LAUSD Principals' Leadership Institute 2025

LAUSD Principals' Leadership Institute 2025

Greetings, LAUSD Principals!

Welcome to our 2024 Principals’ Leadership Institute. At this year’s event, we will have the opportunity for our school leaders to learn together in collaborative sessions that build our collective capacity.

This year’s Principals’ Leadership Institute will be a time for:

Collaboration of instructional leaders
Calibration of deep learning
Teambuilding and mentorships
Radical dreaming for academic success and accelerating student outcomes

We hope you have an incredible time at PLI 2024!

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9:30am PDT

PDSA Cycles - DACE ELAC Building F7-220Renny Neyra • Matthew Oberlander • Dora Pimentel-Baxter • Vlad Tigno PDSA Cycles - Early Childhood Education Division ELAC MPR (Building F5-Room 201)Veronica Mckenrick PDSA Cycles - Elementary #01 ELAC Building G7-102MARIBEL LUNA • Dr. Eric Maxey PDSA Cycles - Elementary #02 ELAC Building G7-104VERONICA HERRERA • Luis Ochoa PDSA Cycles - Elementary #03 ELAC Building F5-209Sean Leyva • Dina Sims PDSA Cycles - Elementary #04 ELAC Building E3-511Jennifer Yoo PDSA Cycles - Elementary #05 ELAC Building F7-117SETH AVERY • John Rome PDSA Cycles - Elementary #06 ELAC Building F7-119Sergio Franco • Jesus Nunez PDSA Cycles - Elementary #07 ELAC Building E3-325Roger Avila • Titus Campos PDSA Cycles - Elementary #08 ELAC Building E3-351Ana Escobedo PDSA Cycles - Elementary #09 ELAC Building E3-321Lisa Davis PDSA Cycles - Elementary #10 ELAC Building E3-421Jennifer Theodore-Sullivan PDSA Cycles - Elementary #11 ELAC Building E3-425Karima Gillenwaters • Agnes Kamau PDSA Cycles - Elementary #12 ELAC Building E3-431LOUIE MARDESICH • Edith Urzua PDSA Cycles - Elementary #13 ELAC Building E3-451Lashon Sanford PDSA Cycles - Elementary #14 ELAC Building E3-455Ricardo Tapanes PDSA Cycles - Elementary #15 Lane ES Room 9RAQUEL GEORGE • VERONICA SASSO PDSA Cycles - Elementary #16 Lane ES Room 12William Downing • ANA VEGA PDSA Cycles - High School #01 ELAC Building E3-508Pamela Damonte • Carmina Nacorda PDSA Cycles - High School #02 ELAC Building E3-151Paul Hirsch • Christina Wantz PDSA Cycles - High School #03 ELAC Building E3-355Dr. L. Remon Corley PDSA Cycles - High School #04 ELAC Building E3-521Keri Lew • Rudy Mendoza PDSA Cycles - High School #05 ELAC Building E3-153Pedro Avalos PDSA Cycles - High School #06 ELAC Building E3-525Daniel Gettinger PDSA Cycles - Middle School #01 ELAC Building E3-457Elizabeth Beltran • Josie Stevens PDSA Cycles - Middle School #02 ELAC Building E3-470Dr. Margaret Kim • Mary Melvin PDSA Cycles - Middle School #03 ELAC Building E3-553MYRNA N. BRUTTI • Pedro Garcia PDSA Cycles - Middle School #04 ELAC Building E3-557Gerardo Loera • Carlos Montes PDSA Cycles - Middle School #05 ELAC Building E3-559TRACY TRIPLETT-MURRAY PDSA Cycles - Middle School #06 ELAC Building F7-215Al Vega PDSA Cycles - VA / Ed Options Lane Elementary School AuditoriumLeonel Angulo • CYNTHIA HEADRICK • Florida Morales

