1. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Welcome to the Opening of School Celebration Desert Diamond Entertainment Center August 6, 2008

2. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Jeannie Favela, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Opening of School Celebration Introductions

3. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Mariachi del Desierto Desert View High School Don Fuentes, director

4. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Michael Enis Tohono O’odham Nation 2003 Desert View Graduate Opening of School Celebration National Anthem

5. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Ned Norris, Jr. Chairman, Tohono O’odham Nation Opening of School Celebration Welcome from Ned Norris, Jr.

6. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Governing Board Eva Carrillo Dong, President Eric Giffin, Clerk Magdalena Barajas, Member Louie C. Gonzales, Member Robert Jaramillo, Member

7. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Assistant Superintendents Jeannie Favela, Ph.D. Student Services Howard C. Carlson, Ph.D. Educational Services Jan Vesely Curriculum & Instruction Raúl Ochoa Operations & Facilities Planning

8. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Employee Associations Anna Lisa Termini, president Sunnyside Education Association Manny “Rebel” Portillo, president Sunnyside Classified Employees Association Lorena Escárcega, president Sunnyside Administrators Association

9. Opening of School Celebration 2008 New Administrators Ray Andrade Assistant Principal Chaparral Tammy Christopherson Assistant Principal Apollo Dr. Edwin Dawson Director School Improvement Debra Garcia Principal Drexel José Gastelum Assistant Principal Desert View Dr. Julia Lindberg Director Language Acquisition & Development Valerie Lopez-Miranda Principal Summit View Lorena Martínez Assistant Principal Apollo Keith Maynard Math Coordinator Rebecca Ridge Literacy & Reading First Coordinator Richard Sanchez Assistant Principal Sunnyside Alissa Welch Assistant Principal Sunnyside Dr. Lily DeBlieux Principal Mission Manor Armando Valenzuela Assistant Principal Sunnyside Jan Vesely Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction

10. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Eva Carrillo Dong President SUSD Governing Board Opening of School Celebration Welcome from the Governing Board

11. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Jan Vesely Assistant Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction Opening of School Celebration Quality First Instruction

12. Opening of School Celebration 2008 District Corrective Action SMART Goals Curriculum Audit Project Graduation: A Call to Action Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage Districtwide Attendance Initiative K-5 Ownership Indicators Reading Literacy Initiative Math Literacy Initiative English Language Development Parent Engagement Hope Foundation Safe and Orderly Apollo Transformation Budget Staffing and Sectioning Human Resources Learning Community Initiative

13. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Smart Goals S -uperintendent’s M -ission to A -dvance R -eally difficult T -asks S -uperintendent’s M -ethod of A -ccelerating R -igor and T -enacity S -uperintendent’s M -echanism for A -chieving R -esults towards T -ransformationals

14. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Stephen G. Peters CEO/President The Peters Group Opening of School Celebration Schools Success Story

15. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Manuel L. Isquierdo, Ed.D. Proud Superintendent Sunnyside USD Opening of School Celebration Superintendent’s Address

16. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Goals for today’s presentation Challenges and SUSD’s ResponseChallenges and SUSD’s Response Why transformation efforts failWhy transformation efforts fail Project Graduation: The Digital AdvantageProject Graduation: The Digital Advantage –Proud Business Partners Digital Advantage ExpansionDigital Advantage Expansion Getting to know your superintendentGetting to know your superintendent

17. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Financial Curriculum Graduation Rate English Language Learner Model Change Process Challenges and SUSD’s Response Opening of School Celebration 2008

18. Challenges - Financial We’ve lost School Facilities Board (SFB) renewal funds - $1.5 millionWe’ve lost School Facilities Board (SFB) renewal funds - $1.5 million Funding for new high school is frozen - affects capacity over the next two yearsFunding for new high school is frozen - affects capacity over the next two years State of Arizona facing a $2 billion deficit that will have an impact on educationState of Arizona facing a $2 billion deficit that will have an impact on education Opening of School Celebration Challenges Opening of School Celebration District Challenges

19. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response This district has done a tremendous job of staffing and sectioning and as a result we’ve identified $1.7 million in available funds.This district has done a tremendous job of staffing and sectioning and as a result we’ve identified $1.7 million in available funds. We did this without a reduction in force while maintaining effective class sizes.We did this without a reduction in force while maintaining effective class sizes. Under the financial circumstances of the state, we are in good shape this year.Under the financial circumstances of the state, we are in good shape this year. Opening of School Celebration District Response

20. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Challenges – Curriculum Corrective action Need to improve quality first instruction K-12 Curriculum alignment Status of AIMS and test scores Opening of School Celebration Challenges - Curriculum Opening of School Celebration District Challenges

21. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response Curriculum audit districtwide.Curriculum audit districtwide. New reading and math adoptions mapped to the Arizona Standards.New reading and math adoptions mapped to the Arizona Standards. Reading coach in every elementary school – new positions aligned to quality first instruction.Reading coach in every elementary school – new positions aligned to quality first instruction. New Curriculum & Instruction team emerged to provide leadership.New Curriculum & Instruction team emerged to provide leadership. Opening of School Celebration District Response

22. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Challenges – ELL Model Opening of School Celebration District Challenges House Bill 2064 authorized the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to set up the English Language Learner (ELL) Task Force for the development of a four-hour Structured English Immersion program model. The new four-hour ELL model is mandated for the 2008-2009 school year. SUSD has submitted an alternative proposal but it has not yet been cleared or approved by ADE. Structuring and scheduling a program that approaches the requirements of the law while not segregating our students or overextending our resources is our greatest challenge.

23. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Opening of School Celebration District Challenges Challenges – ELL Model Dr. Jeannie Favela Assistant Superintendent, Student Services Dr. Julia Lindberg Director, Language Acquisition & Development

24. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Opening of School Celebration District Challenges Challenges – ELL Model

25. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response Opening of School Celebration District Response Governing Board Courageous leadership

26. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Boy holding rockBoy holding rock Between a rock and a hard placeBetween a rock and a hard place Opening of School Celebration District Challenges Between a rock and a hard place. Opening of School Celebration 2008

27. SUSD’s Response Opening of School Celebration District Response SUSD Governing Board is providing the courageous leadership to address this very important challenge.SUSD Governing Board is providing the courageous leadership to address this very important challenge. We will have a new standard expectation of alignment and design for ELL. It’s going to be imperative that everyone follow the model.We will have a new standard expectation of alignment and design for ELL. It’s going to be imperative that everyone follow the model.

28. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Longitudinal District AYP Graduation Results Challenges – Graduation Rate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Corrective ActionCorrective Action Historically low graduation rateHistorically low graduation rate Johns Hopkins University Dropout Factory reportsJohns Hopkins University Dropout Factory reports Have not established a great enough sense of urgencyHave not established a great enough sense of urgency Opening of School Celebration District Challenges

29. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Nationally, nearly one in five high schools has weak promoting power (<60%). Arizona is one of 15 states that collectively house almost 80% of the country’s high schools producing the highest number of dropouts. Sunnyside High School and Desert View High School made the nation’s “dropout factory” list in a follow-up brief given to the Associated Press from Johns Hopkins University in 2007. Based upon data for the graduating classes of 2004-06, 35 high schools in Arizona—one in five—made this list of schools that qualified by having weak promoting power (<60%). Locating the Dropout Crisis Opening of School Celebration Locating the Dropout Crisis

30. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response Project Graduation Freshman Initiative The Districtwide Attendance Initiative The Digital Advantage We are establishing a great enough sense of urgency. Opening of School Celebration District Response

31. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Phase I: Increasing High School Graduation Rates in SUSD: A Strategic Plan Phase II: Credit Recovery Phase III: Freshman Intervention Phase IV: District Attendance Initiative Phase V: Advisory Periods for 2008-09 Phase VI: Summer School Opening of School Celebration A Call to Action Project Graduation

32. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Sunnyside Progress: Academic Because of credit recovery courses offered Students in this category earned enough credits to graduate

33. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Cohort 2011-Single Period Absences (<4 absences) 67% decrease in single-period absences

34. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response Project Graduation Freshman Initiative The Districtwide Attendance Initiative The Digital Advantage We are establishing a great enough sense of urgency. Opening of School Celebration District Response

35. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s change process has been framed around these 3 books Organizational Efficiency Confronting the Brutal Facts Attitude & Belief in Students by Design Opening of School Celebration District Response

36. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Challenges to the Change Process People change slowly People change slowly resistance to change is common resistance to change is common Opening of School Celebration Challenges - Change Process

37. Shaping Corporate Culture “Sometimes people get it backward. They try to protect the culture at the expense of the actual organization.”

