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2026 ELA/ELD Instructional Materials Reviewers

2026 English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) Instructional Materials Follow-up Adoption. The State Board of Education appointed Instructional Materials Reviewers on March 11, 2026.

First

Last

Position Title

Employer

Mary

Jakovickas

Teacher, Grade 5

Sanger Unified School District (USD) Fairmont Elementary

Lisa

Monzillo

Teacher, Grade 1

Apple Valley USD

Jamie

Lampley

Teacher

Lifeline Education Charter School

Bryan

Valdez

Teacher

ABC USD

Carla

White

Instructional Coach and Learning Model Fellow

e3 Civic High School

Meghan

Hein

Dual Language Teacher, Grade 2

San Marcos USD

Katie

Miller-Berberich

Classroom Teacher

Esparto USD

Jennifer

De La Cerda

Teacher

Lincoln Elementary, Fresno USD

Tracy

Workman

English Language Development (ELD) Instructional Teacher Coach

Desert Sands USD

Ta

Tatum

Teacher

Fresno USD

Kimberly

Smith

Coordinator

Lammersville USD

Vivian

Ajibola

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA)

Orange USD

Jiazhen

Ni

English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher

Dr. Lewis D. Stallworth Charter School

Erin

Powers

Teacher In Charge, Grade 3

Rio Del Oro Elementary School

Amy

Freidin

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Classroom Teacher

Newhall School District

Melinee

Stewart

Elementary Teacher

Anna Yates Elementary

Joshua

Park

ELA, ELD Teacher

Acton Agua Dulce USD

Summer

Long

Teacher, Grade 3

Santa Maria Bonita School District

Sepideh

Seyedin-Elahian

Teacher, Adjunct Professor

Los Angeles USD

Karen

Zavala

Advanced Placement Spanish

Twin Rivers USD

Phophi

Magaziotis

Literacy Academic Coach

Pomona USD

Jesse

Guiles

English Department Chair, English Teacher

Colton Joint USD

Jesus

Guerrero

Teacher

Chula Vista Learning Community Charter School

Angie

Dinh

Elementary Teacher

Franklin McKinley School District

Crystal

Meyers

Teacher

Welby Way Elementary School, Los Angeles USD

Kyla

Gilson

Teacher, Grade 2

Scotts Valley USD

Michelle

Windes

Teacher

Paradise USD

Deborah

Tabush

Elementary Intervention

Torrance USD

Charlotte

Hinrichs

Multilingual Multicultural Accelerated Learning Coach

Los Angeles USD

Jessica

Barroso

Literacy Support Intervention & Individual Learning Plan grader

Mesa Union School District & Ventura Office of Education

Heather

Taggart

Elementary Teacher

Redlands USD

Jeffery

Hudson

TOSA

Rio Schools

Jennifer

Vasques

Reading Intervention Teacher

Lodi USD

Amy

Kallio

TOSA: Title 1 Professional Development Specialist

San Jacinto USD

Mercedes

Barraza

Teacher

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Bridgette

Lozano

Teacher

Sage Oak Charter Schools

Deborah

Rodriguez Godinez

Dual Immersion Intervention Teacher

San Juan USD

Nicholas

Dewald

Teacher

Capistrano USD

Jorge

Quiroz

Teacher

Coachella Valley USD

Kelly

Whitten

Multicultural, Multilingual Acceleration Language Coach

Los Angeles USD

Linette

Salome

Special Day Class Teacher, Grades 3–6

South Bay USD

Estefania

Hernandez

English Learner (EL) Academic Coach

Gilroy USD

Claudia

Hernandez

EL Resource Teacher

Cucamonga School District

Alexandria-M

Campos

ELA/History Teacher, Grade 6

Richard Dana Middle School, Los Angeles USD

Jacqueline

Pytlik

Title 1 Professional Development Specialist

San Jacinto USD

Kayla

Martindale

Literacy Specialist

San Jacinto USD

Alison

Howell

TK Teacher

Simi Valley USD

Xochitl

Diaz

ELD Teacher/ELD Coordinator

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified

Melissa

Oliver

Teacher

Merced City School District

Monica

Delgado

Dual Language Immersion, ELD Teacher

Beaumont USD

Shannon

Aguilar

Teacher, Grade 2

Palm Springs USD

Janice

Bouhaja

ELA/ELD Teacher/EL Advocate (Coordinator) Site Level

Monterey Peninsula USD, Seaside Middle School

Savannah

Davis

Lead Teacher, Grade 1

Oro Grande School District

Erika

Cedeno

Spanish Teacher and Department Chair

William S. Hart District

Noor

Khan

Multilingual Program TOSA

Fontana USD

Kayla

Doyle

Elementary Teacher

Central USD

Rebecca

Flynn Moszkowicz

Teacher

Lancaster School District

Charla

Pierson Amezugbe

Teacher

Hoover High

Danielle

Taijeron

Teacher

Merced City School District

Darla

Elliott

ELD/ELA Educator

Azusa High School/Azusa Unified

Sonya

Shaffer

Community Schools Site Coordinator

Escondido Union School District

