Compton Unified Honors 30 New Teachers
Media Release
Compton Unified recently honored 30 incredible educators from 20 schools at the TIPS Colloquium at Caldwell Elementary—marking the successful completion of their two-year Teacher Induction journey!
Each educator will now be recommended for their clear teaching credential, a major milestone that reflects their dedication, growth, and impact in the classroom.
With nearly 100 attendees, including district leaders, the event showcased our unwavering commitment to supporting and elevating educators from day one.
A special thank you to Grand Canyon University for sponsoring this meaningful celebration and helping us recognize these rising stars!
Here’s the list of CUSD’s newest teachers:
Emad Ali (Bunche MS)
Amber Archuleta (Carver ES)
Christopher Cannon (Adult School)
Kayla Cannon (Foster ES)
Philip Dawson (Centennial HS)
Laura Chavez Delgado (Kennedy ES)
Aurora Evans (McKinley ES)
Cindy Fernandez (Dickison ES)
Lupe Gutierrez (Centennial HS)
Milton Huezo Valencia (Compton HS)
Paola Ibanez (Laurel Street ES)
Brianna Jauregui (McKinley ES)
Stephen Kelley (Compton Early College HS)
Naju Kim (McKinley ES)
Rayneece Lancaster (Davis MS)
Vi Le (Roosevelt ES)
Hierzon Lopez (Dickison ES)
Norika McNair (McNair ES)
Garry Naylor (Bunche MS)
Jonah Newman (Kelly ES)
Kevin Panameno (Davis MS)
Mauro Plascencia (Centennial HS)
Nathalie Robles (Compton HS)
Toni Salgado (Dickison ES)
Cesar Soto Soto (Foster ES)
Briana Staley (Compton Early College HS)
Matthew Walters (Davis MS)
Kimberly White (Roosevelt ES)
Brandon Xue (Clinton ES)
Kathryn Zagrodny (Compton HS)