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    Administrative / Front Office

    Francesca Pappalardo (Principal)

    fpappalardo@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2805

     

    Gina Chambers (Assistant Principal)

    gina.chambers@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2807

     

    Deborah Lynch (Assistant Principal)

    dklynch@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2806

     

    Mark Wakefield (Professional Learning Specialist/School Assessment Coordinator)

    mark.wakefield@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2887

     

    Denine Kysar (Administrative Assistant)

    dkkysar@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2804

     

    Stephanie Young (Bookkeeper/Athletics)

    stephanie.young@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2816

     

    Kim Lundquist (Registrar)

    kim.lundquist@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2810

     

    Kathleen Tanner (Front Office Secretary)

    ktanner2@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2800

     

    Denise Shore (Nurse)

    dshore1@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2870

     

    Amy Block (Health Assistant)

    ablock@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2803

     

    Bradley Toussaint (Campus Security)

    btoussaint@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2876

    Counselors, Librarian & Support Staff

    Heather Wiidakas (Counselor)

    Heather.Wiidakas@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2821

     

    Michael Risdon (Counselor)

    Michael.Risdon@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2822

     

    Hope Ebel (Counselor)

    hope.ebel@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2869

     

    Erica Leu (Teacher-Librarian)

    303-387-2868

     

    Julie Bach (Tech Support)

    julie.bach@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2833

     

    Juan Avila (Building Engineer)
    Juan.Avila@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2844

     

    Dean Flores (Custodian)
    Dean.Flores@dcsdk12.org
     
    TBD (Night Lead Custodian)


    Keith Axmacher (night custodian)
    keith.axmacher@dcsdk12.org

    Linda Simon (Cafeteria Manager)
    lsimon@dcsdk12.org
    303-387-2857

    Horizon 8th Grade

    Andy Levine (Language Arts)
    Andy.Levine@dcsdk12.org

     

    Karen Petersen (Science)
    Karen.Petersen@dcsdk12.org

     

    Becky Johnson Lechuga (Social Studies)

    rebecca.johnsonlechuga@dcsdk12.org

     

    Linda Jardinico (Wellness)
    Linda.Jardinico@dcsdk12.org

     

    Legend 8th Grade

    James Kelly (Language Arts)
    jpkelly@dcsdk12.org

     

    Tom Beal (Science)
    thomas.beal@dcsdk12.org  

     

    Beth Griffiths (Social Studies)
    Beth.Griffiths@dcsdk12.org

     

    Brad Wiidakas (Wellness)
    Bradley.Wiidakas@dcsdk12.org

    Navigators 7th Grade

    Robert Norton (Language Arts)
    Robert.Norton1@dcsdk12.org

     

    Laurie Hanson (Science)
    Laurie.Hanson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Brian Lexvold (Social Studies)
    Brian.Lexvold@dcsdk12.org

     

    Doreen Marion (Wellness)
    Doreen.Marion@dcsdk12.org

     

    Explorers 7th Grade

    Emily Schwartz (Language Arts)

    emily.schwartz@dcsdk12.org

     

    Michael Bruss (Science)
    Michael.Bruss@dcsdk12.org

     

    Sonja Herring (Social Studies)

    sonja.herring@dcsdk12.org

     

    Megan Hubbard (Wellness)

    megan.hubbard@dcsdk12.org

     

    Trekkers 7th Grade

    Emily Fields (Language Arts)
    Emily.Fields@dcsdk12.org

     

    April Grusing (Science)

    april.grusing@dcsdk12.org

     

    Indira Walia (Social Studies)
    Indira.Walia@dcsdk12.org

     

    Joe Wahl (Wellness)
    Joseph.wahl@dcsdk12.org

    Summit 8th Grade

    Eric Knoll (Language Arts)
    eknoll@dcsdk12.org

     

    Steph Burg (Science)
    sburg2@dcsdk12.org

     

    Barb Superka (Social Studies)
    Barb.Superka@dcsdk12.org

     

    Warren Hanson (Wellness)
    Warren.Hanson@dcsdk12.org

    Electives

    Briana Nash (Spanish)
    bnash@dcsdk12.org

     

    Allison Keefer (French & Spanish)
    Allison.Keefer@dcsdk12.org

     

    Mary Demolli (Drama & Speech)

