Grade Levels & Staff
- Leadership
- Office Staff
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- 2nd Grade
- 3rd Grade
- 4th grade
- 5th Grade
- 6th Grade
- Special Education
- STEAM
- Art, Music, and Physical Education
- Family Support
- RTI Staff
- Library
- Playground Peacekeepers
Leadership
Casie Kilgore Principal
Email: ckilgore@sbunified.org
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Xóchitl Tafoya Assistant Principal
Email: xtafoya@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2020
My joy: Spending quality time with family and friends, usually at the beach.
What I love about Franklin: We are a family! Everyone works hard and is dedicated to our students and families. it is great to be on a high functioning team that is consistent daily. The Franklin family team make you feel valued and seen and loved.
Office Staff
Patty Coronado Health Assistant
Email: pcoronado@sbunified.org
Year Joined Franklin: 2011
My Joy: Working with kids and being able to help them.
What I love about franklin: I really love seeing the joy in the kids and the family atmosphere we feel when you walk onto this school campus. The way everyone is willing to go out of their way to to help each other.
Tammy Brown Attendance Clerk
Email: tammybrown@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2010
My joy: Helping the students.
What I love about Franklin: I love the open door policy that the school has for parents, students, and staff.
Kindergarten
Peggy Nicholson Kindergarten Teacher
Email: pnicholson@sbunified.org
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Lucy Parra Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
Email: lparra@sbunified.org
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Linda Slater Kindergarten Teacher
Email: lslater@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 1996
My joy: Spending time in nature.
What I love about Franklin: Franklin School is one big amazing family, we truly appreciate and care for one another. We try to bring out the best in all of us and we never give up.
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1st Grade
Patty Aguilar 1st Grade Teacher
Email: paguilar@sbunified.org
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Leslie Gascoigne 1st Grade Teacher
Email: lgascoigne@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2011
My Joy: Playing at the beach...sunning, swimming, and surfing.
What I love about Franklin: I love Franklin's casual, down-home approach to hard core learning.
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Adriana Solano 1st Grade Teacher
Email: asolano@sbunified.org
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Ana Tejo Cruz 1st Grade Teacher
Email: atrejocruz@sbunified.org
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2nd Grade
Jackie Lapkin 2nd Grade Teacher
Email: jlapkin@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2014
My joy: Teaching
What I love about Franklin: I love how the staff, students, and parents are truly the Franklin Family. It takes a village to make a difference in our world.
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Claudia Vega 2nd Grade Teacher
Email: cvega@sbunified.org
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Julissa Zarate 2nd Grade Teacher
Email: jzarate@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2019
My joy: Making connections with students and seeing them excited about learning.
What I love about Franklin: The genuine love and support from everyone on campus.
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3rd Grade
Katie Booser 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: kbooser@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2011
My joy: Light-bulb teaching moments.
What I love about Franklin: Franklin is my second family. I love that we can count on one another, no matter what.
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Leon Lewandowski 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: llewandowski@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2010
My joy: Writing
What I love about Franklin: Franklin is an actual family with staff and students who are related. It's more than a place to work.
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Annelise Wechsler 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: awechsler@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 1996
My joy: Reading
What I love about Franklin: Franklin is a special place with dedicated students, teachers, and families all working together. Franklin truly is the place to be! I feel incredibly lucky to be part of it.
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4th grade
Marlen Limon 4th Grade Teacher
Email: malimon@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2011
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What I love about Franklin: Learning about each student, watching them have "aha" moments, and being part of the amazing Franklin family. I love being back at Franklin as a teacher.
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Lauren Thal-Hill 4th Grade Teacher
Email: lthal@sbunified.org
Year Joined Franklin: 2008
My Joy: Hiking and Surfing.
What I love about Franklin: What I love most about Franklin is the supportive staff and amazing, hardworking families. It truly takes a village, and it feels like. "Mi Familia"
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5th Grade
Adoni Coronado 5th Grade Teacher
Email: acoronado@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2017
My joy: Family Teaching, the beach, and sports.
What I love about Franklin: I love that this community continues to feel like a family. Each part from parents, student, to the staff all wanting one thing, and that is the success of the students for a brighter future.
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James Coronado 5th Grade Teacher
Email: jcoronado@sbunified.org
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6th Grade
Ricardo Alcaraz 6th Grade Teacher
Email: ralcaraz@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2016
My joy: Spending time with Family, exercising and coaching.
