2009-2010 Nominees by School District

Arcadia Unified
School- Dr. Ilene L. Anderson, Highland Oaks School

Beverly Hills Unified
Specialist- Joel Pressman, Beverly Hills High School

Bonita Unified
Specialist- Deborah Anne Waas, Grace Miller Elementary School

Burbank Unified
Specialist- Stephen James. John Muir Middle School
Specialist- John Whitener, David Starr Jordan Middle School

Claremont Unified
Specialist- Rick Melanson, Claremont High School
Specialist- Brandon Johnson, El Roble Intermediate School

Compton Unified
Specialist- Manuel Castaneda, Bunche Middle School
Specialist-Cleveland Palmer, Compton High School

Culver City Unified
Specialist- Kristine Hatanaka, Culver City High School

El Monte City School District
Specialist-Jennifer Nelson, South El Monte High School

Glendale Unified
Generalist - Christie Crahan, Verdugo Woodlands School
Specialist - Allison Stewart, Hoover High School
Specialist - Kelly Palmer, Glendale High School
Specialist - Sarah Wiggins, Crescenta Valley High School

Hacienda La Puente Unified
Generalist- Carrie Peck, Los Altos Elementary School
Specialist- Lisa Ruiz, Fairgrove Academy
Generalist- Sherry Friend, Bixby Elementary School

ICEF Charter Schools
Specialist- Byron Nora
Specialist-Monika De Yampert

Inglewood Unified School District
Specialist- Paulette Francis, Highland Elementary School

LACOE
Specialist- Zanaida Robles, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts

Las Virgenes Unified School District
Generalist- Carole Fireston, Lindero Canyon Middle School
Generalist- Sandra Fleishman, Yerba Buena Elementary School

Long Beach Unified School District
Specialist- Joanna Nachef, California Academy of Math and Science

Los Angeles Unified School District
Generalist-Marta Christina Shallcross, Magnolia Avenue Elementary
Generalist-Kimberly Garcia, San Jose Highly Gifted Magnet Charter
Generalist- Alexander Zwick, Erwin Street Elementary
Generalist-Carol Koplan, Kester Avenue Elementary Magnet
Generalist-Arlene Platten, Norwood Elementary School
Generalist-Hank Amigo, Nathan Hale Middle School
Specialist- Reginald Andrews King Drew Medical Magnet
Specialist- Anne Ito, Canyon Charter School
Specialist-Brandon Roberson, KIPP Academy of Opportunity
Specialist- Eric Hankey, Westchester High School
Specialist-Greg Martin, Bret Harte Middle School
Specialist-Genein Letford, New Academy Canoga Park
Specialist- Stephen Foreman, Cantara Street Elementary School
School- PK Candaux, Renaissance Arts Academy
School Program- Gary Garcia, Hamilton High School
School- Tricia Brandon, Stagg Street Elementary
School- Stagg Street Elementary, Tulsa Street Elementary School
Specialist-Gary Summerville, Liechty Middle School
School- Barbara Friedrich Beckford Elementary School

Monrovia Unified School District
Specialist- Jean Butler, Wild Rose Elementary School
Specialist-Daniel Magallanes, Monrovia High School

Montebello Unified School District
Specialist- Fernando Fuentes, Bell Gardens Intermediate School

Mountain View School District
Specialist - Delores Haro, La Primaria Elementary School

Paramount Unified School District
Specialist-Pat Morvan, Paramount High School

Pasadena Unified School District
Specialist-Benita Scheckel, Blair High School
School - Sierra Madre School

Private
Specialist-Anne Nicholson, Our Lady of Grace
Specialist- Emily Booth, First Luther School of Venice
School-Bob Riddle, Crossroads, Santa Monica
Specialist-Victoria Abrahamian, C&E Meridian Armenian Evangelical
School-Neal Wrightson, Children's Community School
School-Michael Browning, Saint Anne School
Specialist-Hannah Keynan, Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Betham
Specialist - Joan Vos, Shepard of the Valley
School- Michael Pratt, Brentwood High School
Specialist-Alyse Rubinich, Pinecrest School, Van Nuys
Specialist- Vincent Houser, Buckley School

Rowland Unified School District
Specialist- Lora Bennitt, Rowland School District

Santa Monica/Mailbu Unified School District
Specialist- Amy Woo, John Adams Middle School

Saugus Union School District
Generalist- Carolee Doing, Charles Helmers Elementary School
Generalist- Dianne Foderaro, Plum Canyon Elementary School
Generalist- Sherry Friend, Bixby Elementary School

Walnut Valley Unified School District
Specialist- Jana Lindbery, Diamond Bar High School
Specialist- Jeff Nicoll, Ron Hockwalt Academies

Westside Union School District
Generalist - Jean Newhouser, Rancho Vista Elementary School

Whittier City Unified School District
Generalist- Dennis McGonagle, Longfellow Elementary School