School/Community Partnerships
School-Community Partnerships Staff
The Department of School-Community Partnerships reaches out to provide and coordinate a variety of support services to students, teachers, schools, families, and community members throughout Kern County and statewide. A key component is the development of collaborative partnerships to build capacity between school districts and communitiy partners. These partnerships are the building blocks for a safe, healthy, positive and educationally sound future for all of our children and families.
Director
- Ann Georgian, Director, (661) 636-4522
email: angeorgian@kern.org - Esther Ozeta, Secretary II, (661) 636-4724
email: esozeta@kern.org
BTSA Induction Program
- Malaika Bryant, Coordinator – Beginning Teacher Support Assessment Program (BTSA), (661) 636-4301
email: mbryant@kern.org - Rhonda Langley, Secretary I, (661) 636-4315
email: rhlangley@kern.org - Jason Crossley, Program Specialist (661) 636-4302 jacrossley@kern.org
Health Services
physical location: Blanton Ed Center, 300 E. Truxtun Ave, Suite B
mailing address: KCSOS, 1300 17th Street – SCP Blanton, Bakersfield, CA 93301-4533
- Shelley Northrop, Health Services Coordinator, (661) 852-5648
email: shnorthrop@kern.org - Justin Roberts, Teacher – PEP Grant, (661) 852-5657
email: juroberts@kern.org - Elizabeth Velasco-Ramirez, Program Facilitator – NHC Grant, (661) 852-5662
email: elvelasco@kern.org - Esmeralda Victoria-Galvez, Prevention Services Facilitator – PTC Grant, (661) 852-5658
email: esvictoria@kern.org
KernServe
coming soon…
Student Assistance Programs / Project 180
- Daryl Thiesen, Coordinator II, Prevention Programs, (661) 636-4757
email: dathiesen@kern.org - Salvador Arias, Prevention Specialist – Project 180, (661) 636-4242
email: saarias@kern.org - Kevin Keyes, Prevention Specialist – Project 180, (661) 636-4243
email: kekeyes@kern.org
Safe Schools
coming soon…
Safe Schools/Healthy Students
- Jeff Coomber, Coordinator, (661) 636-4523
email: jecoomber@kern.org
Blanton Center
- Denise Slusser, Secretary I (661) 852-5650
email: deslusser@kern.org - Graciela Garcia, Secretary I (661) 852-5647
email: grgarcia@kern.org - Tatia Hunter-Jennings, School Counselor – Prevention Programs (661) 852-5663
email: tahunter-jennings@kern.org
Tania Schalburg-Dykes, Coordinator Intern Programs, (661) 636-4367
email: taschalburg@kern.org
Emily Walker, Project Facilitator, Teacher Development, (661) 636-4666
email: emwalker@kern.org