Amanda

Mignano

Special Education Teacher

Banning USD

Victoria

Lopez

ELA Teacher, Grade 7

Para Los Ninos Central Middle School

Keli

Redd

English Teacher

Antelope Valley Union High School District

Alan

Villaganes

ELD Teacher

KIPP Valiant Community Prep

April

Hendrick

Teacher

Snowline School District

Janet

Payne

Professional Learning Community Learning Coach, Lead Teacher

Simi Valley USD -Katherine Elementary

Karla

Aranda

EL Program Specialist

Santa Ana USD

Sally

Barry

Instructional Coach

San Leandro USD

Monica

Walker

Teacher, Grade 2

Marysville Joint USD

Michelle

Becerra

Elementary Literacy TOSA

Corona Norco USD

Allison

Merriman

Reading Interventionist

Walnut Acres Elementary (Mt. Diablo USD)

Audrey

Fishilevich

Literacy Coach

Berylwood Elementary

Melissa

Stacey

Literacy Coach

Morongo USD

Sharon

Apple

Ethnic Studies Lead Teacher

Hoover High School

Katie

Fleischman

Elementary Literacy Coach

Morongo USD

Joy

Sievers

Reading Interventionist

Bellflower USD

Calixta Coral

Paz

TK Classroom Teacher

San Francisco USD

MG

Bertrand

Teacher, Grade 2; Adjunct Professor

Cupertino Union School District/ Pepperdine University

Meghan

Hein

Teacher

San Marcos USD

Holly

Price

Teacher, Grade 1

Vacaville USD

Christina

Fink-Manfre

ELD TOSA

Newport-Mesa USD

Jiazhen

Ni

ELA Teacher

Dr. Lewis Stallworth Charter School

Paula

Ford

Teacher

De Vargas Elementary School

Vienessa

Lopez

TOSA, Multilingual Programs, TK–12

Riverside USD

Teresa

Sanchez

Reading Intervention Coordinator

Para Los Ninos Charter Middle School

Franchester

Dailey

Science Teacher, Grade 6

Anna Yates Elementary School

Jill

Dayton

Professional Development Specialist

Moreno Valley USD

Annette

Youngkin

ELD TOSA/Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) Trainer

Vista USD

Laura

Rank

Literacy Specialist

Ingenium Schools

Lynda

McClain

Independent Study Teacher

Opportunities for Learning

Esther

Noh

TOSA

Buena Park School District

Jessica

Carbajal

Teacher

Fresno USD, Manchester GATE

Juliet

Hilde

Teaching and Learning TOSA

Newport-Mesa USD

Olivia

Chavez-Hart

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher

San Bernardino City USD

Kristina

McHatton

ELA TOSA

San Jacinto USD

Julie

Frisbee

TOSA/Instructional Coach

Sierra Sands USD

Alice

Bresnan

Kindergarten Teacher

Camino Union Elementary

Jennifer

Willis

Elementary General Education Teacher

Lodi USD

Casondra

Wada

ELA Intervention Teacher

Bellflower USD

Victor

Rodriguez

Lead Biliteracy Instructional Specialist

Oxnard School District

Monica

Gonzalez-Lopez

ELD teacher

South San Francisco USD

Laura

Becerra

Teacher

Palm Springs USD

Maritza

Sifuentes

TOSA, Literacy Coach

Jurupa USD

Denise

Balderrama

ELA Program Specialist

San Bernardino City USD

Brynn

Hutchison

TK–5 UDL and Intervention TOSA

Conejo Valley USD

Photini

Magaziotis

Literacy Coach

Pomona USD

Anna

Brazil

Response to Intervention Specialist/Literacy TOSA

Castro Valley USD

Carla

Villa

TOSA

Newport-Mesa USD

Larissa

Kenny

Language & Literacy TOSA

San Mateo-Foster City School District, Bayside Academy

Amy

Arnold

Teacher, Kindergarten

Fresno USD, Eaton Elementary

Rachel

Williams

Academic Advisor

Kairos Public Schools

Marilyn

Gil

EL Instructional Resource Teacher

Lawndale Elementary School District

Tamara

Schindler

Teacher

Coalinga-Huron USD

Brianna

Alcocer

Teacher

Bright Star Schools

Camille

Johnson

Retired Teacher/ Induction Mentor/ Literacy Tutor/Substitute Teacher

Cambrian School District

Sandra

Aquino

Emergent Multilingual Learner Teacher/Coordinator

High Tech High, Elementary Chula Vista

Joe

Kencke

Teacher, Grade 1

Cutten

Carly

Humphrey

Reading Specialist and Literacy Coach

South San Francisco USD

Liceth

Rodriguez

Teacher

Anaheim Elementary School District

Allison

White

Teacher

Los Altos School District

Andrea

Williams

District Literacy Coach

Lancaster School District

Sterling

Davis

TOSA

Travis USD

Erika

Mugica

K–12 Job-Embedded Professional Development Coach, ELD

Modesto City Schools

Miriam

Vidaurri

Intervention TOSA

Anaheim Elementary School District

Margot

May

Lead Teacher, Grade 2

Monarch Academy

Questions:   Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division | cfird@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0881
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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