Staff Directory

Office Staff

Certificated Classroom Staff

TK/Kindergarten

  • TK, Megan Birch, Room 27
  • K, Mendi Bates, Room 21
  • K, Maggie Schulman, Room 22

First Grade

  • Christine Billings, Room 16
  • Ryan Pearlstein, Room 15

Second Grade

  • Kirsten Lemmon, Room 12
  • Suzanne Shubert, Room 11

Third Grade

  • Renee Doyle, Room 7
  • Scott Smith, Room 6

Fourth Grade

Fifth Grade

  • Jennifer Butler, Room 2
  • Jennifer Flores, Room 1

Certified Support Staff

  • Data, Elizabeth Batchman, Room 24
  • Read Int, Amy St. Cyr Room 28
  • ELOP, Kelsey Clark, Room 27
  • Psych, Kayla Haupt, Room 19A
  • SAI, Kayla Purnell, Room 19
  • SAI, Bridget Kelleher, Room 20
  • School Counselor, Aileen Garcia, Room 23
  • Speech, Tiala Manning, Room 5

Classified Staff

  • Child Nutrition, Becki Fleck, Cafeteria
  • Child Nutrition, Aurora Bugarin, Cafeteria
  • Child Nutrition, Gabriella Cardoza-Sepulveda, Cafeteria
  • Custodian, Charles Reed
  • ESS Leader, Denzel Brown, Room 26
  • Library Media Technician, Ashley Kwiecinski  
  • Paraprofessional, Annette Ines, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Suni Manivahn, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Kim Timmins, Room 19
  • Paraprofessional, Jessica Denaux, Room 20
  • Paraprofessional, Victoria Haworth, Room 20
  • Paraprofessional, Colleen Keating, Room 20

Playground

  • Randa Derdrian
  • Rana Maroki
  • Christina Abood
  • Carolina Sandoval
  • Angelica Hernandez

Why You'll Love Highlands

  • Part of a Prestigious Network of Schools from Across the country Known as “No Excuses University”
  • Focus on Creating a Culture of College Readiness
  • Believes all Children Deserve the Opportunity to be Educated in a Way that Prepares Them for Higher Education, and it is the Adults’ Responsibility to Create Systems of Excellence to Ensure this Happens
  • Staff Makes “No Excuses” for Doing What is Right for Kids

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April 2025

April 2, 2025Wednesday
1:00am - 3:00amBoard of Education Meeting
April 7, 2025Monday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 8, 2025Tuesday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 9, 2025Wednesday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 10, 2025Thursday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 11, 2025Friday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 12, 2025Saturday
all-daySpring Break
April 13, 2025Sunday
all-daySpring Break
April 14, 2025Monday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 15, 2025Tuesday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 16, 2025Wednesday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 17, 2025Thursday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 18, 2025Friday
all-daySpring Break
all-daySpring Break (No School)
April 19, 2025Saturday
all-daySpring Break
April 20, 2025Sunday
all-daySpring Break
April 21, 2025Monday
all-daySpring Break
all-dayStaff Development (No School)

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