Schools
Which Local Teachers May Be Laid Off
The city could lose 59 teachers citywide after June 30. Here's a list of who's on the block.
Fifty-nine San Clemente school teachers are on the block at this year because of district budget cuts.
alone stands to lose 20 teachers, including seven math teachers.
“If you’re a teacher who’s trying to settle down, you can’t apply for a loan to get a house when you don’t have a job,” said Shorecliffs seventh-grade science teacher Wendy Berube. “We knew teaching wasn’t lucrative, but we went into it because we thought it would be a reliable job. It’s so sad it’s such a low priority.”
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may lose 13 teachers, the second largest loss for San Clemente schools. Out of the six teachers being laid-off at , half are first-grade teachers.
Although the November ballot determines whether the Capistrano Unified School District need only cut $33.5 million -- versus a worst-case scenario of $51 million -- the district must approve budgets by June 30 and will not go through.
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To read why the district finds itself in this bind, and how this year's laid-off teachers may not be rehired as in years past, .
The following is a list of teachers who received layoff notices:
Bernice Ayer Middle School Name: Year Hired: Status: Grade/Subject: Notes:
Bjorn Avila
Marie Finman
2010 Temporary Teacher Spanish Two WayStacy Gerken
2008 Rehired/Temp EnglishStacy Hill
2010 Temporary Special Ed.mild/mod
Erin Jenkins
mild/mod
Ryan Persinger
2006 Rehired/Temp Social ScienceBrooke Powell
2006 Rehired/Temp EnglishChristopher Reiland
2010 Temporary MathChristine Wehunt-Gibson
Eduardo Cornejo
2011 Temporary Second Grade Two Way Julio Flores 2011 Temporary Fourth Grade Two WayYesenia Hogancamp
2011 Temporary First Grade Two WayJuliana Junco
2007 Temporary Kindergarten Two WayCatherine Morrison
2007 Temporary First Grade Two WayRosa Romo Higley
Ellen Eltiste
2001 Rehired/Temp Kindergarten San Clemente High SchoolGolnaz Afrouzeh
2011 Temporary Special Ed. mild/modNathan Auerbach
2008 Temporary MathBarbara Bauer
2011 Temporary Special Ed. mild/modShelley Beckley
Joshua Cain
2011 Temporary MathDavid Czarnecki
2011 Temporary EnglishJocelyn Dietsche
2008 Temporary MusicErin Dollar
2006 Rehired/Temp EnglishAxel Estrada
Reid Kaneshiro
2009 Temporary MathPierre Lecavalier
2011 Temporary FrenchMelissa Lizarraga
2011 Temporary Social ScienceAlana Mack
2005 Permanent ArtLauren Marcos
Ryan McCarthy
2009 Temporary MathNancy Nguyen
2010 Temporary EnglishPatrick O'Rourke
2011 Temporary MathAntonio Soto
2008 Temporary MusicPhuong Vo
Elizabeth Willey
2006 Rehired/Temp English Shorecliffs Middle SchoolLora Abedi
2003 Rehired/Temp Sixth GradeQuinn Beyer
2003 Rehired/Temp Sixth GradeErin Brophy
2003 Rehired/Temp Sixth GradeJessica Brucks
Monica Clem
2006 Rehired/Temp EnglishJennifer Grace
2009 Temporary Special Ed. mild/modRebecca Grondahl
2007 Rehired/Temp EnglishJames Hammons
2002 Rehired/Temp MathKay Laird
Lyndsey Mickelson
2009 Temporary MathLindsay Peck
2008 Temporary MathCory Quinn
2009 Temporary Special Ed mild/modJohn Reed
2010 Temporary Music Vista Del Mar ElementaryAmy Abbott
Anne Marie Faris
2002 Rehired/Temp Second GradeKimberly Goode
2001 Rehired/Temp Fifth GradeKera Yamamoto
2011 Temporary Special Ed mild/mod Vista Del Mar Middle SchoolElizabeth Leslie
2010 Temporary Special Ed mild/modNoelle Nielsen
Stefanie Pintauro
2010 Temporary SpanishLayla Vollmer
2011 Temporary Special Ed mild/modBrooke Stirling
2006 Rehired/Temp Social Science