 Janet
knoeppel, CCEA State President (right), presented the 2004 State
Teacher of the Year award to Julie
Sepulveda-Gibson at the 2004 CCEA State Conference
in San Diego.Julie not only
teaches all levels of ELD, regular English classes, Theatre Arts, Art and
Reading Literacy at Nueva High School, she is also the Title I and ELD
Coordinator. Her philosophy includes an uncompromising view that all
students can learn and be successful. She believes her job is to make
school both enjoyable and exciting for her students so that they will look
forward to coming to school each day. She is a strong supporter of skills
based and assessment driven curriculum. Julie recognizes that in a small
continuation high school one must wear many hats. To this end, she has
jumped right in and taken on many responsibilities to ensure the success of
the Nueva students. A student of hers states, “She makes it very easy for
us to learn." Julie inspires students to do well in school. She has
motivated students to try their best and not give up.
Principal Jim Caswell states
that Julie’s early experiences have paid dividends at Nueva where today she
manages to guide and control the youthful energies of her students. Mr.
Caswell summed up her qualifications well when he said, “This teacher is
definitely among the Best of the Best in the teaching field in California.
I enjoy walking in and out of the classroom as students are taught the art
of reading. Through this teacher’s efforts, reading scores showed a gain of
1.3 grade levels last year. Coming from Hispanic roots, Julie understands
the pressures of our 90% Hispanic population and is an important role model
for our students."
Julie
Sepulveda-Gibson May be contacted
at Nueva High School, (661) 845-1532 |
