• District Library Media Center

Executive Leadership

Educational Programming and Services:

• Activities, Athletics and Student Leadership
• Douglas County Support Center
• Response to Intervention (RtI)
• Special Education
• Student Wellness

Annette Fante
Assistant Superintendent
303-387-0098

Dorinda Hedin
Administrative Assistant
303-387-0099

Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, Ph.D.
Executive Director
303-387-0077

Judy Cable
Executive Assistant
303-387-0077

• Oversight for Educational Programming and Services
• Supervision and Evaluation of Directors
• Strategic Goals and Initiatives
• Strategic Plan for Student Wellness
• Policy Council

Terry Killin
Executive Director
303-387-0232

Melody Bishop
Executive Assistant
303-387-0231

• Supervision and Evaluation of Directors
• Strategic Goals and Initiatives
• School Improvement and Accreditation
• Code of Conduct
• Principal Advisory Group
• Open Enrollment
• Student Fees

Jed Bowman, Ph.D.
Director of Schools
303-387-0137

Kirstin Freshley Richmond
Assistant
303-387-0136

• Required Assessments
• District Accreditation
• Monitoring Reports
• Information Technology Services Liaison
• Director of Schools for the Chaparral Feeder System

Karen Brofft
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Director
303-387-0120

Sue Davis
Assistant
303-387-0121

• Curriculum. Instruction and Assessment
• Liaison to CCSD (Center for Community and Staff Development)
• Elementary Progress Report and Middle School Progress Report
• Electronic Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Guide
• Novel, Course and Textbook Approval
• Essential Learnings
• Instructional Support
• Math Programming/Support
• Teaching American History Grant

• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• World Language Programming/Support
• Diversity Council, Co-Facilitator with LuAnn Hiler

• Assessment Data Warehouse Management
• Learning Services Database Management
• CO-ACT (American College Testing Program) Coordinator
• Research Support
• Data Requests
• Student Biographical Data
• Monitoring Reports Data
• One Report Data
• Precoded Labels

• Teaching American History Grant
• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• Social Studies Programming/Support

• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• Science Programming/Support

• Interim Assessment Support
• DRA2 (Developmental Reading Assessment) Coordinator
• C-Snap (Accounts, Training and Support)
• AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress)
• Data Support
• Data Analyst

• MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Coordinator
• AimsWeb Coordinator
• SAR (School Accountability Report) Reporting
• CSAP (Colorado State Assessment Program) Reporting
• IEP (Individualized Education Program) Standards Reporting
• District Data Requests

• No Child Left Behind Grants (Titles I-IV)
• The ONE Report
• Grant Assistance

• Colorado Basic Literacy Act
• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• K-6 Reading and Writing Programming/Support

• Assessment Coordination For: CSAP, CSAP-A, CELA (Colorado English Language Assessment) Placement, CELA Pro and CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test)
• District Data Requests
• Data Analysis

• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• Grades 7-12 Reading and Writing Programming/Support

• Grant, Title I and Title II Bookkeeper
• Curriculum_and_Instruction Bookkeeper
• American History Grant Bookkeeper
• Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Training Related to Substitutes and Stipends

Jo Ann Patterson
District Library Media Center
Coordinator
303-387-0604

Lillian Escobedo
Assistant
303-387-0603

• Essential Learnings
• Interim Assessments
• Instructional Support
• District Library Media Center (DLMC)
• Novel Adoption Process Lead
• Book Challenge Content
• Education Technology Information Literacy (ETIL)

Vacant
303-387-0611

Bibliographical Services Technician

Marci Milius
303-387-0608

Special Project Librarian

Clay Abla
Director of Schools
303-387-0090

Debra Goodell
Assistant
303-387-0125

• ThunderRidge Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• International Baccalaureate Program
• Information Technology Services Liaison
• Digital Educator Program

• Mountain Vista Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans

Jed Bowman, Ph.D.
Director of Schools
303-387-0137

Kirstin Freshley Richmond
Assistant
303-387-0136

• Chaparral Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans

Brenda Gifford
Director of Schools
303-387-0056

Tammy Whipple
Assistant
303-387-0055

• Douglas County Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• International Baccalaureate Program
• Early Childhood Education
• Special Education Preschool
• ChildFind
• Regular Education Preschool
• CPP (Colorado Preschool Program) 

Brien Hodges, Ed.D.
Director of Schools
303-387-0130

Joan Davis
Assistant
303-387-0260

• Castle View Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• Middle Level
• Secondary Summer School

Keith Jacobus, PhD
Director of Schools
303-387-0261

Joan Davis
Assistant
303-387-0260

• Legend Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• Alternative Education
• Truancy and Expulsion Services
  

Terry Killin
Executive Director
303-387-0232

Melody Bishop
Assistant
303-387-0231

• Rock Canyon Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans

Daniel McMinimee
Director of Schools
303-387-0041

Cindy Jones
Assistant
303-387-0042

• Ponderosa Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• Career Development
  