10:40am PDT

*Early Childhood Education Division Principals - Breakout #1 Lane Elementary School (various rooms)Veronica Mckenrick *PLI 2024 Vendor & District Teams Fair - Session #1 ELAC Main Quad Area & G3 Foyer Administrator Wellness ELAC Building E3-553Beatriz Smissen • Angie Woo Building Fluent Readers ELAC Building F7-119Jane Lee • Ana Leiker Connecting Students to Careers: Adult Education CTE & Apprenticeship Programs ELAC Building E3-151Aaron Saenz Cultivating Joy Through the Arts: 13 Thinking Tools ELAC Building E3-431Shana Habel • Sarah Urias Data Chats: Student Ownership & Insight for Improving Outcomes ELAC Building E3-351Pia Damonte • Liam McConville Destination Graduation A-G Acceleration ELAC Building F7-117Mario Apodaca • Rafael Balderas • Samuel Diaz Dream It, Achieve It: Blueprint for Effective Dual Enrollment Programs ELAC Building E3-521Shelly Alavez • Esther Dabagyan • Stefany Diaz Espana • Brenda Pensamiento Dress Code: Wear This, Not That ELAC Building E3-321Jules Gomez (she/her), LCSW • Frances Marion Empowering Families Through Listening and Socially Conscious Leadership ELAC Building E3-153Ed.D • Brenda Regalado Families as Partners: Strategies for Building Trust and Improving Communication ELAC Building E3-355Megan Guerrero • Amaris Medina Going Deeper with i-Ready Lane Elementary School AuditoriumVanessa Lugo-Rippee Guidelines and Guidance: Grants, Sponsorships & Donations ELAC Building G7-104Nancy Ceballos • Sara Mooney Handling Employment Related Complaint Investigations ELAC Building E3-455Melissa Espinoza Harnessing SART/SARB and Multidisciplinary Teams to improve Tier 3 Student Attendance ELAC Building E3-457Robyn Friedman • Mery Hernandez • Ashley Jones • Rebecca Mena Helping Black Scholars Soar: How LAUSD Closed the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Participation Gap for Black Students ELAC Building E3-470Michelle Papazyan • Dr. Sandra Sklarsh • Erin Yoshida-Ehrmann Intro to Community Schools in LAUSD: Values, Commitments, and Alignment ELAC Building E3-525Josh Klarin • Karena Padilla • Steven Rivas LCAP Made Easy for Affiliated Charters ELAC Building E3-425Kathy Flores • Chathurika "Chatty" Richier Learning Between the Bells: Lab Days to Refine Practice ELAC Building E3-511Diana Albanez • Tiffany Benitez • Andrew Jenkins Maximizing Academic Discourse through Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pedagogy ELAC Building E3-325Erika Coronado • Veronica Vega Preventing and Responding to Behavior ELAC MPR (Building F5-Room 201)Paul Gonzales • Laura Zeff Staying Informed: Guidelines for Elected Officials or Candidates Visiting a School Campus ELAC Building F5-209Martha Alvarez Strengthening Enrollment at your School ELAC Building E3-421Verenisa Alfaro • Megan George • Shira Scherb The Art and Science of Investigatory Interviewing ELAC Building E3-451Julie Padilla What Can the Office of Data and Accountability Do for My School? ELAC Building G7-102Edwin Guerra • David Heredia • William R. Johnston • Rakesh Kumar • Gabriella Portaluppi • Rudy Ramirez • Jesus Renteria • Dr. Kevon Tucker-Seeley

12:30pm PDT

*Early Childhood Education Division Principals - Breakout #2 Lane Elementary School (various rooms)Veronica Mckenrick *PLI 2024 Vendor & District Teams Fair - Session #2 ELAC Main Quad Area & G3 Foyer Administrative Investigations ELAC Building E3-151Dr. Joseph Green Collaborating with LAUSD Partners, Parent Organizations and Booster Clubs for Fundraising and Facilities Use Requests ELAC Building E3-355Annette Galono • Samual Gonzalez • Jesus Rico • Ovanes Shaginyan • Nancy Vazquez Computer Science in Day to Day Practice ELAC Building E3-321Christopher Bradfield • Carlos Lauchu • Joshua Rosenthal • Erin Tanguay • Tom Tsao Creating Engaging Professional Development ELAC Building G7-104Mark Duncan • Andrea Giacusa • Kery Jackson ELA-PDSA Cycles Using CKLA ELAC Building E3-470Alfredo Juarez Jr • Alfredo Juarez Empowering Education: AI Basics for Elementary Teachers, Principals and Students ELAC Building E3-451Catherine Estrada How to Start a Robotics Program Tomorrow!! ELAC Building E3-455David Garringer • Ivania Holodnak Humanizing i-Ready Data: Partnering with Educators, Students, and Families Lane Elementary School AuditoriumVanessa Lugo-Rippee Inside the Community School Classroom: An Intersection of Initiatives ELAC Building E3-525Susan Canjura • Cora Watkins Leading from the Middle - The Role of the ILT in the PDSA Cycle ELAC Building E3-325Dr. L. Remon Corley Leading Instructional Rounds with Teacher PLCs ELAC Building F5-209Connie Brandstetter Math Grades 3-5 Cycles of Improvement ELAC Building F7-119Angelina Bonney • Afia Hemphill Parent Portal Strategies to Surpass Strategic Plan Measures and Building Opportunities to Evolve Parents Into Frequent Users ELAC Building E3-153Antonio Plascencia Jr. Rocketing Student Success through PDSA Cycle ELAC Building E3-421Won "Alice" Cho • Ruben Munoz • Dina Sims Strategic Systems and Structures for Effective Student Support and Progress Teams ELAC Building E3-511Paul Hirsch • Sean Leyva • Christina Wantz Student Data Portfolios to Promote Powerful Student Dialogues ELAC Building F7-117Didiana Ramirez • Edith Urzua Tech Tools for Principals 2.0 ELAC Building E3-457Dr. Lavon Flowers • Dr. Heather Karuza • Dr. Amber Shivers The Role of the School Counselor in Increasing Academic Achievement ELAC Building E3-521Michelle Hernandez • Brenda Pensamiento • Dickson Perey Unlocking Educator’s Success: Empowering Educators through Data Chats ELAC Building E3-425Patricia Morales • Piedad Sanchez Using Data Dialogues to Promote Accountability, Goal Setting, and Reflection ELAC Building E3-431Lindsay Burt • Paula Paulino Utilizing the Strategic Plan Family Guide at your School Site ELAC Building E3-508Erick Hansen • Carlos Rodriguez • Patrizia Puccio Thomas WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS … OF THE DATA WORLD!!! Modeling Distributive Leadership for Principals with Whole Child 2.0 ELAC Building G7-102Man (Kevin) Chow • John Kruse • Laura Londono • Mark Raia *ETO Principal Workshop (Required for Priority School Principals) ELAC MPR (Building F5-Room 201)Susana Gutierrez • Carlen Powell • Dr. Charles D. Smith • Dr. Robert Whitman

