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Kristina Seher,
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Mose Durst, Chairman |
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The staff here at The
Principled Academy is dedicated to providing a structured and fun
learning environment, centered on Core Knowledge and Core Virtues.
Our staff's main focus is character education, academic excellence,
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Alycia Adams
Alycia Adams is the
third grade math teacher and also assists in the 3rd
and 4th grade Language Arts program and the
Kindergarten. She has a Associate of Arts degree in
General Curriculum and 24 Early Childhood
Development Credits. She has served on The
Principled Academy staff since 1994. |
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Nancy
Asmundson (tpacademy2000@yahoo.com)
Nancy Asmundson
serves as Office Administrator and Admissions
Coordinator. She holds a B.S. in Liberal Studies
from Excelsior College, Albany, New York. She
has served on The Principled Academy staff since
2004. |
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Liisa
Burns
Liisa Burns teaches K-4
Physical Education and 2nd grade mathematics. She has served
on The Principled Academy staff since 1993. |
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Carol Clive
Carol Clive teaches K-4 Art
classes. She has served on The Principled Academy staff
since 1993. |
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Claire Cotter
Mrs. Cotter teaches 7th and 8th
grade math. Mrs. Cotter has taught at the Principled Academy
since 2007. She comes to
the school with experience teaching elementary school in
Alabama and in Connecticut. |
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Micaela Diaz
Micaela Diaz teaches science and
Algebra to 7th and 8th grade students. This is Mrs.
Diaz's first year teaching at the Principled Academy.
She has a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley and a Teaching Certificate
and a M.A. from Holy Names University. |
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Mose Durst,
Chairman of the
Board
Mose Durst, Ph.D., is
Chairman of The Principled Academy Board and teaches
literature and history to 7th and 8th grade students. After
completing his Master's and Doctor's degrees in English
Literature from the University of Oregon, Dr. Durst Durst
has published six books including Principled Education,
Shakespeare’s Plays, and Oakland, California: Towards A
Sustainable City, and two children’s books.
Please read
The Crisis in our Schools and
Principled Character Education both published by Dr.
Durst, outlining our basic concepts of education.
"My job is teaching Middle
School students, which I think is so important. The time I
have been given with students is the period of life when
their characters are changing the most. I can make a great
influence on the lives of young people. Of all the things I
could do, helping young people understand what is valuable
and how to become valuable is the most important to me. Thus,
teaching gives me a great deal of joy, and I hope I too can
offer not only joy but understanding in reading, writing,
and history." |
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Seung Hae Durst
Seung Hae Durst is the
Accounting Manager. Mrs. Durst has served on the
Principled Academy staff since 2005. |
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Yoshiko Floyd
Mrs. Floyd is a teacher's aide in the
Preschool. Mrs. Floyd has worked at the Principled Academy for
a few years. |
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Regina Freeman
Regina Freeman teaches in the
Preschool. She has
an extensive background in preschool having previously had
her own in-home daycare. Ms. Freeman has worked in the
Principled Academy preschool since 2004. |
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Teresa Holstein
Mrs. Holstein is the Lead
Teacher for First Grade. She holds a B.A. in Human
Development from California State University, East Bay (CSUEB)
and a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from John F.
Kennedy University. Mrs. Holstein has over 20 years of
teaching experience. Mrs. Holstein began teaching at
The Principled Academy in 2007. |
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Brenna Iredale
(rbiredale@comcast.net)
Brenna Iredale is an
Assistant Principal and the Lead Teacher for the combination 5th/6th grade
class. She holds an Associate degree in Ecology
from Paul Smith College, a Bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts
with a minor in Biological Science from California State
University, East Bay (CSUEB), and a California K-12 Multiple
Subject Teaching Credential with supplementary authorization
in Science from CSUEB. She studied Early Childhood Education
at Pacific Oaks and Chabot Colleges. She has worked with The
Principled Academy since 1991. |
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Raquel Ivanenko
Raquel Ivanenko is the Lead
Teacher for the combination 3rd/4th grade class. She holds a B.A. in
Ethnic Studies from California State University, East Bay (CSUEB) and
a multiple subject teaching credential from the same
institution. Mrs. Ivanenko has been on The Principled
Academy staff since 2005. |
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Jivco Jetchev
Jivco Jetchev teaches Physical
Education to 5th through 8th grades. He also holds a
Gymnastics Club for Kindergarten students. Mr. Jetchev
is also the owner of Sparta Gymnastics in Hayward. |
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Myrna Lapres
(myrnal@aol.com)
Myrna Lapres is an Assistant
Principal and also teaches kindergarten. She holds a
Bachelor's degree from the State University of New York, New
Paltz, and a Master's in Religious Education from the
Unification Theological Seminary in Barrytown, New York.
Mrs. Lapres studied Early Childhood Education at Chabot
College and Pacific Oaks Extension College. She has served
on The Principled Academy staff since 1993. |
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Margareta Mori
Margareta Mori teaches in the
Preschool. Mrs. Mori has a Diploma in Pediatric
Nursing from Central Children's Hospital in Bremen, Germany.
She has worked in Pediatric Intensive Care at the Johann
Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany.
Mrs. Mori has received a Certificate in Careers with
Children from the Regional Occupational Program in Cerritos,
CA. She completed a Teacher Aide Program with Harcourt
Learning Direct/Education Direct in Scranton, PA. In
addition, Mrs. Mori has completed 18 units in Early
Childhood Education from Chabot Community College. Mrs. Mori has taught at the Principled
Academy Preschool since 2002. |
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Poppy Richie
Poppy Richie is the Lead
Second
Grade teacher. She holds a Bachelor's degree from St.
Lawrence University in Canton, New York. She completed her
training in Early Childhood Education at the University of
California, Berkeley Extension College and at Chabot
College. She has served on The Principled Academy staff
since 1992. She is a contributing author to a
published Character Education curriculum series
Discovering the Real Me.
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Kristina Seher,
Head of School kristinaseher@hotmail.com Kristina Seher is the Head of
School. She has a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and holds Master's
degrees in Developmental Psychology and in Educational
Administration from the University of California at
Berkeley. In addition, Mrs. Seher holds a California K -
12th Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from the
University of California, Berkeley, and an early childhood
education Program Director Credential. Mrs. Seher is the
Lead Teacher for 7th and 8th grade students. Mrs. Seher has been
with the school since its inception. |
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Ann Steinbronn
Ann Steinbronn is the
Preschool Director, teaches science to 1st & 2nd grades, and teaches art to 5th -8th grades. She
holds an Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood
Education from Chabot College. She has completed the Every Director Counts program.
Mrs. Steinbronn has taught at The Principled Academy since
1994. |
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Kimie Watanabe
Kimie Watanabe is a Teachers
Aide in the Preschool. Mrs. Watanabe has worked at the
Principled Academy since 2005. |
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