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We provide teachers with opportunities to deepen their content knowledge and expand their repertoire of teaching strategies.
CRLP OC Regional Advisory Committee
Yvonne Estling
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Karin Foster
Retired, OC Department of Education
Lori Hernandez
Newport-Mesa Unified School District
April Derr
Westminster School District
Natalie Baptiste
Irvine Unified School District
Dr. Linda Clinard
Professor Emeritus, UC Irvine
Sylvia Kane
Professor Emeritus, Vanguard University
CRLP OC Regional Teacher Leaders 2023-24
Natasha Anand, SVUSD
Heidi Bolaños, SVUSD
Caryn Broesamle, NMUSD
Kimberly Caputo, SVUSD
Julissa Cervantes, SAUSD
Julpha Dormitorio, NMUSD
Karin Foster, Retired Educator
Martha García-Serrato, CUSD
Tricia Gray, SVUSD
Carmen Jones, CUSD
Melissa Keith, SVUSD
Lisa Kuo, OUSD
Betsy Martínez, SAUSD
Kirby McCord, SAUSD
Eskayla Mendoza, SAUSD
Andrea Mirabal, SVUSD
JoAnn Motta, SAUSD
Marta Moyer, Retired Educator
Jihan “Gigi” Nassar-Medhat, CUSD
Jessica Reyes, SAUSD
Bianca Sánchez, SAUSD
Damaris Sandoval, SAUSD
Jennifer Santana, SAUSD
Christina Sullivan, SAUSD
José Tapia, SAUSD
Helen Tross, Retired Educator
Liza Villa, SAUSD
Jennifer Wood, SAUSD
Denise Zertuche, SAUSD
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Penelope Collins, Associate Professor, UCI School of Education
The Orange County CRLP regional site is one of several throughout California. Housed at the University of California, Irvine, we are part of the School of Education, in the Center for Educational Partnerships. We work alongside other Subject Matter Projects within the UCI Teacher Academy.
The California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) actively develops teacher leadership to collaborate in teams with university faculty and researchers to develop CRLP’s professional learning content. CRLP establishes partnerships with schools and districts to provide TK–12 teachers with comprehensive, high-quality professional learning for teaching reading, subject literacy and academic language. Read More
The Orange County CRLP regional site is one of several throughout California. Housed at the University of California, Irvine, we are part of the School of Education, in the Center for Educational Partnerships. We work alongside other subject matter products within the UCI Teacher Academy. Read More
The UCI Teacher Academy provides a home for teachers and school leaders to develop and enhance their professional practice by offering programs in four areas: teacher preparation, professional development, teacher leadership, and administrator leadership. Read More
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