Teaching and Learning TOSAs & COSAs
We, in HSD's Teaching and Learning department, exist to support the work of instructional improvement in our schools. We are here to serve! In order for us to maximize our resources, including our people and their time in the most impactful way, please contact your principal to request TOSA support. TOSA time will be prioritized based on SIP goals of the school and their capacity to serve needs in a timely way. We look forward to supporting your work in the effective implementation of quality instruction and building great classroom experiences for kids.
PK-12 TEACHING & LEARNING TOSAS
Jennifer collaborates with students, staff and community members to ensure a Culture and System of Care is embedded through all things Equity, Access, & Engagement. By focusing on our pillars of foundations, connections and support, she works to ensure that universal supports are accessible for all. She is available to collaborate, co-plan & co-facilitate with administrators, coaches and teachers, to ensure the implementation of professional development, affinity groups, student and family voice are heard and valued. She works to support our district strategic plan, SIP and department equity goals. She covers concepts such as tSEL, Restorative Practices, Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices, Affinity Spaces, Family and Community Partnerships and LGBTQ2SIA+ initiatives, to name a few.
Kristin supports Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) District-wide, K-12. This involves facilitating the selection, adaptation, and maintenance of curriculum, delivering professional development for staff, and providing logistical support. She also teaches all of the mandated sexual violence prevention content at the junior and senior levels, is assisting with the Health curriculum adoption, and is available to support health teachers/departments as requested.
Kelly supports secondary schools by collaborating with teachers, industry, community, and post-secondary partners to ensure college-level opportunities are offered and accessible for all secondary students. She supports buildings in identifying dual credit opportunities and supports teachers through the application process, curriculum alignment, and reporting. In addition to dual credit, Kelly mentors new CTE teachers, supports implementation of K-12 CCP programming, supports Oregon Employability Skills (OES) and our district partnership with Junior Achievement and student access to Biztown and Finance Park.
Ana supports PK-12 Dual Language Programs, principals, and staff in the areas of Spanish Literacy, Spanish Language Development, and Spanish Foundational Skills. She also supports Professional Development and common assessments as it relates to authentic and current literacy research and best practice in order to support SIP literacy and language development goals across the district.
Nicole Mito Ahern, K-12 Bilingual Programs TOSA (Funded by Federal Grants)
Nicole supports K-12 Bilingual Programs, content teachers, and building administrators. K-12 Bilingual Program includes EL Case Managers, EL Specialists, and Bilingual Assistants. She helps support all teachers to implement effective sheltered, FIELD instruction, and Systematic ELD for all K-12 EL students. Nicole also supports all District priorities, ELP Standards for speaking, listening, reading and writing, professional development, and common progressing assessments as it relates to current ELPA21. Nicole also works with World Language Teachers and the state to support students toward their Multilingual Seal. She is in charge of the STAMP Testing for HSD.
Alfonso provides district-wide support in the knowledge and delivery of effective instruction and pedagogy for beginning teachers. He also helps plan and facilitate professional development based on student data, building, and district needs for new teachers. Other responsibilities include Dual Language Program articulation and the Dual Language High School Tutoring Program, which focuses on providing experience to high school students in working with younger students.
Maxine Jennings K-12 Title III TOSA (Funded by Federal Grants)
Nicole Brown is available to provide direct support to AVID Coordinators, AVID Elective Teachers, AVID Tutors, and Site Teams to improve and expand the implementation of the AVID Elective. Additionally, Nicole is available to work with Instructional Coaches and PLCs to support the implementation of AVID School-wide through the use of WICOR strategies (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, Reading). She can help plan professional development, accompany teachers on instructional rounds, provide resources, etc.
Deb supports building administrators and building TAG Coordinators to ensure that schools operate in accordance with laws, statutes, and Board policy related to the state TAG mandate. She helps support District priorities, and state and federal law; and design, deliver, and coordinate professional development and assessments related to the education of the District's TAG students. Deb is also involved in coordinating TAG enrichment opportunities like TAG, You're It! and SENG, a parent group focusing on the social-emotional needs of TAG students.
Vanessa is available to work with all district staff in support of their information literacy, research, or reading needs. She supports all district library programs, by working with library media assistants. Vanessa can help teachers create lessons or units, and specializes in technology integration, culturally responsive curriculum, digital citizenship, and research skills using the databases in OSLIS. She can co-teach, give book recommendations, put together multimedia resource lists for your units, or plan and deliver professional development at your next meeting.
Judy helps principals and their PLCs engage in the ongoing study of their data and the constant practice that characterizes a group committed to continuous improvement, a cornerstone to a well-functioning PLC. She does this by assisting with PLC group goals, where needed, assisting with formative assessment creation to help gather data, helping in looking at the data and how to use protocols to analyze it, when data is gathered and analyzed, and assisting PLC groups in knowing what to do with the data, and assisting principals with creative scheduling to allow for the maximum use of their staff and their resources.
ELEMENTARY TEACHING and LEARNING TOSAS
Floricel coaches and mentors effective multilingual teaching practices based on developmentally appropriate and best practices for PK-3rd. She facilitates professional development and collaboration for effective classroom instruction; oversees and coordinates preschool staff PLCs, assessment data; and assists PK-3 staff in using the data to plan effective instruction. Floricel supports PK-3 classrooms with bilingualism, biliteracy, and best practices in Dual Language instruction.
Rachelle coaches and mentors effective teaching practices based on developmentally appropriate and best practices for preschool learners. She collaborates with the early learning team to develop and facilitate professional development and to promote effective classroom instruction. Rachelle supports the early childhood staff to ensure their classrooms are in compliance with state regulations and SPARK ratings.
