• Associate Superintendent, Specialized Student Support

    Dr. Jovan Jacobs

    Email: jacobs.jovan@pusd.us

    Ext: 88605

    SELPA

    Superintendent’s Leadership Team

    Board of Education Meetings

    State SELPA Member

    Coalition for Adequate Funding Member

    DHH

    Legal/Compliance Oversight

    Fiscal Oversight

    Day to Day Operations

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    Director, Special Education

    Ms. Alma Ellis

    Email: ellis.alma@pusd.us

    Ext: 88616

     CAC Liaison

    Preschool/Private School Lead

    0-3 Infant Program/Foothill Liaison

    Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ADR)

    Psychologists Lead

    Related Services

    BCBAs

    Programmatic Operations

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    Coordinator

    Clara Valdez

    Email: valdez.clara@pusd.us

    Ext: 88613

     Don Benito

    Webster

    Hamilton

    Norma Coombs

    Madison

    Jackson

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    Coordinator

    Michael Bell

    Email: bell.michael@pusd.us

    Ext: 88601

     John Muir HS

    Rose City

    McKinley

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    Coordinator

    Diana Nestico-Arnold

    Email: nesticoarnold.diana@pusd.us

    Ext: 88628

    Sierra Madre Elem (SME)

    Marshall

     

    Data/Compliance Support

    CDE Lead

    Curriculum Lead

    Instructional Aides Support

    SPIRE/LMB/Reading Policy Committee

    PR Resources/Website Developer

    System Development

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    Coordinator

    Erik Trejo

    Email: trejo.erik@pusd.us

    Ext: 88626

    Altadena

    Eliot

    Wash Elem

    San Rafael

    Longfellow

    Field

     

    Transportation Lead

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    Coordinator

    Matthew Roper

    Email: roper.matthew@pusd.us

    Ext: 88617

     Willard

    Center for Independent Studies (CIS)

    Learning Works-2 campuses

     

    SEIS

    Office of Civil Rights

    Home Hospital/Home

    Instruction Program

    HR/CIPD/ITS/LADD Liaison

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    Coordinator

    Samantha

    Garcia-Eggen

    Email: garciaeggen.samantha@pusd.us    

    Ext: 88629

    Pasadena HS +CARE

    Blair IB

    Octavia Butler

    Sierra Madre MS

    McKinley-CARE

     

    CARE Lead

    Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRP)

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    Coordinator

    Sally Iverson 

    Email: iverson.sally@pusd.us

    Ext: 88633

    Nonpublic Schools (NPS)

    Residential

    Treatment Centers (RTCs)

     

    Foster Youth District Committee Rep

    Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRP)

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    TOSA II

    Grant Crary

    Email: crary.thomas@pusd.us

    Ext: 88608

     Site Support for

    Valdez

     McKinley

     

    AT Lead

    OI & ACCESS

    Learning Ally

    ReThink Ed

    CPI Lead

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    TOSA II

    Hannah Kang

    Email: kang.hannah@pusd.us

    Ext: 88608

     Site Support for Marshall

    Private Schools

     

    SpEd Newsletter

    Parent Newsletter

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    TOSA II

    Jamie Munro

    Email: munro.jamie@pusd.us

    Ext: 886000

     Site Support for

    Trejo

     Rose City

    John Muir HS

     

    N2Y Unique

    Sensory Areas Lead

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    TOSA II

    Marco Rodriguez

    Email: rodriguez.marco@pusd.us  

    Ext: 78107

     Site Support for Willard and CIS

     

    PALS

    Workability

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    TOSA II

    Grace Keshishian

    Email: keshishian.grace@pusd.us

    Ext: 88603

    Site Support for Garcia-Eggen

     

    Horizon Elevate

    SPIRE

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    TOSA II

    Ryan Dahlstrom

    Email: dahlstrom.ryan@pusd.us

    Ext: 88600

     CARE Program Support

    -Pasadena HS

    -McKinley

    Executive Secretary

    Susan Allarid

    Email: allarid.susan@pusd.us

    Ext. 88605

    Administrative support to Associate Superintendent and Director of Special Education

    SPED Department Office supervision

    CAC Liaison

    Budget Support

    ESY oversight

    Employee Reimbursements (Conferences, materials, etc.)

    Payroll (Monthly)/Timekeeper for staff assigned to SPED location

    Website Update

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    Administrative Assistant

    Siboney Salinas

    Email: salinas.siboney@pusd.us

    Ext. 88609

    Admin legal/settlement support

    Legal reimbursements

    Compliance support

    ESY Clerical Support

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    Data Technician

    Iliana Ruiz

    Email: ruiz.iliana@pusd.us

    Ext. 88612

    Data Reports

    AERIES/SEIS Support for SPED staff

    State Data Reports

    ESY Clerical Support

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    Program Assistant

    Gig Phoong

    Email: phoong.gig@pusd.us

    Ext. 88619

    Transportation

    Records

    Main SPED Office support

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    Program Assistant

    Krystal Williams

    Email: williams.krystal@pusd.us

    Ext. 88607

    Instructional Aides

    Hourly Payroll

    PRs/Hiring (certificated/Classified)

    Main SPED Office support

    ESY Clerical Support

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    Program Assistant

    Elizabeth Schob

    Email: schob.elizabeth@pusd.us

    Ext. 88623

    Parent Outreach

    Scheduling Support for Director, Special Education

    Main SPED Office support

    ESY Clerical Support

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    Program Assistant

    Heather Hendel

    Email: hendel.heather@pusd.us

    Ext. 46001

    Roosevelt Office support

    Pre-K/Private School clerical support

    Mileage reimbursement

    Test kit/Protocol Orders 

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    Clerk

    Leticia Jimenez

    Email: jimenez.leticia@pusd.us

    Ext. 88604

    Records

    Main SPED Office support

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    Administrator, Procurement & Contracts

    Bridget Brandford

    Email: brandford.bridget@pusd.us

    Ext. 88611

    Contracts

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    Sr. Accountant

    Kitty Kong

    Email: kong.kitty@pusd.us

    Contracts & Invoices

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    Jr. Accountant

    Isela Garcia-Cervantes

    Email: garciacervantes.isel@pusd.us 

    Contracts & Invoices