1:50pm PDT

*Early Childhood Education Division Principals - Breakout #3 Lane Elementary School (various rooms)Veronica Mckenrick *PLI 2024 Vendor & District Teams Fair - Session #3 ELAC Main Quad Area & G3 Foyer A Principal’s Guide to Gifted and Talented Education (GATE): Practical Tips to Help School Leaders Create Equitable and Effective GATE Programs ELAC Building E3-470Dr. Nicole Niederdeppe • Wynne Wong-Cheng Alternate Pathway to Diploma ELAC Building E3-457James Koontz Avoiding Pitfalls Leading African American & Latin X Students Toward School Success ELAC Building F7-117Dr. Reginald Sample • Kristine Tserunyan Building Bridges - Building Acceptance for SOGIE-Inclusive Education ELAC Building E3-451Julie Hall-Panameno • Judy Chiasson, PhD Building Partnership with Families through the Family Academy and Staff Professional Learning ELAC Building E3-355Heidi Mahmud Categorical Programs-From Program to Monitoring ELAC Building G7-102Deborah Davidock • Diana Quiroga • Kristi Schlachet Cultivating Equitable Learning: The Art of Questioning in Math for Deep Understanding, Critical Thinking and Ownership ELAC Building F7-119Rafael Quintanilla • Lashon Sanford Designing Inclusive Educator Activities for Adult SEL ELAC Building E3-521Maria Magnanimo-Toledo • Claudia Perez Designing Individualized Action Plans to Support New Teachers ELAC Building E3-508Kimberly Garcia • JOSHUA KINCAID • Christina Mendez Do You Know Your Data? Effective Secondary Data Chats With Your ILT ELAC Building E3-325Lakisha Clark • Agnes Kamau • Jennifer Theodore-Sullivan Equitable Grading and Instruction (EGI) in LAUSD ELAC Building E3-321Chris Grounds • Adriana Zuniga Field Trips 101 ELAC Building E3-525Jantre Christian • Brett Van Liew • Danielle Lim • Christina Rico • Apolonia Tolentino Game-Changing Leadership: Harnessing Esports for Educational Excellence Lane Elementary School AuditoriumCarla Barrera-Ortiz • Mary Lu Camacho Guidelines and Best Practices for a Successful Prop 39 Co-Location ELAC Building E3-151Jeanette Borden • Valentina Cardenas • Brenda Herrera • Lori Pawinkski How SEL Relates to Student Outcomes ELAC Building E3-455Neal Lalwani • Octavio Pescador • Jesus Renteria Let's Build Together - Staff Relations/Office of the Chief HR Officer ELAC Building F5-209Adriana Salazar Avila • Melissa Espinoza • Juan Gonzalez • Lorri Gossett • Troylynn Limar • Monica Vergara Leveraging the PDSA Cycle for Monitoring Math Learning ELAC Building E3-351Mario Apodaca • Hendrick Hueck Orchestrating Student Success: Aligning School Strategies to Student Needs in the Targeted Student Population Plans ELAC Building E3-425Georgina Gravino • Elyse Pyun • Alejandra Sanchez • Helen Yu Pathway Completion Clinic: Defining CTE Pathway Completion Standards and Best Practices ELAC Building E3-431Susan Canjura • Esther Dabagyan • Stefany Diaz Espana • Seema Puri School Volunteer Program: Establishing Sound Systems to Onboard and Support Volunteers ELAC Building E3-153Sophia Bermudez • Maria Castro • Maria Guevara Stress Management for Administrators ELAC Building E3-553Jeanne Gamba • Andrea Giacusa Supporting Co-Teaching Success ELAC Building E3-421Lela Rondeau Targeted and Impactful Solutions for Attendance Success ELAC Building G7-104Rudy Gomez • Lorena Vazquez • Rachel Whitlow Who's Doing the Talking? Cultivating Collaborative Classrooms through Meaningful Engagement and Academic Discourse ELAC Building E3-511Karima Gillenwaters • Tracye McWhorter