Jaime supports building administrators, coaches, and teacher leaders in planning, modeling, teaching, and leading literacy and ELP standards for speaking, listening, reading, and writing across content areas. She also helps support District priorities, professional development, and common assessments related to current literacy research and best practice to support SIP literacy goals across the district.
Mandy supports building administrators, instructional coaches, department heads, and teacher leaders in all elementary and middle schools with their math instruction and STEM implementation. She is available to work with school teams in implementing best practices in math and science instruction while sheltering language and scaffolding content in order to give all students access to rigorous content.
Aurora Lopez, Early Lit/Elementary Humanities TOSA (funded by Early Literacy Grant)
Aurora supports building administrators, coaches, and teachers at the elementary level with effective instructional practices and strategies emphasizing humanities to teach all our HSD students. Primary support will be directed towards Core literacy instruction using Wonders/Maravillas and implementation and integration of Social Sciences standards. Aurora will also be continuing to further our knowledge, reclaim a shared history and provide diverse lessons and learning opportunities to our students.
Angela Adzima, Early Lit Digital Curriculum & Assessment TOSA (funded by Early Literacy Grant) Angela coaches and mentors educators in the effective use of digital curriculum, technology for assessing student learning and analyzing data, differentiating instruction, providing rigorous, relevant and engaging learning experiences accessible for all students. Responsibilities include supporting Synergy MTSS/SSP, tech-enhanced classrooms for effective instruction, elementary school adopted digital curriculum, and supporting the active use of technology tools (Tech Teach Grow Team).
Neill coaches and mentors effective PE teaching practices based on developmentally appropriate and best practices for PE teachers. He facilitates professional development and collaboration for effective physical education and oversees and coordinates elementary PE teacher PLCs. Neill is also the PE teacher at Patterson Elementary.
Steve coaches and mentors effective PE teaching practices based on developmentally appropriate and best practices for PE teachers. He facilitates professional development and collaboration for effective physical education and oversees and coordinates elementary PE teacher PLCs. Steve is also the PE teacher at Orenco elementary.
Zacary helps plan and facilitate the elementary school's instrument lending library and shared resources. He also manages instrument repair and maintenance of the district's Orff instruments. Other responsibilities include teaching general music and band at Ladd Acres Elementary.
Regan supports elementary music and band teachers with materials and methods. She oversees the district-owned instrument pool of band instruments for 6th grade beginning band. She facilitates professional development and collaboration for effective music education and helps coordinate elementary music teacher PLCs. Other responsibilities include teaching general music at Mooberry Elementary.
Mark supports elementary music teachers by facilitating our district-wide music PLC, professional development, and meetings. He provides additional support in fielding questions, implementing curriculum and standards, organizing piano tuning, music grants and more. Other responsibilities include teaching general music at Free Orchards Elementary.
SECONDARY TEACHING and LEARNING TOSAS
Carissa Fleming supports secondary schools with Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum, instruction and assessment, including the implementation of Tribal History/Shared History Essential Understandings, Ethnic Studies Standards, and Holocaust and Genocides Learning Concepts.
Hollee supports building administrators, instructional coaches, department heads, and teacher leaders in all middle and high schools with their math instruction and STEM implementation. She is available to work with school teams in implementing best practices in math and science instruction while sheltering language and scaffolding content in order to give all students access to rigorous content.
Along with the Tech Teach Grow Team, Jess coaches and mentors educators in the effective use of technology for assessing student learning, differentiating instruction, providing rigorous, relevant and engaging learning experiences accessible for all students. Responsibilities include supporting the HSD bond tech-enhanced classroom, K-12 1:1 device initiative, secondary school adopted digital curriculum, digital citizenship, and supporting the active use of technology tools across all subjects (Lightspeed Classroom, Google Workspace for Education, Pear Deck, Kami, Canva, Adobe, EdPuzzle, WeVideo, Formative, Remind, Synergy, and Magic School AI).
PK-12 DISTRICT COSAS
Kate Fay, Mental Health COSA (funded by Student Investment Account)
Kate is a Licensed Professional Counselor and works with educators and district leaders to promote mental health and well-being in our school communities. She leads professional development around mental health awareness and promotion, the continuum of student supports, Social/Emotional health and wellness, and Trauma Informed Care. Kate supports the implementation of our district comprehensive suicide prevention, intervention and postvention plan. She also supports our school-based mental health and substance use programming K-12.
Michelle supports the work of counselors in both elementary and secondary levels in order to improve student achievement outcomes. She is tasked with coaching counselors with 3 years or less of experience and welcoming them to the district, as well as providing professional development to all K-12 counselors. Collaborating with building teams and district leaders, Michelle focuses on the systems related to counseling departments, ensuring that a strong voice for K-12 counselors is represented in the Hillsboro School District's work. Additionally, she supports counselors in meeting the academic, emotional and postsecondary needs of students using the American School Counseling Association's National Model and ODE's 6-year Educational Plan & Profile.
PK-12 SUPERVISOR/SUPER-TECH/SYSTEM ANALYST
Gaspar oversees the Language Liaisons Department, which provides a wide range of interpretation and translation services to the district. This includes telephonic, on-site, and virtual interpretation services and the translation of essential documents, such as curriculum materials, transcripts, handbooks, policies, course catalogs, and district-wide newsletters. Gaspar also plans and provides interpretation/translation training to bilingual school staff and collaborates with external agencies to ensure that district staff and families have access to high-quality interpretation services.
Jeremy supervises state assessment for the district, overseeing training, proctoring, and reporting. He also works with schools and departments to streamline district processes and uses data visualization to provide actionable insights that drive positive change for students.