | 898-6001 |
MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS & TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
819 Olive Avenue, 94945
PHONE: 415-892-1596
| Mark Silva | Director Maintenance/Operations/Transportation | 898-8103 | |
| Responsible for maintenance, grounds, transportation and custodial services; energy programs; hazardous materials management; safety and security committee. | |||
| Val Banta | Administrative Secretary | 892-1596 | |
| Responsible for processing work orders; provides clerical support for maintenance, grounds and transportation | |||
| Sandy Paine | Transportation Supervisor | 892-1598 | |
| Donna Scuitto | Administrative Secretary | ||
| Dean Cudia | Mechanic Supervisor | 892-1598 | |
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Ernie Astorga | Custodian Supervisor | 892-1596 |
| Responsible for supervising all custodial services | |||
| Tom Hill | Supervisor of Maintenance & Grounds | 892-1596 | |
Responsible for supervising all maintenance and grounds services |
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| Grounds Department | 892-1266 | ||
| Responsible for supervising grounds crew | |||
| Keith Malnar | Delivery Driver | 898-1066 | |
| Bill Leachman | Warehouse Worker | 898-1066 | |
| Bob Hollifield | Warehouse Worker | 898-1066 | |
FOOD & NUTRITIONAL SERVICES (FANS)
1320 Lynwood Drive, 94947
PHONE: 415-892-2115
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Miguel Villarreal | Director Food and Nutritional Services | 892-2115 |
| Responsible for administrative functions for Federal Breakfast and Lunch program; budget management; elementary/secondary/central kitchen/alternative program operations; food procurement and bid process; menu planning; nutritional analysis; marketing; student programs; facilities/equipment; vending services; safety/sanitation training | |||
| Dana Sarubbi | Administrative Secretary | 892.-2115 | |
| Cindy Black | School Sites | 892-2115 | |
| Sandy Carroll | Central Kitchen | 892-2115 | |
| TBD | Accounting Technician | 897-0685 | |
| Lynn Lewis | Food Service Buyer | 892-2115 | |
| Jose Gonzalez | Food Service Delivery Driver | 892-2115 | |
| John Zerbe | Food Service Delivery Driver | 892-2115 | |
Novato Unified School District • 1015 7th Street • Novato, CA 94945 • Tel: 415-897-4201
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