Support Staff
Ms. An
Email:
Contact me...if you need assistance with connecting with At-Promise students, ELA online platforms, Schoology, curriculum development, coaching, planning, and any other instructional supports in ELA.
Favorite Quote:
Mr. Costanzo
7th Grade (All)
8th Grade (Last Name P-Z)
Email:
Contact me...if you need to discuss your child's learning or social needs.
Favorite Quote:
"Do or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda
Ms. De Fontenelle
6th Grade (All)
8th Grade (Last Name A-O)
Email:
Contact me...if you need support with culmination, counseling referrals, grades, programming, and Zone of Choice high school selection process.
Favorite Quote:
"Great things come from hard work and perserverance-no excuses."
-Kobe Bryant
Ms. Gastelum
Email:
Contact me...if you need K-3 support in the following:
Tier 2 & 3 intervention for target students, afterschool intervention, data, reading intervention service and communication to parents, non-evaluative classroom observation and feedback, modeling, and other support for Reading Intervention, and Student Success Team meetings for students receiving intervention services.
Favorite Quotes:
“Do everything with a good heart and expect nothing in return.”
&
“We all have problems.
The way we solve them is what makes a difference.”
Ms. Huerta
Math and Science
Email:
Contact me...if you need assistance with math or science standards, lessons, and trainings. I can also provide support in special education compliance and IEP's; and different platforms such as google classroom, schoology, nearpod, and clever. I have extensive training in the area of mathematics for grade levels K-8th grade and know how to differentiate lessons according to student needs.
Favorite Quotes:
"Life is like a camera. Just focus on what is important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives,
and if things don't work out take another shot!"
&
"What if Algebra teachers are really pirates, and are using us to find the "X"?
Photo Ms
Ms. Manzo
Email:
Contact me...if you need assistance with reading at home, research questions, book recommendations, or any other literacy information.
Favorite Quote:
"The more that you read,
the more things you will know, the more that you learn,
the more places you'll go."
-Dr. Seuss
Mr. Pivaral
Email:
Contact me...if you need help connecting with students and parents regarding participation and/or behavior, please let me know. I am also available to join your video classes to help monitor digital citizenship.
Favorite Quote:
"Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you"
- John Wooden
Ms. Vallejan
Email: cvalle1@lausd.net
Contact me... if you are a parent or student and are wondering what you need to reclassify. If you are a teacher and need help with Designated or Integrated ELD, I am here to support you and our English Learners. I am also more than happy to support you in English Language Arts.
Favorite Quote:
"Continuous effort-
not strength or intelligence-
is the key to unlocking our potential."
-Winston Churchill
