Acknowledgements for Reading

The Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2001) was prepared by a team composed of library media teachers employed in schools and public libraries, teachers of children in kindergarten through grade twelve, curriculum planners, administrators, and parents. Below is a list of all team members.

[Note: The names and affiliations of the individuals listed here were current at the time of publishing this document in 2001.]

2001 Update

CDE Administration

• Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Delaine Eastin, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction and Director of Education (1995–2003)
• Leslie Fausset, Chief Deputy Superintendent, Policy and Programs
• Scott Hill, Chief Deputy Superintendent, Accountability and Administration
• Joanne Mendoza, Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Branch

CDE Steering Committee

• Beth Breneman, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Barbara Jeffus, School Library Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Office
• Charlotte Keuscher-Barkman, Consultant, Awards Unit
• Diane Levin, Consultant, Office of the Chief Deputy Superintendent, Accountability and Administration
• Deborah Lott, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office|
• Martha Rowland, School Library Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Office
• Maxine Wheeler, Analyst, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office

2001 Working Committee

• Virginia Carrizo, Faculty Associate, Teacher Education, Claremont Graduate University
• Chela Cortez, Library Media Teacher, Baldwin Park High School, Baldwin Park Unified School District
• Imogene Engebretsen, Library Media Teacher, Peter Johansen High School, Modesto City High School District
• Susan Erickson, Youth Services Coordinator, San Bernardino County Library
• Sara Exposito, Director of Educational Services, California Association for Bilingual Education
• Francisca Goldsmith, Senior Librarian for Teen Services, Berkeley Public Library
• Carol Jago, Director, California Reading and Literature Project, University of California, Los Angeles; English Teacher, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
• Linda Jewett, Coordinator, Library Services, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Carole LeCren, Teacher, La Jolla Senior High School, San Diego City Unified School District
• Milly Lee, Author and Retired Librarian
• Joan Macon, Instructor, California State University, Long Beach
• Claudette McLinn, Supervisor, Library Services, Nonpublic Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Gail Munnecke, Teacher, Brightwood Elementary School, Alhambra City Elementary School District
• Monique Ockeloen, Teacher, J. Wilbur Fair Junior High School, Franklin-McKinley Elementary School District/
• Martha Rowland, School Library Consultant, California Department of Education
• Barbara Schubert, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, San Jose
• Armin Schulz, Professor, College of Education, California State University, Stanislaus
• Sharlene Scott, Library Media Teacher, Rose Avenue Elementary School, Modesto City Elementary School District; K–6 Library Media Program Coordinator, California School Library Association
• Alana Switzer, Reading Recovery Teacher, Harriette Kirschen Elementary School, Modesto City Elementary School District
  
• Linda Toren, Associate Director, K–3 Reading Results; Teacher on Special Assignment to California Reading and Literature Project
• Laurie Weckesser, English Teacher, Silver Creek High School, East Side Union High School District

Coordinator of the 2002 Working Committee: Deborah Lott, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office, California Department of Education

Sub-Committees for Languages Other Than English

Chinese

• Jeff Chan, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
• Irene Dea Collier, The Association of Chinese Teachers (TACT) Curriculum Chair, Presidio Middle School, San Francisco Unified School District
• Lorraine Dong, Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University
• Fan Fang, Teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, San Francisco Unified School District
• Milly Lee, Author and Retired Librarian
• Roger Tom, Board Liaison Office, San Francisco Unified School District

Filipino

• Cecile Del Rosario, University of California, Berkeley
• Rosita G. Galang, Department of International and Multicultural Education, School of Education, University of San Francisco
• Leo Paz, Philippine Studies Department, City College of San Francisco

Hmong

• Jean Moua, Student and Family Service Center, Merced City Elementary School District
• Martha Rowland, School Library Consultant, California Department of Education
• Tzeng Saechao, Student and Family Service Center, Merced City Elementary School District
• Lue Vang, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Doua Vu, Office of Multilingual/Multicultural Education, Fresno Unified School District
  
• Ia Xiong, Program Manager, Scandinavian Middle School, Fresno Unified School District

Spanish

• Susan Erickson, Youth Services Coordinator, San Bernardino County Library
• Sara Exposito, Director of Educational Services, California Association of Bilingual Education
• Clara Kohen, Author and Translator of children’s books
• Benjamin Mireles, General Manager, Fondo de Cultura Economica USA
• Guadalupe Sanchez, National City Public Library
• Isabel Schon, Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University, San Marcos

Vietnamese

• Nguyet Dinh, Administrator of Language Minorities, East Side Union High School District
• Viet Le, Retired Principal, Sacramento City Unified School District; Chapman University
• Milly Lee, Author and Retired Librarian
• Kim Anh Vu, Administrator on Special Assignment, Educational Services Division, Oak Grove Elementary School District

Coordinator of the language subcommittees: Deborah Lott, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office, California Department of Education

