About

The Academic Committee is composed of teachers, principals, and directors representing all parts of Five Keys Schools and Programs from both northern and southern regions.

mission

The committee exists to translate Five Keys’ educational philosophy, goals, and objectives into action terms that directly benefit our students and teachers and increase the overall effectiveness of our High School and CTE programs. Through collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, we seek to unify the Five Keys community across sites, programs, and regions.

Academic Vision

​Students will develop transferable skills through curriculum and instruction that take learning off the page, out of the classroom, and into the 21st century workplace and learning environments.  They will be leaders, advocates, and competitors, making positive contributions within their communities, families, and homes.

The B.I.T.E.

The B.I.T.E. is the Academic Committee's monthly publication -- a Burst of Inspiration for Teachers and Educators of our school. Designed to be a central place where our hungry but time-starved educators can receive the latest updates in curriculum, instruction, technology, assessment, professional development, and more,  this publication also serves to highlight and increase the sharing of all the extraordinary work taking place within our programs. We hope you will enjoy these monthly "bites" of learning!

2018-19 Committee members

Executive Team Reps: 
  • NorCal: Lisa Haynes
  • SoCal: Clarece Weinraub
​​School-wide Instructional Leaders 
  • Kristin Saito (CIA)*
  • Noel Scott (SpEd)
Regional Instructional Leaders: 
  • NorCal: Terye Lewis (Programs), Haley Pollack (College & Career)**, Gale Rosboro (SpEd)
  • SoCal: Efrain Diaz (Community Site Programs), Shanley Rhodes (In-Custody Programs)
Principals: 
  • NorCal: Rachel Dalton, Ashley Koch, Sam Pasarow, Tyler Small**
  • SoCal: Kelley Alley, Margot DeGrave, Kimberly Medendorp, Veronica Rodriguez**
CIA Team: 
  • Gaby Farias (Assessments)
  • Cait Ferguson (Teacher Development)**
  • Kara Valle (Teacher Development)**
Data and Systems Manager: 
  • ​Amelia Birch
Teacher Representatives: 
  • NorCal: CTE: Tim Blasquez;  HS: John Beisner (Lead Teacher Rep), Sherri Duncan-White
  • SoCal: CTE: Rudy Brown, Quenette Martinez; HS: Shelly Gutensohn, Burcu Harbert
  • Alternate: Clarissa Brown

*Academic Committee Chair
**Sub-committee Chairs

Contact information

The Academic Committee meets once each month. To submit an agenda item for review by the committee, please contact your teacher representative or send an email to the committee chairs at AcademicCommittee@fivekeys.org.

2017-2018 Committee members

Assessment and Technology Sub-Committee
Steve Good, Executive Director
Elyse Graham, Deputy Executive Director
Shanley Rhodes*, Chief of In-Custody Programs

Curriculum Development Sub-Committee
Chris Faucher, Asst. Director of Curriculum and Instruction, CTELS
Lisa Haynes*, Director of Northern California Region
Haley Pollack, Principal of College and Career Pathways
Dorick Scarpelli, Director of College Pathways and Workforce Development

Instructional Practices Sub-Committee
Rachel Dalton, Principal at Pitchess Detention Center
Kristin Saito*, Asst. Director of Academics and Instruction
Noel Scott, Director of TAY Programs
Julia Seymour, Director of Special Education

Professional Development Sub-Committee
Erica Meyer, Director of Training and Staff Development
Tyler Small, Principal of Alameda County Jails
Clarece Weinraub*, Area Superintendent of Southern California

​*Sub-committee Chairs
Teacher Representatives
Marchelle Broussard, SoCal High School Rep, ESL and ESL Computer Skills at Weber Community Center​, South LA
Helena Li, NorCal High School Rep, ISP at Oakdale Community Site, San Francisco; formerly at CJ5 and Maple Street
Patrick Mitchell, CTE Rep, Sustainable Agriculture at Wayside Farm School, Castaic
Kara Valle, ESL Rep, ESL and Spanish GED at MEDA, San Francisco; formerly at Glide and CJ5 ​