Hand-in-hand, a father leads his two children to school.
Hand-in-hand, a father leads his two children to school.

Capitol Area Grantees

Capitol Area R-TAC County Office Points of Contact

Alpine County Office of Education

Jamie Phillips, Director of Innovation and Student Services

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Alpine COE

Colusa County Office of Education

Jennifer Wayman, Director of Student Support and Outreach

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Maxwell USD
  • Pierce Joint USD

El Dorado County Office of Education

Melissa Kistler, Director of District and Program Support

Cohort 1 Planning Grantees:
  • Black Mine Oak USD
Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Charter Community Home Study Academy
  • Lake Tahoe USD
  • Mother Lode Union SD
  • Placerville Union SD

Nevada County Office of Education

Sarah Morgan, Community School Coordinator

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Grass Valley Elementary
  • Penn Valley Union Elementary SD
  • Twin Ridges Elementary SD
Cohort 1 Implementation Grantees:
  • John Muir Charter School

Placer County Office of Education


Co-lead for the Capitol Area R-TAC

Christina Trentz, Program Manager, Social-Emotional-Behavioral Supports

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Auburn Union SD
  • Rocklin USD
  • Western Placer USD

Sacramento County Office of Education


Co-lead for the Capitol Area R-TAC

Navdeep Purewal, Director, Community School Initiatives

Cohort 1 Planning Grantees:
  • Community Collaborative Charter
  • Folsom Cordova USD
  • Futures High
  • Natomas USD
  • Sacramento COE
  • Twin Rivers USD
  • Sacramento City USD
Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary
  • California Innovative Career Academy
  • Highlands Community Charter School
  • Marconi Learning Academy
  • Paseo Grande Charter
  • Robla SD
Cohort 1 Implementation Grantees:
  • Sacramento City USD
    • Fern Bacon Middle
    • Hiram J. Johnson High
    • John H. Still K-8 School
    • Luther Burbank High
    • Rosa Parks K-8 School
    • Will C. Wood Middle
Cohort 2 Implementation Grantees:
  • Aspire Capitol Heights Academy
  • Folsom Cordova USD
    • Cordova Meadows Elementary
    • Cordova Villa Elementary
    • Kinney High (Continuation)
    • Mills Middle
    • White Rock Elementary
    • Williamson Elementary
  • Sacramento City USD
    • Abraham Lincoln Elementary
    • Cesar Chavez Intermediate
    • Earl Warren Elementary
    • Edward Kemble Elementary
    • Ethel L. Baker Elementary
    • John Bidwell Elementary
    • John D. Sloat Elementary
    • Oak Ridge Elementary
    • Pacific Elementary
    • Parkway Elementary
    • Woodbine Elementary

San Joaquin County Office of Education

Megan Filice, Coordinator of MTSS & Equity

Cohort 1 Planning Grantees:
  • San Joaquin COE
Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Aspire Apex Academy
  • Stockton USD

Sierra County Office of Education

James Berardi, County Superintendent and Downieville Principal

Solano County Office of Education

Jas Bains Wright, Coordinator, Community Schools Partnerships and Initiatives

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Dixon USD
  • Fairfield-Suisun USD
  • Solano COE
  • Vallejo City USD

Sutter County Office of Education

Preet Chema, Coordinator ll, Student Support & Outreach

Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • AeroSTEM Academy
  • Sutter County Superintendent of Schools

Yolo County Office of Education

Cathie Irwin, Program Coordinator, MTSS; Region 3 Lead, California MTSS

Cohort 1 Planning Grantees:
  • Yolo COE
Cohort 2 Planning Grantees:
  • Woodland Joint USD
Cohort 2 Implementation Grantees:
  • Esparto USD
    • Esparto Elementary
    • Esparto Middle
    • Esparto High
  • Washington USD
    • Elkhorn Elementary
    • Riverbank Elementary
    • Westfield Elementary

Yuba County Office of Education

Nina Martinez, Director, Community School

Cohort 1 Planning Grantees:
  • Yuba COE
Cohort 1 Implementation Grantees:
  • Wheatland Union High SD
    • Edward P. Duplex
    • Wheatland Union High
Cohort 2 Implementation Grantees:
  • Marysville Joint USD
    • Anna McKenny Intermediate
    • Cedar Lane Elementary
    • Ella Elementary
    • Johnson Park Elementary
    • Kynoch Elementary
    • Linda Elementary
    • Lindhurst Elementary
    • South Lindhurst Continuation High
    • Yuba Feather Elementary
    • Yuba Gardens Intermediate
Statistic: 12 Counties Statistic: 40 LEA Planning Grants Statistic: 9 LEA Implementation Grants Statistic: 46 School Sites