38. Shaping Corporate Culture Culture Change “One never knows what will happen if things are suddenly changed. But do we know what will happen if they are not changed?” Elias Canette, The Human Province

39. Shaping Corporate Culture Fast Company magazine quotes EDS’s Chairman and CEO Dick Brown as saying, “A company’s culture is really the behavior of its people. You change a business by changing the behavior.”

40. Shaping Corporate Culture “We need to keep reminding ourselves, The organization comes first.”

41. Shaping Corporate Culture So that students can come first

42. Opening of School Celebration 2008 SUSD’s Response Opening of School Celebration District Response Apollo Transformation Process Governing Board Drexel Growth Six Principles

43. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Opening of School Celebration Why Transformation Efforts Fail We’re not just changing, we’re transforming.

44. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail By John P. Kotter Leaders who successfully transform businesses avoid doing eight things wrong! Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail

45. Opening of School Celebration 2008 8 Why transformation efforts fail 1. 1.Not establishing a Great Enough sense of urgency 2. 2.Not creating a Powerful enough guiding coalition 3. 3.Lacking a vision 4. 4.Undercommunicating the Vision by a Factor of Ten 5. 5.Not removing obstacles to the new vision 6. 6.Not Systematically Planning for, and Creating, Short-Term Wins 7. 7.Declaring Victory Too Soon 8. 8.Not Anchoring Changes in the Corporation’s Culture Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail

46. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Why transformation efforts fail Not establishing a Great Enough sense of urgency Lacking a vision Undercommunicating the Vision by a Factor of Ten Declaring Victory Too Soon Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail Leaders who successfully transform businesses avoid doing eight things wrong!

47. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Guiding change may be the ultimate test of a leader – no business survives over the long term if it can’t reinvent itself. But, human nature being what it is, fundamental change is often resisted mightily by the people it most affects: those in the trenches of business. Thus, leading change is both absolutely essential and incredibly difficult. Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail Leaders who successfully transform businesses avoid doing eight things wrong!

48. Opening of School Celebration 2008 1 Not Establishing a Great Enough Sense of Urgency Compared with other steps in the change process, phase one can sound easy. It is not. Sometimes executives underestimate how hard it can be to drive people out of their comfort zones. Sometimes they grossly overestimate how successful they have already been in increasing urgency. Sometimes they lack patience. When is the urgency rate high enough? The answer is when about 75% of a company’s management is honestly convinced that business as usual is totally unacceptable. Anything less can produce very serious problems later on in the process. Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail

49. Opening of School Celebration 2008 In every successful transformation effort that I have seen, the guiding coalition develops a picture of the future that is relatively easy to communicate. Without a sensible vision, a transformation effort can easily dissolve into a list of confusing and incompatible projects that can take the organization in the wrong direction or nowhere at all. A useful rule of thumb: If you can’t communicate the vision to someone in five minutes or less and get a reaction that signifies both understanding and interest, you are not yet done with this phase of the transformation process. Lacking a Vision Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail 3

50. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Undercommunicating the Vision by a Factor of Ten Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail Transformation is impossible unless hundreds or thousands of people are willing to help, often to the point of making short-term sacrifices. In more successful transformation efforts, executives use all existing communication channels to broadcast the vision. They turn boring, unread company newsletters into lively articles about the vision. 4

51. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Perhaps even more important, most of the executives I have know in successful cases of major change learn to “walk the talk.” They consciously attempt to become a living symbol of the new corporate culture. Communication comes in both words and deeds, and the latter are often the most powerful form. Nothing undermines change more than behavior by important individuals that is inconsistent with their words. Undercommunicating the Vision by a Factor of Ten Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail 4

