oneSMFC
Superintendent Diego Ochoa bringing together teachers, students, administrators, community members. decision makers, to discuss the San Mateo-Foster City School District.
Episodes
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Librarians Barbara Sibley and Jennifer Alfonso-Punzalan, and the Instructional Material Center Technician Joanna O'Brien. The four have a conversation about the strategies at play to increase diverse content in our libraries and broaden access.
Our school librarians have always provided an incredible service to our students, helping to expand their views o...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Education Services Davis Chambliss and Coordinator of Data, Evaluation, and Assessments Kiela Jimenez. The three discuss how the district is currently ranked on the new CA Dashboard.
The San Mateo-Foster City School District published the California Dashboard L3 Update document to walk families through how the district is doing over...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Multilingual Learner Services Aleyda Barrera-Cruz, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Pam Bartfield, and Principal on Special Assignment for the Annex Afterschool program Tiffany Kiniris. The four discuss the upcoming Spring Break "Sunshine Camp" and Summer School programs, all made possible through a grant from the Coun...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by the Coordinator of Math, Amy Burke, and two 3rd-grade teachers, Kimberly Amoroso from San Mateo Park Elementary and Dawn Presse from Foster City Elementary. The four discuss instruction in 3rd-grade math classrooms and how engaged students have become with the new approach to math instruction—reinforcing students to understand concepts and procedures, problem...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Special Education Heather Morgan, Assistant Director of Special Education Kira Walsh Nazario, and Coordinator of Special Education Monique Arbuckle. The four discuss the recent updates in the Special Education department, which includes a Board Certified Behavioral Analyst and Registered Behavior Technician teams. These teams collaborate with site...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by the Principal at Parkside Montessori, Nima Tahai, Parkside Montessori teacher Rebecca Castiglia and North Shoreview teacher Jason Humphrey. The four discuss the district's public Montessori programs, highlighting the unique and wholesome approach to teaching our kiddos.
Meet both Parkside and North Shoreview's administrators and PTA by joining us for ...
In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dennis Hills and Coordinator of Enrollment Stephanie Gibson. The three discuss important dates that are upcoming for the 2023 - 2024 new student registration and transfer process. They also bring up an important event the San Mateo-Foster City School district holds for current and prospective families called Fiesta...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by two Teacher's on Special Assignments (TOSAs), Peter Limata and Eleni Maynard, and the district's Math Coordinator Amy Burke. The four discuss the recent Math Fall Test Scores and explains further the district's strategies to achieve these results.
View the District Math Fall Test Scores: Celebrating Gains.
Learn more about the L3 Report.
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by the Principal at Borel Middle School, Jessica Notte, Science Program Specialist Ian Kastelic, and one of our amazing educators teaching one of our College and Career Exploration (CCE) class, Mark Drumm. The four discuss the newly implemented Paxton|Patterson College & Career Ready Labs and how the students at SMFCSD have been engaging with the new curricu...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by three dedicated and passionate individuals who help provide funds for students in the San Mateo-Foster City School District. Our excellent San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation partners are board president Annie Tsai, vice president Marianne Wallace, and executive director Sonja Tappan. The four discuss the upcoming SMFC Education Foundation Night at the...
In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Education Services David Chambliss, Director of School Leadership Dr. Christian Rubalcaba, and Coordinator of Communications Diego Perez. The four discuss the recent L3 Report, also known as the Live Lead and Learn Reporting Document, which shows the relationships between internal data and state test score data. The district conduc...
In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Education Services David Chambliss and Coordinator of Assessment, Research & Evaluation Dr. Kiela Jimenez. The three discuss the district's recent state test scores, noticing an increase in results from SMFCSD students. The district is excited to share the potential all students at SMFCSD have as well as highlight the resou...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Dennis Hills and Director of Special Education Heather Morgan. The three discuss the new approach to Special Education for the 2022 - 2023 school year with additional supports in place. Supports include ensuring we get connected with families early in the school year to have parents/guardians engaged and, in turn, ...
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Asst. Superintendent of Student Services, Dennis Hills, and Coordinator of Student Health Suzi Riley. The three discuss our COVID-19 mitigation efforts and Rapid Antigent Distribution events for families upon returning from summer break! We are excited to see our students back on our campuses!
In this episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by three Middle School Principals. Abbott's new Principal Nicole Sandoval, Bayside's Principal Maria Demattai, and Borel's Principal Jessica Notte. The four administrators discuss the new approach to maximize every student’s opportunity to learn and build positive relationships at school. Each middle school student will receive a Yondr Pouch that wil...
In this special episode of the OneSMFC Podcast, we are joined by Joydeep Ganguly Senior VP of Corporate Operations at Gilead Sciences and Board Member, Gilead Foundation, and Annie Tsai, Board President for the San Mateo-Foster City Education Foundation. The three leaders discuss partnership and the future of SMFC students, curating the next generation of engineers!
In this episode, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Science Teachers on Special Assignments (TOSA) Ian Kastelic and Angel Yan, and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Middle Schools, Kenyetta Cook. We are very pleased to announce that our Middle school Science department has found a wonderful new program that reflects the newest California State Science Standards, known as the Next Generation Science Standards!
OpenSciEd ...
In this episode, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Facilities and Construction, Amy Ruffo, Project Manager Bob Price, and the San Mateo-Foster City's sitting Board President, Alison Proctor. We are excited to share with you all about our current projects and the timelines!
In this episode of the podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Schools, Pamela Bartfield, and Principal at San Mateo Park Elementary, Cristina Haley. San Mateo Park Elementary ranked in the top 3 of the district's first Spring Break Literacy challenge on Footsteps2Brilliance!
To learn more about our Footsteps2Brilliance visit our district F2B webpage.
In this episode of the OneSMFC podcast, Superintendent Ochoa is joined by Amanda Driscoll, principal at Baywood Elementary, Stephanie Fraumeni, principal at Meadow Heights Elementary, and Pamela Bartfield, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Elementary Schools. The four administrators discuss our upcoming Spring Break challenge starting Friday, March 25, 2022, through Sunday, April 10, 2022. The district will be awarding stu...
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