What I love about Franklin: I love the community that surrounds Franklin. Families, student, teachers, all coming together to become the versions of themselves for the good of the community.
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Pedro Guillen 6th Grade teacher
Email: pguillen@sbunified.org
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My joy: Teaching
What I love about Franklin: The positive, long-lasting bond that is established and nurtured between students, families, and staff.
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Fernando Rodriguez 6th/5th/4th Grade Teacher
Email: frodriguez@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2000
My joy: My two children Alan and Isel, teaching, and sports live or on TV.
What I love about Franklin: Being an alumni of Franklin, our school culture, and more importantly past and current students who have walked our hallways.
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Juan Pablo Santana Paraeducator 6th/5th/4th
Email: juanpablosantana@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2022
My joy: Listening to new music.
What I love about Franklin: The sense of community on campus.
Special Education
Cathy Christman Special Education Teacher
Email: cchristman@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2008
My joy: Painting, gardening, stained glass, sewing, skiing, and camping.
What I love about Franklin: I love that the staff works as a team, and that our principal is very supportive. I also love that the school feels like a family.
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Tammy Gillen Special Education Teacher
Email: tgillen@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2014
My joy: My family and friends.
What I love about Franklin: I love that it feels like we are one big family. We support each other through the good and hard times.
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Maria Flores Paraeducator
Email: mcvaldez@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2012
My joy: Helping students develop their reading skills.
What I love about Franklin: I love that Franklin has great team work, support, and communication.
Sylvia Rojo Paraeducator
Email: srojo@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2008
My joy: my family, being a sports mom/grandma, and teaching.
What I love about Franklin: My home away from home. I love that Franklin is my extended family and that we have the greatest principal.
Viri Lopez Paraeducator
Email: vlopez@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2010
My joy: Working with the students.
What I love about Franklin: I love that we work as a team and collaborate to solve any challenges.
STEAM
Brendan Caroll STEAM Teacher
Email: bcarroll@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 1995
My joy: Being in nature.
What I love about Franklin: I love the fact that we have multiple generations of community members as part of our school family; staff, students and other community members that make it such an amazing school
Art, Music, and Physical Education
Saraí Martínez Art Teacher Email: saraimartinez@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2016
My joy: My family, pets, teaching and anything that lets me be creative.
What I love about Franklin: I love that everyone works as a team to help every student feel loveds, safe, and successful.
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Lisa Sueyres Music Teacher
Email: lsueyres@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2021
My joy: Seeing my students' "lightbulb" moments.
What I love about Franklin: The wonderful sense of community.
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Jeff Furst Physical Education Teacher
Email: jfurst@sbunified.org
Year I joined Franklin: 2013
My joy: Playing pickleball and traveling.
What I love about Franklin: I love Franklin's commitment to the students and families and how we treat everyone with respect.
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Family Support
Ariana Garcia-Olivo Family Engagement Liason
Email: agarcia-olivo@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2013
My joy: My Family.
What I love about Franklin: How hard everyone works together to support every student succeed.
Natalia Hatley Social Emotional Counselor
Email: nhatley@sbunified.org
Year Joined Franklin: 2019
My joy: Letting kids know that is okay to feel their feelings and helping them find ways to navigate challenging life experiences.
What I love about Franklin: Franklin is such a welcoming space. I love how all the staff genuinely care about the well-being of their students and each other.
RTI Staff
Gloria Hepp RTI Staff
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Christine Johnson RTI Staff
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Lois Moore RTI Staff
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Maria Salas RTI Staff
Email: msalas@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 1973
My joy: My two adult children , five grandsons, and my three great grand-daughters.
What I love about Franklin: Franklin has always been my second home. Working with the most incredible teachers, support staff, and present/past principals. But the most unforgettable experience, is seeing the light in a child's eyes when they know they are learning. Always soaring to new heights.
Library
Gayle Leyva Library Technician
Email: gleyva@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 1991
My joy: reading.
What I love about Franklin: I love what the staff as a whole continues to accomplish in the education of the students not only secularly but also helping them to develop into a person that has the confidence to be proud of who they are and where they come from. I love that Franklin makes you feel comfortable to be here.
Playground Peacekeepers
Mario Acosta Yard Supervisor
Email: mtrejoacosta@sbunified.org
Year joined Franklin: 2013
My joy: Coaching.
What I love about Franklin: The interconnections between staff, students, and families and all the love in between. We are Family.
Gabe Avila Yard Supervisor
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Joey Uribe Yard Supervisor
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