52. Opening of School Celebration 2008 After a few years of hard work, managers may be tempted to declare victory with the first clear performance improvement. While celebrating a win is fine, declaring the war won can be catastrophic. Until changes sink deeply into a company’s culture, a process that can take five to ten years, new approaches are fragile and subject to regression. Typically, the problems start early in the process: The urgency level is not intense enough, the guiding coalition is not powerful enough, and the vision is not clear enough. But it is the premature victory celebration that kills momentum. And then the powerful forces associated with tradition take over. Instead of declaring victory, leaders of successful efforts use the credibility afforded by short-term wins to tackle even bigger problems. They go after systems and structures that are not consistent with the transformation vision and have not been confronted before. Declaring Victory Too Soon Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail 7

53. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Instead of declaring victory, leaders of successful efforts use the credibility afforded by short-term wins to tackle even bigger problems. They go after systems and structures that are not consistent with the transformation vision and have not been confronted before. Declaring Victory Too Soon Leading Change Why Transformation Efforts Fail 7

54. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Challenges – Graduation Rate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Corrective ActionCorrective Action Historically low graduation rateHistorically low graduation rate Johns Hopkins University Dropout Factory reportsJohns Hopkins University Dropout Factory reports Have not established a great enough sense of urgencyHave not established a great enough sense of urgency Opening of School Celebration District Challenges

55. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Institutionalizing New Approaches Finance Advisory Board Inside Track District Wellness Committee District Safety Committee

56. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Finance Advisory Board Co-chairs: Anna Marquez, Dr. Isquierdo Composed of teachers from various buildings, administrators and community representatives Purpose: To be informed of financial challenges and financial priorities, and review expenses with input from members.

57. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Inside Track Co-chairs: Dr. Isquierdo, Jan Vesely Composed of 2 representatives from each school. (1 teacher; 1 classified) Meet monthly the first 3 months at the beginning of the school year and then every other month. Composed of 2 representatives from each school. (1 teacher; 1 classified) Meet monthly the first 3 months at the beginning of the school year and then every other month. Purpose: To improve the communication with the district among schools and central office; improve the communication of district initiatives to sites and various divisions.

58. Opening of School Celebration 2008 District Wellness Committee Co-chairs: Dr. Favela, Joy Schaefer Purpose: To plan and coordinate health and wellness activities throughout the district Purpose: To plan and coordinate health and wellness activities throughout the district

59. Opening of School Celebration 2008 District Safety Committee Co-chairs: Raul Ochoa, Frank Morales Committee will consist of 8 individuals – 4 classified and 4 teachers Purpose: To review policies and procedures and practices that promote safety.

60. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Dream. BIG Feel it. Believe it. Achieve it. Dream Opening of School Celebration Dream Big

61. The Digital Advantage An Eye on the Future

62. A chievement – 2.5 grade point average or higher A ttendance – 95% attendance (must be present on first day, no more than four excused absences, no unexcused absences*) A ctivity – P articipation in at least one extracurricular activity that meets on a regular basis with a staff sponsor A ttitude – No out-of-school suspensions * Extreme cases of illness to be reviewed on a case-by-case basis Get the following 4 A’s at the end of the first semester and EARN a laptop computer: The Digital Advantage: Student Expectations

63. The Digital Advantage: Benefits Digital learning advantage for incoming freshmen Investment in the future of students by businesses and community A sense of caring for and trust in SUSD students An acceleration and increase in learning opportunities: Access to technology 21st century skills Global discovery via the Internet Assistance to families by learning 21st century skills A bridge of the digital divide caused by inequity in access to technological resources A new way of thinking through the collaboration of business and community partners and SUSD

64. The Digital Advantage: Financial Contributors D. R. Horton$200,000 PepsiCo and Lane Family $100,000 Sunnyside Foundation$100,000 Tohono O’odham Nation & T.O. Gaming Enterprise$100,000+ Diamond Ventures$40,000 Wal-Mart$25,000+ Pima County Supervisor Ramón Valadez$20,000+ Cox Communications$20,000+ City of Tucson/Mayor Bob Walkup$20,000+ Wells Fargo$20,000 CORE Construction$20,000 TOTAL$665,000+ Legacy=$100,000 Gold=$40,000 Silver=$20,000