• Post-Secondary Options: College Ready and PSEO
• High School Level

Lisa Phillips
Director of Schools
303-387-0264

Tammy Whipple
Assistant
303-387-0055

• Highlands Ranch Feeder
• Principal Supervision
• Leadership Development
• School Improvement
• Feeder Plans
• Elementary Level
• Full Day Kindergarten
• Elementary Progress Report Liaison

Don Bell
Special Education Director
303-387-0172

Mimi Ernst
Assistant
303-387-0078  

• Special Education District Policy and Procedure
• State and Federal Reporting
• Colorado Department of Education Contact/Liaison
• Resource Allocation
• Special Education Facilities
• Complaint Management/Due Process
• Charter School Liaison
• Out-of-District Programming
• Extended School Year

Karen Callas
Imaging Clerk
303-387-0076

• Special Education Records
• Imaging of Special Education Records
  

• All Special Education Personnel Records
• On Line Services

Ralph Albertson
Special Education Director
303-387-0170

Arlene Williams
Assistant
State and Federal Reports for Special Education
303-387-0073

• 504
• SSN (Significant Support Needs)
• SIED Programming (Significant Identifiable Emotional Disability)
• Autism Programming
• DHH (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
• Audiology
• Vision
• Bridge Programs
• Transition Services
• SWAP (School to Work Alliance Program)
• SWAAAC (Statewide Assistive Technology Augmentative Alternative Communication)
• Speech/Language
• OT/PT (Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy)
• Mild/Moderate

Donna Massine, AuD
303-387-0530

Cheri Matia
303-387-1104

Robin Carey
Educational Programming Director
303-387-0070

Jana Nordstrom
Assistant
303-387-0070

• ESL (English as a Second Language)
• Gifted Education
• Discovery Program
• Early Access to Kindergarten/1st Grade
• Reading Recovery
• RtI
  

• Early Childhood Education
• Special Education Preschool
• ChildFind
• Regular Education Preschool
• CPP (Colorado Preschool Program)

• Gifted and Talented
• CogAT Testing Process
• Gifted and Talented Bookkeeper
• G/T Data in IC (Infinite Campus)
• Discovery Program Application Process

• ESL (English as a Second Language)
• ESL Data in IC (Infinite Campus)
• CELA Testing Process
• ESL Bookkeeping

Parke Covarrubias
ESL (English as a Second Language) Coach
303-387-0193

• Staff Development for ESL Teachers
• Staff Development for Classroom Teachers of ELL (English Language Learners) and Immigrant Students
• Parent Outreach for ELL and Immigrant Families
• Input for Title III-A and Title III-SA: Applications, Implementation and Reports

• Reading Recovery (RR) Program Implementation
• RR Teacher Training/Certification and Professional Development
• Intervention Group Implementation K-3 in Reading Recovery Schools
• Observation/coaching of RR teacher
• Testing and Data collection and evaluation

Mary Byrd
Early Childhood Education Coordinator
303-387-0814

Kerry Goudy
Early Childhood Education Coordinator
303-387-0815

Debbie Cangialosi
Assistant
303-387-0821

Kathy Hakim
Assistant
720-433-1187

• Early Childhood Education
• Special Education Preschool
• ChildFind
• Regular Education Preschool
• CPP (Colorado Preschool Program)

Dave Callan
Activities, Athletics and Student Leadership Director
303-387-0092

Ann Orcutt
Assistant
303-387-0095

• District Stadium Usage
• Community Service Graduation Requirements
• CHSAA Activities and Athletics
• Middle School Athletic League/Activities
• Student Advisory Group
• Title IX
• Elementary Enrichment
• Coach/Activity Sponsor PD
• Service Learning Opportunities
• Schedule A Coaches and Sponsors
• Athletic and Activity facilitation, policies, procedures and compliance
  

• Educational Services for At-Risk, Suspended and Expelled Students
• At-Risk Grant Management
• District Crisis Team
  

Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, Ph.D.
Executive Director
303-387-0077

Judy Cable
Executive Assistant
303-387-0077

Denise Ruthenbeck
Bookkeeper
303-387-0168

• Mental Health
• Health Services
• Homebound
• Homeless
• Counselors
• Crisis Management
• Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
• Asset Interventions
• Behavior Specialists
  

• Accountability for Educational Services In Accordance with Federal Mandates
• Case Management
• Resource To School Staff and Liaison to Community Services and Provides Training

Leslie Clemensen
Coordinator
303-387-0087

• Crisis Management
• Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
• Coordinator of School Psychologists, School Social Workers, School Counselors, and School Behavior Specialists
• Homeless Student Liaison

Paulette Joswick, RN
Assistant Director
303-387-0513

Renee McFadden
Assistant
303-387-0513

• Health Services
• Supervision of School Nurses
• Medical Liaison to Local/State Agencies, Physicians, Constituents and Stakeholders
• Infectious Disease Outbreak Coordinator
• Advises District Administrators on Medical Protocol and State Mandates
• Child Protection
• Homebound Services
• Administrator of Medicaid Program and Other Grants

• Medicaid Reimbursement for school-based health/health-related services provided to students who qualify for Medicaid benefits
• CHP+ (Child Health Plan Plus) outreach and application assistance for low-cost health insurance for children