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Educational Services

Sonoma Valley Unified School District in partnership with parents, staff, students and the community has adopted rigorous content standards that specify what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.

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Fiscal Services

Business Services handles all business functions for the District. These include Payroll, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Developer Fee Collection and Attendance Accounting.

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Food Services

Student health and learning are linked. That's why members of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District's (SVUSD) board of trustees created a comprehensive policy to promote healthy eating and physical activity for district students.

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Human Resources

The Human Resources department focuses on providing quality service, respect, and teamwork in support of the certificated and classified employees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District.

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Information Technology

The IT department supports the District's technology program along with its vast infrastructure.

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Maintenance & Operations

The Maintenance and Operations department performs repairs to ensure maintenance at all school facilities, as well as managing the upkeep of our school grounds.

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Special Education and Student Services

Sonoma Valley Unified School District in partnership with parents, staff, students and the community has adopted rigorous content standards that specify what students should know and be able to do at each grade level

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Transportation

The Transportation Department works to provide students with safe, efficient and timely transport to and from school.

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Adrian Palazuelos, Ph.D.

Adrian Palazuelos, Ph.D.

Superintendent

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Kyra Sherman

Kyra Sherman

Executive Assistant
707-935-4246
Superintendent
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Bruce Abbott

Bruce Abbott

Associate Superintendent
707-935-4249
Business Services
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Margaret Sheltren

Margaret Sheltren

Administrative Assistant
707-935-4249
Business Services
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Joshua Braff

Joshua Braff

Chief Business Official
707-935-4229
Business Services
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Melanie Smith

Melanie Smith

Payroll A-L
Phone 707-935-6095
Business Services
Email Fax 707-939-2237

Lynnea Gordon

Lynnea Gordon

Payroll M-Z
Phone 707-935-6009
Business Services
Email Fax 707-939-2237

Patty Kohnhorst

Patty Kohnhorst

Accounts Receivable
Phone 707-935-4215
Business Services
Email Fax 707-939-2237

Maria Lobato

Maria Lobato

Accounts Payable
Phone 707-935-2226
Business Services
Email Fax 707-939-2237

Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan

Director
707-935-6008
Human Resources
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Claudia Sanchez

Claudia Sanchez

Administrative Assistant (Certificated Staff & Credentialing)
707-935-6008
Human Resources
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Ann Marie Paparelli

Ann Marie Paparelli

Administrative Assistant (Classified Staff, Retirement, and Benefits)
707-935-4251
Human Resources
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Danielle Contreras-Hernandez

Danielle Contreras-Hernandez

HR Technician II (Substitutes & Leaves)
707-935-4258
Human Resources
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Elizabeth Kaufman

Elizabeth Kaufman

Associate Superintendent
707-939-4895
Educational Services
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Michelle Quinonez

Michelle Quinonez

Administrative Secretary
707-939-4895
Educational Services
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Jillian Beall

Jillian Beall

Director / Sonoma SAFE Grant

Educational Services
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Dawn Mawhinney

Dawn Mawhinney

Director

Educational Services
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Irene Preciado

Irene Preciado

Coordinator
(707) 935-4223
Educational Services
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Treytcy De Haro Martinez

Treytcy De Haro Martinez

Child Welfare / Attendance

Educational Services
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Maureen Vanderpool

Maureen Vanderpool

Director
707-935-3586
Special Education
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Ashley Cotter

Ashley Cotter

Administrative Secretary
707-935-6004
Special Education
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Hervy Williams

Hervy Williams

Coordinator
707-935-6000
Special Education
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Diane Roseland

Diane Roseland

Program Specialist

Special Education
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Maria Velazquez

Maria Velazquez

SEIS Technician

Special Education
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Doug Weidemann

Doug Weidemann

Maintenance Manager

Maintenance & Operations
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Adam Klapow

Adam Klapow

Program Manager
707-935-4290
Food Services
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Andrea Deely

Andrea Deely

Clerical Coordinator Operations
(707) 935-6091
Maintenance & Operations
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Gurnam Bains

Gurnam Bains

Manager
707-935-6092
Transportation
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Oz Robledo

Oz Robledo

IT Manager
1 (707) 935-6000 Ext. 7100
Information Technology
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Cathy Bostedt

Cathy Bostedt

SIS/Database Administrator
707-935-6000 ext 7000
Information Technology
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Kambiz Dehzad

Kambiz Dehzad

Help Desk & Inventory Control Tech
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
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Susanne Femenia

Susanne Femenia

Student Data Specialist
707-935-4217
Information Technology
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Max Moi

Max Moi

Hardware and Infrastructure Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
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Jerardo Martinez

Jerardo Martinez

Instructional IT Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
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Daniel Pignataro

Daniel Pignataro

Instructional IT Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
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Heather Harrison

Heather Harrison

Instructional IT Specialist
707-935-6000 x7000
Information Technology
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Non-Discrimination Statement Sonoma Valley Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, race, color, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, or genetic information; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or Director of Human Resources (CCR Title 5 and Title IX Officer), Andrew Ryan at 707-935-6008 or aryan@sonomaschools.org. Copies of SVUSD’s uniform complaint procedures policy (1312.3) and SVUSD’s non-discrimination/harassment policy (5145.3) are available upon request. Declaración de No-Discriminación en SVUSD Los programas, actividades y prácticas del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Sonoma estarán libres de discriminación ilegal, acoso, e intimidación en base a los antecedentes actuales o percibidos, raza, color, nacionalidad, origen nacional, estatus migratorio, identificación con un grupo étnico, edad, religión, estado civil o parental, embarazo, discapacidad física o mental, género, orientación sexual, identidad de género, o expresión de género, o información genética; en la base de la asociación de una persona con una persona o grupo con una o más de estas características actuales o percibidas. Si usted cree que usted ha sido sujeto a discriminación, acoso, o intimidación, usted debería contactar inmediatamente al director del plantel y/o Director de Recursos Humanos (CCR Titulo 5 y Oficial de Titulo IX), Andrew Ryan al 707-935-6008 o aryan@sonomaschools.org. Las copias de la política de procedimientos de quejas uniformes en SVUSD (1312.3) y la política de discriminación/acoso (5145.3) en SVUSD están disponibles cuando lo solicitan.

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