Acknowledgments
Listing of individuals who are working on the Recommended Literature List.The Recommended Literature: Prekindergarten through Grade Twelve (Recommended Literature List) is curated by a team composed of educators and school library staff. Below is a list of all current team members.
California Department of Education (CDE) Steering Committee
Monique McWayne, Interim Director, Educator Excellence and Equity Division
Jennifer Howerter, Education Programs Consultant, Professional Learning Innovations Office
Renée Ousley-Swank, School Library Technology Consultant, Curriculum Frameworks Office
Working Committee
Jolynn Asato, Lecturer, San Jose State University (SJSU)
Amber Barron, Teacher Librarian, West Contra Costa Unified School District
Kimberly Biddle, Emeritus Faculty, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS)
Erin Blad-Johnson, Library Media Specialist, Lawndale Elementary School District
Kate Bowen, Elementary Curriculum Specialist, California History-Social Science Project
Jenean Bray, English Language Arts/English Langugae Development Curriculum Specialist, Tulare County Office of Education
Allison Briceno, Associate Professor, SJSU
Shana Brown, Teacher, Alta-Dutch Flat School
JaNay Brown-Wood, Professor of Child and Adolescent Development, CSUS
Diana Conner, Library Media Teacher, Sequoia Elementary and Middle Schools
Gwenn Lei, Reading-Language Arts/History-Social Science Coordinator, San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE)
Katie McNamara, Teacher Libarian, Kern High School District; Program Director, Fresno Pacific University
Tina Nelson, School Library Services Coordinator, SMCOE
Andrea Oshima, Library Media Technician, Carlsbad Unified School District
Elsa Ouvrard-Prettol, Library and Media Instructor, Natomas Charter School
Alise Paillard, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Global
Maria Petropulos, Library Coordinator, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Nicole Piscionere, Teacher Librarian, Santa Clara Unified School District
Nancy Rogers-Zegarra, Editor for The California Reader
Stacey Roozeboom, Instructional Coach, Chaffey High School
Deborah Salyer, Implementation Specialist, TeachingBooks
Shelly Stevenson, Teacher Librarian, Kern High School District
Kelly Villalobos, English Language Development Teacher, Turlock Unified School District
Janet Wile, Supervisor of Library Services, Central Unified School District
Special appreciation is extended to the following individuals for their contributions:
Kate MacMillan, Coordinator of Library Services, Napa Valley Unified School District
Other CDE staff members who contributed to this effort are:
Laurie Duresky, Senior Programmer Analyst Specialist, Application Development and Maintenance Office
Previous Team Members
2016 Working Committee Acknowledgments
Recommended Literature: Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve Merge and Update Committee (2012) Acknowledgments
Literature for History/Social Science and Visual and Performing Arts Literature List Committee (2008) Acknowledgements
Science and Mathematics Literature List Committee (2002 and 2006) Acknowledgements
Recommended Literature: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve List Committee (2001 and 2004) Acknowledgements
