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S3 Department Contacts

Student Attendance, Safety, and Well-Being

Barbara Higgins, Director, Student Attendance, Safety, and Well-Being

858-292-3577

Leads the Student Attendance, Safety and Well-Being unit.
Provides training and technical support on the following topics: 504 Plans, Annual Notification of Parents, Appeals to SD County Board of Education, Attendance, Countywide Plan for Serving Expelled Students, Crisis Intervention Teams, Enrollment, Expulsion, Home School, Interdistrict Transfer, Intradistrict School Choice, Records, Residency, Safety, SARB - School Attendance Review Board, Suspension, Threat Assessment Teams and general support for questions related to child welfare and attendance / student services.

Anthony Ceja, Senior Manager

858-569-5442

Leads the PASS/AmeriCorps team.
Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: AmeriCorps Grants, Gang Awareness and Prevention Strategies, Mentoring for Students At-Risk of School Failure, PASS AmeriCorps, Restorative Practices

Jim Crittenden, Program Specialist

858-569-3136

Sal Garcia, Project Specialist

858-569-3137

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Cyberbullying/Bullying, Youth Digital Trends, Digital Citizenship, Friday Night Live, Strength Finders, Youth Development, Youth Conferences.

858-292-3569

Leads the Student Mental Health and Well-Being team.
Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Bullying Prevention and Intervention, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), Interagency Information Sharing (GOALS MOU), LGBTQ, Mental Health First Aid (Youth), Military Student and Family Supports, Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS), Project Cal-Well Grant Activities, Suicide Prevention, Trauma Informed Practices in Schools

Violeta Mora, Project Specialist

858-292-3661

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Bullying Prevention and Intervention, Student Mental Health & Well-Being

Heather Nemour, Project Specialist

858-569-5489

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Building Asset Based Relationships with Youth, Family Engagement, Mental Health First Aid (Youth), Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support, School Wide Information System for PBIS

Jenée Peevy, Program Specialist

858-292-3541

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Mentoring for Students At-Risk of School Failure, Restorative Practices, SARB - School Attendance Review Board, SART - School Attendance Review Teams, Social Work Interns

Vacant, Project Specialist

858-569-5300

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Support on health issues in schools, including but not limited to: Health Services (School), Immunizations, Medication, Nursing (School)

Daymon Beach, Senior Manager

858-569-3133

Leads the Administrative Support team.
Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Grant and Fiscal Management for the ASES, ASSETs & 21st CCLC grants.

Lisa Davis, Project Specialist

858-569-3138

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Grant and Fiscal Management for the ASSETs.

Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program and Homeless Education Services

Michelle Lustig, Director
619-683-9340, ext. 31

Leads the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program & Homeless Education Services unit.
Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: AB 490 Liaison Training, Endless Dreams: Building Educational Support for Youth in Foster Care, FY-SIS & Interagency Agreement on Information Sharing for Students in Foster Care, School Success Education Liaisons, Trauma-Informed Practices for Schools, Laws and Mandates Related to the Educational Needs of Students in Foster Care, LCAP Focus Groups: Stakeholder Input for Students in Foster Care, Mandated Child Abuse Reporting, Understanding and Recognizing Child Abuse

Michelle Bailow, Tutor Connection Program Supervisor
619-683-9340, ext. 25

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Tutor Connection (for Students in Foster Care), Trauma Informed Practices for Schools

Mindy Kukich, Project Specialist
619-683-9340, ext. 33

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Endless Dreams: Building Educational Support for Youth in Foster Care, FY-SIS (Foster Youth – Student Information System), Laws Related to the Education of Students in Foster Care, Trauma Informed Practices for Schools

Susie Terry, Project Specialist
619-683-9340, ext. 30

Provides training and/or technical support on the following topics: Endless Dreams: Building Educational Support for Youth in Foster Care, Homeless Education Services & Resources, McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Mandated Child Abuse Reporting, McKinney-Vento Online Toolkit, Unaccompanied Youth Services and Supports, Trauma Informed Practices for Schools

Susan Jeremiah, Program Secretary

619-683-9340, ext. 16

General Business 619-683-9340, ext. 14