    Mary.Demolli@dcsdk12.org

     

    Debora DeLong (Multimedia, CANN & Yearbook)
    Debora.Delong@dcsdk12.org

     

    Darcy DeAno (STEM)
    Darcy.Deano@dcsdk12.org

     

    Catherine Kaminski (Spanish)
    ckaminski@dcsdk12.org

     

    Zach Barker (Band )

    zbarker@dcsdk12.org

     

    Chris Rigolini (Orchestra)

    crigolini@dcsdk12.org

     

    Crystal Arbuckle (Choir)
    crystal.arbuckle1@dcsdk12.org

     

    Nephi Hepworth (Animation Art)

    nephi.hepworth@dcsdk12.org

     

    Wendy Wilson (Art)

    wrwilson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Rene Smith-Tomczak (Consumer & Family Studies)
    Rene.SmithTomczak@dcsdk12.org

     

    Math Team

    Walt Stroessner

    walter.stroessner@dcsdk12.org

     

    Caty Betts

    cbetts1@dcsdk12.org

     

    Gregg Robinson

    gregg.robinson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Gerri Hobby

    gerri.hobby@dcsdk12.org

     

    Kurt Slothouber

    kurt.slothouber@dcsdk12.org

     

    Mike Lechuga

    mlechuga@dcsdk12.org

    Instructional Support Assistance

    Julie Berkland (Educational Assistant IV)

    jberkland@dcsdk12.org

     

    Jim Cannon (Educational Assistant IV)

    jcannon@dcsdk12.org

     

    Andrea Donaldson (Educational Assistant IV)

    adonaldson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Cecile Fiddler (Educational Assistant IV)

    cmfiddler@dcsdk12.org

     

    Nina Gonzales (Educational Assistant IV)

    ngonzales@dcsdk12.org

     

    Shelby Holoway (Educational Assistant V)

    sholloway@dcsdk12.org

     

    Marcie Kalinger (Educational Assistant IV)

    Marcie.Kalinger@dcsdk12.org

     

    Tom Montoya (Educational Assistant IV)

    tmontoya@dcsdk12.org

     

    Jennifer Morton (Educational Assistant IV)

    jmorton@dcsdk12.org

     

    Karen Phillips (Educational Assistant IV)

    kphillips1@dcsdk12.org

     

    Barb Poulson (Education Assistant IV)

    bmpoulson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Nancy Fitzpatrick (Speech Language Pathologist Assistant)

    njfitzpatrick@dcsdk12.org

     

    Michelle Semmer (Educational Assistant IV)

    msemmer@dcsdk12.org

     

    Deepak Walia (Educational Assistant IV)

    Deepak.Walia@dcsdk12.org

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Instructional Support Services

    Ryan Trowbridge (School Psychologist)

    rtrowbridge@dcsdk12.org

     

    Andrea Tropper (Speech-Language Pathologist)

    Andrea.Tropper@dcsdk12.org

     

    Christina Popo (Learning Specialist)
    cpopo@dcsdk12.org

     

    Katie Mitchell (SED)

    katie.mitchell@dcsdk12.org

     

    Drew Archer (Learning Specialist)

    atarcher@dcsdk12.org

     

    Heidi Coleman ( Learning Specialist)

    Heidi.Coleman@dcsdk12.org

     

    Jon Catto (Learning Specialist)
    Jonathan.Catto@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2826
     

    Julie Anderson (Learning Specialist)
    Julie.Anderson@dcsdk12.org

     

    Kurt Pritts (Learning Specialist)

    kapritts2@dcsdk12.org

     

    Coleen (Coco) Bowers (ELD)
    ckbowers@dcsdk12.org

     

    Debbi Gary (ELD)
    dagary@dcsdk12.org

     

    Tina Meyers (DHH)
    Tina.Meyers@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2873

     

    Sarah Sewer (Social Worker)

    Sarah.sewer@dcsdk12.org

    303-387-2832

     

    Kris Chenoweth (GT Coordinator)

    kristen.chenoweth@dcsdk12.org

     

    Carolyn Volk (Literacy Specialist)

    carolyn.volk@dcsdk12.org

In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District’s Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Catherine Franklin, Interim Compliance Officer, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, complianceofficer@dcsdk12.org, 720-433-1285. Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

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