SANTA
MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
PRESS
RELEASE
CONTACT: Sarah Wahrenbrock FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
310.450.8338, ext. 70-229 15 JUL 2010
SMMUSD Welcomes new
administrators!
At its July
14, 2010, meeting, the Board of Education approved the appointment of Debra
Washington as the new Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Steven
Richardson as the new Principal of Will Rogers Learning Community, and Victoria
Hurst as the new Special Education Coordinator for SMMUSD.
Below is
information on Ms. Washington, Mr. Richardson, and Ms. Hurst:
Debra
Washington
Ms. Washington comes to
SMMUSD from the Sequoia
Union High
School District, where
she has been serving as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and
Teacher Induction for the past eleven years. Prior to that, Ms. Washington served as
Sequoia Union H.S. District’s Director of Instruction and Assessment and as the
Director/Principal of Summer Session. She has also taught math, English,
and social studies. As Assistant Superintendent for H.R., she initiated
the in-house teacher induction program, bringing both veteran and new teachers
together in collaborative groups.
Ms. Washington
is well-versed in board policy and the Education Code, labor group
negotiations, employee orientation and training, teacher induction, budget
development, and administrative training. Having also been a teacher and
Director of Instruction and Assessment, she is also passionate about the
academic success of every student, especially those historically
underrepresented in the success category. She keeps instructional best
practices in mind when hiring and training certificated and classified staff
and their managers.
Steven
Richardson
Mr. Richardson comes to SMMUSD from the Lawndale Elementary
School District, where he
has served as Director of Extended Day Programs (Realizing Amazing Potential –
R.A.P.) for nearly two years. Prior to that, he served as Assistant
Principal of FDR/Carson Elementary School in Lawndale,
as an educational consultant for Pasadena USD, Teachscape,
and LAUSD, and as a literacy coordinator and elementary school teacher at Nevin
Avenue Elementary
School in LAUSD. Collaboration comes
naturally to Mr. Richardson, who, as the director of the before and after
school programs, works directly with the middle and high school principals to
align curriculum, builds partnerships with outside organizations, and works
directly with school communities.
Mr. Richardson is well-versed in implementing best practices
to close the achievement gap, having served as an
administrator of a Title I school that also housed a special needs
program. He oversaw Student Success Teams, School Leadership Teams, and
Response to Intervention model implementation. As a consultant, he lead professional development in regards to instructional
technology.
Victoria
Hurst
Ms. Hurst has served as the Assistant Principal at Roosevelt Elementary School for the past three
years. Prior to that, Ms. Hurst served
as the family literacy specialist, a summer school intensive intervention
teacher, and a second and third grade teacher, all at Roosevelt E.S. She
has also taught first and fifth grade in LAUSD. As
Assistant Principal, she led IEP meetings, managed student discipline,
implemented a positive behavior program, and developed and monitored language
arts and math intervention programs.
Having been immersed in special education since her teaching
career began and received a Master’s Degree in that subject,
Ms. Hurst is well-versed in special education law, best practices regarding
special education instruction and programs, and the district’s Parent Resource
Training program.
“I would
like to welcome all three to our management team and know that they will help
take their respective departments/schools to the next level,” commented
Superintendent Tim Cuneo.
These
appointments fill vacancies that existed in these departments or at these
sites.
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SANTA
MONICA-MALIBU UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
1651 16TH Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
ph:
310.450.8338; fax: 310.581.1138
www.smmusd.org