Advisory Committee

• Leo Aguilera, English Literature Teacher, Thomas Downey High School, Modesto City High School District; California Teachers Association
• Kathy Allen, English–Language Arts Teacher, Palos Verdes Intermediate School, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District; California Association of Teachers of English
• Jessie Andrade, Teacher, Olivewood Elementary School, Saddleback Valley Unified School District; Milken Award Recipient (1998)
• Jorge Ayala, Superintendent of Schools, Yolo County Office of Education
• Susana Navarro Baum, Miller-Unruh Reading Teacher, Solana Vista Elementary School, Solana Beach Elementary School District; Milken Award Recipient (2000)
• Lynne C. Brown, Library Media Specialist, Ustach Middle School, Sylvan Union School District; California School Library Association
• Robert Daseler, California State Library
• Ramona Duran, Curriculum Associate, Rio Linda Unified School District; California Reading Association
• Susana Dutro, Coordinator/Administrator for Language Arts and Biliteracy, Monterey County Office of Education; California Reading and Literature Project
• Karen Symms Gallagher, Emery Stoops and Joyce King-Stoops Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
• Charlotte Higuchi, Project Director, Language Arts Project; Asian Pacific Community Advisory Council
• Michelle Howard, President, GiantStep Education
• Cheryl James-Ward, Principal, Jane Addams Elementary School, Long Beach Unified School District
• Adria F. Klein, Professor Emeritus, California State University, San Bernardino; California Reading Task Force
• Mary Ann Knox, Library Media Coordinator, Rocklin High School, Rocklin Unified School District
• Olga Kokino, English Teacher, University High School, Los Angeles Unified School District; California Association of Teachers of English
• Ralphene Lee, Teacher, Trajan Elementary School, San Juan Unified School District; California Teacher of the Year (1996)
• Cecilia Mansfield, Executive Director, California Parent-Teacher Association
• Cindy Moore, Director, Curriculum/Professional Development, Campbell Unified School District; Association of California School Administrators
• Patricia Morales, Principal, Peabody Charter School, Santa Barbara Elementary School District
• Sidney Morrison, Principal, North High School, Torrance Unified School District; Association of California School Administrators
• Janet M. Philibosian, Language Arts Teacher, George Washington Preparatory High School, Los Angeles Unified School District; California Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission
• Adele M. Prince, English Teacher, Glendora High School, Glendora Unified School District; California Teacher of the Year (2001)
• Robert Pritchard, Coordinator, Reading/Language Arts Program, California State University, Fresno; California Reading Association
• Nancy Reich, Coordinating Field Librarian, Los Angeles Unified School District; California School Library Association
• Carol Tateishi, Director, Bay Area Writing Project
• Steve Winlock, Assistant Superintendent, Elk Grove Unified School District; African American Task Force

Coordinator of the Advisory Committee: Diane Levin, Consultant, Accountability and Administration, California Department of Education

Special appreciation is extended to the following individuals for their contributions:

• Aileen Kuo, Librarian, San Francisco Public Library, Fisher Children’s Center
• Judy Lewis, Director of State and Federal Programs, Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
• Doroteo Ng, Eastwind Books and Arts, Inc.
• Maywan Shen Krach, Owner, Shen’s Books
• Robert Skapura, Retired Librarian

Other CDE staff members who contributed to this document are:

• Tim Beckwith, Manager, Technology Services Division
• Pamela Davis, Former Manager, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office
• Terry Delgado, Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office
• Fred Dobb, Consultant, Standards and Assessment Division
• Dave Dolson, Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office
• Terry Emmett, Manager, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Joyce Evans, Analyst, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Jennifer Galas, Former Graduate Student Assistant, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office
• Sonia Hernandez, Former Deputy Superintendent, Curriculum and Instructional Leadership Branch
• Daniel Holt, Consultant, Specialized Programs Division
• Terry Janicki, Manager, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office
• Grace Massey Holt, Consultant, Policy and Programs Coordination Unit
• Kevin Matsuo, Director, Technology Services Division
• Dan Pfiefer, Analyst, Technology Services Division
• William W. Vasey, Director, Professional Development and Curriculum Support Division
• Judy White, Analyst, Educational Support and Networks Division

2004 Update

The 2004 update of the Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve was prepared by a team composed of library media teachers employed in schools and public libraries, teachers of children in kindergarten through grade twelve, curriculum planners, administrators, and parents. Below is a list of all team members.

[Note: The names and affiliations of the individuals listed here were current at the time of publishing this document in 2005.]

CDE Steering Committee

• Beth Breneman, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Terry Emmett, Administrator, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Barbara Jeffus, School Library Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Office
• Phil Lafontaine, Administrator, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office
• Diane Levin, Consultant, Office of the Chief Deputy Superintendent, Accountability and Administration
• Deborah Lott, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office
• Martha Rowland, School Library Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Office
• Maxine Wheeler, Analyst, Mathematics and Science Leadership Office

Working Committee

• Kathy Allen, K–8 Educational Consultant
• Jeff Carr, Teacher/Librarian, Oak Ridge High School
• Loretta Cudney, Retired
• Imogene Engebretsen, Library Media Teacher, Modesto City High School District
• Francisca Goldsmith, Collection Management and Promotion, Berkeley Public Library
• Linda Jewett, Retired School Library Consultant
• Cynthia MacDonald, Youth Services Manager, Fresno County Public Library
  
• Claudette McLinn, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title V Library Services, Nonpublic Schools, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Susan Pennell, Manager, Library Media Services, Madera County Office of Education
• Ann Pentecost, Children’s Selection Specialist, Stockton-San Joaquin County Library
• Nancy Reich, Coordinating Field Librarian, Library and Information Services, Los Angeles Unified School District
• Jane Ritter, District Librarian, Mill Valley Elementary School District
• Paula Roach, Teacher (Grade Three), Orange Unified School District
• Martha Rowland, Coordinator, Library and Textbook Services, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Barbara Troisi, Retired Librarian
• Laurie Weckesser, English Teacher, Silver Creek High School, East Side Union High School District
• Kelley Worman, Young Adult Coordinator, Fresno County Public Library
• Cora Wright, Retired Librarian/Children’s Literature Instructor
• Vivian Yee, Children’s Collection Development Librarian, Oakland Public Library

Coordinator of the 2004 Working Committee: Deborah Lott, Consultant, Reading/Language Arts Leadership Office, California Department of Education

Special appreciation is extended to the following individuals for their contributions:

• Martha Rowland, Coordinator of School Libraries, Sacramento City Unified School District
• Lilia Sanchez, Consultant, Language Policy and Leadership Office
• Robert Skapura, Retired Librarian