Chief Training and Advancement Officer at Kern County Superintendent of Schools, serving and supporting 46 school districts, husband, dad to two amazing girls.

Joined October 2010
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550 STEM professors across multiple UC campuses are calling for the University of California to reinstate mathematical standardized testing in college admissions after years of declining preparedness among students.
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14 Nov 2025
Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being. 71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety. Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
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21 Oct 2025
The rapidly changing world requires a much more nimble education system. How will our systems respond to meet the demands of the future workforce? With a new vision, clear goals and full buy-in, reinventing high school can happen edsource.org/?page_id=743262 via @edsource
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An important topic in education thar requires practitioner dialogue. As districts continue to grapple with the reality of AI, I hope articles such as this one will spark much needed discussion. The AI Cheating Epidemic firstthings.com/the-ai-cheat…
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Help us make a difference: become a teacher tutor today! Teacher Tutors provide supplemental instruction in core academic subjects to support student success. Learn more about this position and apply here: applitrack.com/bakersfield/o…
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23 May 2025
Graduation number 2, Emerson Middle School. Fly Eagles Fly. Congratulations to all our graduates. #teambcsd
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23 May 2025
Graduation number 3, Washington Middle School. Congratulations Hornets! #teambcsd
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23 May 2025
First school up, Lincoln Jr. High. Congratulations Lynx!! #teambcsd
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23 May 2025
So it begins, our annual graduation ceremonies for our exiting 8th grade students. Thank you to our administration, teachers, staff, parents, and families who worked tirelessly to get our students to this point. Four more years and a lifetime to go for these students. #teambcsd
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20 May 2025
This is wonderful!!!
In 2018 we interviewed McCallie 6th graders. Now it's time for these same McCallie seniors to answer their childhood questions. In order of appearance: Canon Brock '25 Will Turrell '25 Nkenge Ashford '25 Christian Lawhorn '25 Ward Richey '25 #mccallieschool #graduation
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15 May 2025
Congratulations, Munsey!!!! Access and opportunity to the arts is so beneficial for students. Thank you!!! #TeamBCSD
#BCSDNews: Munsey’s campus transformed into an art playground. Students explored artists—from Picasso to Pollock—through hands-on projects like figure drawing, clay clocks, marble painting, and vibrant chalk art across the quad.
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10 May 2025
Bakersfield City School District’s ESports Spring Major is heating up. We are through the brackets and heading to the championship rounds. Special thanks to all of our staff working today’s event. We can’t do this without you! #teambcsd@Team_BCSD
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Kern County Education Champions of the Year 2024-2025 School Year Dinner and Ceremony. Congratulations to Krista Ackerknecht, Katie Crosby-Venegas, Veronica DeLeon, Elvira Hernandez, and April Raguindin, Bakersfield City School District’s Teachers of the Year. #TeamBCSD
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