When students make their way through the doors of classrooms in Lake Tahoe Unified School District on Monday, 22 new certified staff members will be there to greet them.
Al Tahoe Preschool: Michael Pulley, Early Childhood Education Specialist
Tahoe Valley Elementary: Chelsea Casey, Special Day Class
Lake Tahoe Environmental Magnet School: Anne Lafferty, Special Day Class and Leah Stockton, 1st Grade
Sierra House Elementary School: Jennifer Bronken, 4th Grade and Tamara Dupuis, School Nurse to be split with Bijou
Bijou Community School: Jennifer de la Torre, Resource Specialist; Tamara Dupuis, School Nurse to be split with Sierra House; Jobita Mendoza, 2nd Grade TWBI; Alicen Navarro, 4th Grade; Karla Virrueta, 3rd Grade TWBI
South Tahoe Middle School: Kelly Brooks, Music/Band; Chad Laurence, Math; Julie Molesworth, 6th Grade ELA & Social Studies; Carly Smith, English Language Arts; Elizabeth Struve, English Language Arts; Leonardo Valentine, School Counselor
South Tahoe High School: Jordan Bagheri, Music; Deborah Fabino, Math; Everett Goldberg, Sports Medicine; Rachel Goldstein, Spanish
Mt. Tallac High School: Timothy Herenda, Social Science; Caren LeVine, TREC
Just like many other South Lake Tahoe residents, teachers and other staff members new to town need to find affordable, workforce housing. Danielle Brand, LTUSD Certificated Personnel Specialist, helps out the new hires by giving them a list of property management companies and tips for searching on Craigslist. Brand also gives them tips about commuting from neighbor cities, including information about weather, driving time and possible road closures.