Reach Program Partners:
Reach Credential Programs began our pilot year, serving 30 intern and induction teachers from 8 schools, in August 2007. The Reach partner schools include:
*Bay Area School of Enterprise (High School - Alameda)
*Oasis High School (High School - Oakland)
*Dolores Huerta Learning Academy (K-8 - Oakland)
*Escuela Popular Accelerated Learning Academy (K-8 - San Jose)
*Escuela Popular Center for Careers (High School - San Jose)
*Arise High School (HS-Oakland)
*Rocketship One (Elem - San Jose)
*Kipp Heartwood Academy (5-8 Middle - San Jose)
Reach Staff:
Reach is staffed by a team of experienced educators and teachers and supported by faculty advisors drawn from colleges and univesitites across the bay area. The heart of the staff are the teacher/coaches who work side by side with new teachers. Reach coaches include:
*Peggy Dove - 2nd grade teacher and Reach design team member.
*Victoria Folks- Middle school English Language Arts & AVID teacher and design team member
*Page Tompkins-High School Social Science Teacher & Principal and Reach Director
Reach Program Design Process:
The Reach Intern and Induction Programs were developed by Group 6 of On The Verge. The Design Team was composed of 15 experienced educators, drawn from partner schools and school districts. The Design Team included members from San Jose, Napa, and the East Bay. The Design Team developed components of the program, piloted the program's practices, and submitted the program for approval from California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Members of Group 6 and their Participating Schools:
- Brodie Azevedo, Napa High School
- Christina Challed, Bay Area School of Enterprise
- Kiera Chase, Bay Area School of Enterprise
- Peggy Dove, L.U.C.H.A. Elementary School
- Victoria Folks, Davidson Middle School
- Chen Kong, Oakland Unified School District
- Gina Kretowitz, Delores Huerta Learning Academy
- Georgina Llamas, Napa Valley Language Academy
- Vicka Llamas, Napa Valley County Office of Education
- Heather Manchester, Oakland Unified School District
- Melissa McGonegle, L.U.C.H.A. Elementary School
- Lucy Salido, Escuela Popular Dual Immersion Academy
- Ariana Schoellhorn, HOME Project
- Dina Suarez, Escuela Popular Dual Immersion Academy
- Ashley Wright, St. Helena Star School
Design Consortium Participating Schools and School Districts:
- Napa Valley Unified School District
- Napa County Office of Education
- Bay Area School of Enterprise
- Oasis High School
- Learning in an Urban Community with High Achievement (LUCHA)
- Escuela Popular Center for Careers
- Escuela Popular Accelerated Learning Academy
- Dolores Huerta Learning Academy
Design Team Staff
- Page Tompkins
- Dennis Chaconas
- Victoria Folks
- Peggy Dove
