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Veronica Aguilar
Community Representative
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Wendy Arredondo
Attendance Counselor PSA
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Edna Berganza
Assistant Principal, Elementary Instructional Specialist (APEIS)
Email Edna Berganza
Ileana Bonilla
ETK/TK Teacher
Email Ileana Bonilla
Felix Cabaltica
TK-5 MDO Teacher
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Leslie Carrillo
Community Representative
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Marcia Castor Lopez
Instructional Coach
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(323) 249-9385
Alicia Cox
Office Technician
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Ana Cálcanas
4th Grade Teacher
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Crystal Diaz
Cafeteria Manager
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Ana Espinosa
5th Grade Magnet Teacher
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Stephanie Flaxbeard
3rd Grade Teacher
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Miguel Angel Flores
5th Grade Spanish Dual Language Teacher
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Carlos Gonzalez
Principal
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(323) 249-9385
Claudia Gonzalez-Escobedo
1st Grade Teacher
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Jessica Guerrero
Intervention Support Coordinator
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(323) 249-9385
Joanna Han
2nd Grade Magnet Teacher
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Brooke Leibherr
4th Grade Teacher
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Angelica Machado
3rd Grade Magnet Teacher
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Yessenia Marroquin
ETK / TK Teacher
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Doris Martell
Kinder / 1st Spanish Dual Language Teacher
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Patricia Martinez-Erazo
Registered Nurse
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Bethia McCracken
4th Grade Magnet Teacher
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Marisol Medrano
TK-5 RSP Teacher
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Estela Melgar
3-5 SLD Teacher
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Jimmy Mercado
5th Grade Teacher
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Maria Mervo
Magnet Coordinator
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(323) 249-9385
Terry Moncada
School Administrative Assistant
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Jesus Ornelas
Community Representative
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Fabiola Osnaya
TK/K Teacher
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Kristi Ruiz
1st / 2nd Grade Teacher
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Alisa Saito
Kindergarten Magnet Teacher
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Jacqueline Santiago
1st Grade Magnet Teacher
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Jose Luis Segovia
Coordinator
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(323) 249-9385
Milady Suarez-Mercado
5th Grade Teacher
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Luz Topete
Kindergarten Teacher
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Michelle Twisdale
3rd Grade Teacher
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Rosalina Vargas
2nd Grade Teacher
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