65. The Digital Advantage: In-Kind Contributors City Councilman Steve Leal Wireless connectivity in the Sunnyside CommunityWireless connectivity in the Sunnyside Community Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC) America’s Promise Alliance Symposium to be hosted in SunnysideAmerica’s Promise Alliance Symposium to be hosted in Sunnyside Training for students and counselors for the Regional College Access CenterTraining for students and counselors for the Regional College Access CenterIntel Professional Development for teachers on technology integrationProfessional Development for teachers on technology integration University College, University of Arizona University mentors to train students on computer technologyUniversity mentors to train students on computer technology 30 hours training for high school teachers on technology integration30 hours training for high school teachers on technology integrationGEAR-UP 12 new clubs at Desert View and Sunnyside High Schools12 new clubs at Desert View and Sunnyside High Schools Pima Community College League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) REA Communications, Raul Aguirre

66. The Digital Advantage: Maximizing Technological Resources JTED is providing $460,000 for 100% wireless connectivity at Desert View and Sunnyside. Microsoft software vouchers totaling $600,000 will be committed to The Digital Advantage. To enhance the Digital Advantage experience, one ninth-grade course will be identified to integrate the use of technology into the curriculum. Professional development for the integration of technology into instruction will be delivered to ninth-grade teachers. Information Technologies in cooperation with CTE/JTED will support the technical assistance that will be required for the laptops. The district will work with local lawmakers to expand wireless connectivity in the community.

67. Digital Advantage: The Big Picture I. Curriculum & Instruction II. Post- Secondary Student Preparation III. Classrooms of the Future IV. Professional Development V. Parent Engagement VI. Public Relations & Celebrations VII. Security & Maintenance

68. Role of CTE & JTED: Specialized Student Preparation 30 Programs at DVHS & SHS 3 Portable Laptop Computer Labs Classrooms of the Future in Place

69. II. Post- Secondary Student Preparation 21 st Century Skills: New Ways of Learning Job Preparation Information & Communication College Readiness: Alignment with College Entrance Requirements Preparation for Academic Challenges Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR-UP): At SHS & DVHS 6 Clubs per School Work with UA Staff & Students Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID): At All M.S. & H.S. Extra Support for College Readiness E-Mentoring Digital Advantage Scholars Program: Grades 10-12 95% Attendance 3.5 GPA Honor Society End of 3 rd Qtr.

70. Instructional Facilities: Internet Access (in place already) Desktop Computer (in place already) Digital Projector Document Camera (i.e., Elmo) Interactive Whiteboard (i.e., Smart Board) Color Laser Printer E-Instruction Response System

71. Laptop Computers for the Use of 40 “Heatseeker” Teachers! (20 per High School)

72. V. Parent Engagement Awareness of Program: Preliminary Information Expectations Tier II: Additional Voluntary Training Extended Skills Proficiency Digital Bridge: Refurbished Computers For Parents H.S. Students Assist Family Literacy Programs: Computer Training For Parents Sed de Saber: English Language Instruction For Parents Using Computers Tier I: Mandatory 2-Day Orientation Basic Use Maintenance

73. VI. Public Relations & Celebrations Community Sponsors: Awareness Promotion Appreciation Ongoing Information Public Information: Sunnyside Story Letters Postcards Newspapers Television Radio Achievements & Celebrations Digital Scholars Information & Promotion Student & Parent Information: First Day Attendance Orientation Meetings Requirements Letters to 9th-Graders GEAR-UP Parent Link

74. VII. Security & Maintenance Theft or Loss of Computers Security in Use of Computers Upkeep of Computers (i.e., Maintenance) Updates of Computers: Software Updates Trade-ins for New Computers Use of Refurbished Computers Role of Instructional Technology

75. LaptopComputer For Every Teacher Classrooms of the Future in Entire District Laptop Computer Upgrade For Qualified Juniors Free Wireless Connectivity in EntireCommunity "We have seen the future, and the future is ours." ~César Chavez

