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Focus Groups for the 2021 Math Framework

This list of appointed focus group members and their local education agency affiliation is organized by meeting date.

Pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Section 9511(c), the California Department of Education (CDE) will convene four focus groups across California. Members of the focus group must be educators at the time of appointment. California Education Code Section 44013(a) defines an educator in this way:

“Educator” means a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services credential issued by the commission who is employed by a local education agency or by a special education local planning area and who is not employed as an independent contractor or consultant.


San Diego County Office of Education, August 19, 2019
Name Employer

Mark Alcorn

San Diego County Office of Education

Laura Ferreira

Riverside Unified School District

Tammy Foster

Escondido Union Elementary

Erin Fraser

Oceanside Unified School District

Lori Freiermuth

Sweetwater Union High School District

Chandra Goodnough

Sweetwater Union High School District

Kim Hollowell

Vista Unified School District

Abigail Leaf

Escondido Union High School District

Betsy Lee

Escondido Union High School District

John Moreno

Carlsbad Unified School District

Brian Shay

San Dieguito Union High School District

Matthew Story

Moreno Valley Unified School District

Colleen Westfall

Riverside Unified School District


Sacramento County Office of Education, August 20, 2019

*Will participate via videoconference from Humboldt County Office of Education
**Will participate via videoconference from Shasta County Office of Education

Name Employer

Jaime Bonato

San Juan Unified School District

Jennifer Benoit

San Juan Unified School District

Carolyn Barney

Mount Diablo Unified School District

Abigail Bates

Lodi Unified School District

Deborah Coker

Tracy Unified School District

Fran Gibson

Sacramento County Office of Education

Kendra Huff**

Covina Valley Unified School District

Rebecca Hunter

Manteca Unified School District

Elizabeth Julienne

San Juan Unified School District

Jessica Mejia*

Alliance Tennenbaum Tech

Michael Nordlin

Roseville City School District

Toni Torres

Pittsburgh Unified School District

Andrea Ward

Mount Diablo Unified School District


Santa Clara County Office of Education, August 22, 2019

***Will participate via videoconference from Fresno County Office of Education

Name Employer

Natalie Davis

Lafayette School District

Sergio Dussan***

Lindsay Unified School District

Lisa Fik

Sunnyvale School District

Yolanda Herrera***

Delano Elementary School District

Jason Huntoon

Lafayette School District

Stacie Johnson***

Hanford Elementary School District

Christine Roberts***

Tulare County Office of Education

Ma Bernadette Salgarino

Santa Clara County Office of Education

Edward Schneider***

Fresno Unified School District

Lynne Sindel

Salinas Union High School District

Daniel Wekselgreene

San Mateo Union High School District

Marcy Winawer

Mountain View Los Altos High School District

Hilda Wright***

Bakersfield City School District


Baldwin Park Unified School District, August 26, 2019
Name Employer

Norma Araiza

Baldwin Park Unified School District

Jacqueline Booker

Newhall School District

Lena Bradshaw

ABC Unified School District

Richard Bramer

Kern High School District

Tanja Brosche

William S. Hart Union High School District

Myra Deister

Fullerton Joint Union High School District

Melanie Doody

Glendale Unified School District

Shawn Geohring

Upland Unified School District

Isabella Hoegerman

Apple Valley Unified School District

Desiree Olivas

Santa Ana Unified School District

Julie Prater

Oxnard Unified School District

Ivonne Torres

Montebello Unified School District

Traci Waller-Lewin

Magnolia Public Schools

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, December 06, 2023
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