76. The Digital Advantage: Financial Contributors D. R. Horton$200,000 PepsiCo and Lane Family$100,000 Sunnyside Foundation$100,000 Tohono O’odham Nation & T.O. Gaming Enterprise$100,000+ Diamond Ventures$40,000 Wal-Mart$25,000+ Pima County Supervisor Ramón Valadez$20,000+ Cox Communications$20,000+ City of Tucson/Mayor Bob Walkup$20,000+ Wells Fargo$20,000 CORE Construction$20,000 TOTAL$665,000+ Legacy=$100,000 Gold=$40,000 Silver=$20,000

77. The Digital Advantage: In-Kind Contributors City Councilman Steve Leal Wireless connectivity in the Sunnyside CommunityWireless connectivity in the Sunnyside Community Metropolitan Education Commission (MEC) America’s Promise Alliance Symposium to be hosted in SunnysideAmerica’s Promise Alliance Symposium to be hosted in Sunnyside Training for students and counselors for the Regional College Access CenterTraining for students and counselors for the Regional College Access CenterIntel Professional Development for teachers on technology integrationProfessional Development for teachers on technology integration University College, University of Arizona University mentors to train students on computer technologyUniversity mentors to train students on computer technology 30 hours training for high school teachers on technology integration30 hours training for high school teachers on technology integrationGEAR-UP 12 new clubs at Desert View and Sunnyside High Schools12 new clubs at Desert View and Sunnyside High Schools Pima Community College League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) REA Communications, Raul Aguirre

78. Opening of School Celebration 2008 The Digital Advantage Opening of School Celebration The Digital Advantage Video

79. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Star Teachers Sunni Lopez Early Childhood Education Jeanne Johnston Craycroft Elementary School Niltza Gastelum Drexel Elementary School Brian Eller Elvira Elementary School Susan Gamez Esperanza Elementary School Ruth Hoppe-Weiss Gallego Basic Elementary School Cynthia Corrales-Diaz Liberty Elementary School Ana Cain Los Amigos Elementary School Ricardo Garcia Los Niños Elementary School Theresa Stone Los Ranchitos Elementary School Luz Acuña Mission Manor Elementary Linda Sweeney Ocotillo Elementary School Debbi Lowery Rosemarie Rivera Elementary School Anna Castañeda Santa Clara Elementary School Martha Borquez Summit View Elementary School Steve Olguin Apollo Middle School Marco Rodriguez Challenger Middle School Richard Meiners Chaparral Middle School Teresa Norzagaray Billy Lane Lauffer Middle School Melinda Bejarano Sierra Middle School Martin Brown Desert View High School Brian Shay S.T.A.R. Academic Center Armando Escalante Sunnyside High School Ricardo Garcia Los Ninos Elementary School

80. Opening of School Celebration 2008 Pride of Sunnyside Connie Gallego instructional assistant Early Childhood Education Monica Amador program facilitator Craycroft Elementary School Valerie Abasta reading coach Drexel Elementary School Linda Guerrero secretary Elvira Elementary School Linda Kenney nurse Esperanza Elementary School Angie Gaxiola secretary Gallego Basic Elementary School Guadalupe Rosales program facilitator Liberty Elementary School Carmen Fernandez program facilitator Los Amigos Elementary School Armando Teyechea campus monitor Los Niños Elementary School Rose Gallardo instructional assistant Los Ranchitos Elementary School Christina Sandman counselor Mission Manor Elementary School Marisela Leon instructional assistant Ocotillo Elementary School Gina Guttierrez Instructional assistant Rivera Elementary School Misha Clark math facilitator Santa Clara Elementary School Cory Ferguson campus monitor Summit View Elementary School Tammy Christopherson assistant principal, former facilitator Apollo Middle School Laura Portillo personal care attendant Challenger Middle School Robert Caraballo head custodian Chaparral Middle School Janice Bocek head custodian Lauffer Middle School Rosa Elena Morales parent involvement assistant Sierra Middle School Humberto Armenta custodian Desert View High School Cathy Fuentes computer clerk Sunnyside High School Renauna Hartranft teacher associate S.T.A.R. Academic Center Kathy Laird medicaid specialist Administration Deborah Ormbsy cafeteria supervisor Food Services Alfredo Gomez maintenance worker Maintenance Diego Lozano maintenance worker Maintenance Diana Aviles bus driver Transportation Eleanor Lopez dispatcher/trainer Transportation

81. Opening of School Celebration 2008 “A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.”