Meet Our Team

No matter how you slice it, we’re always here for you!

One of the character profiles that we model for our scholars at The Grande Innovation Academy is that of being a Communicator. From the smiling faces in the front to our dedicated and hard-working teachers, we strive to communicate in a respectful and productive manner.

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Administration

Mrs. Messer
Mrs. MesserExecutive Director
Mr. Messer
Mr. MesserBusiness Manager
Mrs. Curtin
Mrs. CurtinFourth-Eighth Grade Academic Coach
Ms. Holloway
Ms. HollowaySchool Counselor
Mr. Laufenberg
Mr. LaufenbergAssistant Principal / Dean
Mrs. O'Connor
Mrs. O'ConnorAssessment/Professional Development Coordinator
Mrs. McCain
Mrs. McCainPre-School-Third Grade Academic Coach

Front Office Team

Mrs. Castañon
Mrs. CastañonNurse
Ms. Easton
Ms. EastonFront Office
Mrs. Tinajero
Mrs. TinajeroFront Office
Mrs. Valdez
Mrs. ValdezFront Office Manager

Teaching Teams

Preschool Team

Ms. Benitez
Ms. BenitezPreschool Para
Ms. Escobedo
Ms. EscobedoPreschool Para
Ms. Medel
Ms. MedelPreschool Para
Ms. Rodarte
Ms. RodartePreschool Teacher

Kindergarten Team

Ms. Bock
Ms. BockKindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Childers
Mrs. ChildersKindergarten Interventionist
Ms. Diaz
Ms. DiazKindergarten Interventionist
Ms. Jackman
Ms. JackmanKindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Madrid
Mrs. MadridKindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Mulligan
Mrs. MulliganKindergarten Interventionist

First Grade Team

Ms. Castruita
Ms. CastruitaFirst Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Coffman
Mrs. CoffmanFirst Grade Teacher
Mrs. Orr
Mrs. OrrFirst Grade Interventionist
Ms. Rodriguez
Ms. RodriguezFirst Grade Teacher
Mrs. Wagner
Mrs. WagnerFirst Grade Teacher
Mrs. Walters
Mrs. WaltersFirst Grade Interventionist

Second Grade Team

Mrs. Boillot
Mrs. BoillotSecond Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Estrella
Mrs. EstrellaSecond Grade Teacher
Mrs. Million
Mrs. MillionSecond Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Rogers
Mrs. RogersSecond Grade Teacher
Mrs. Vasquez
Mrs. VasquezSecond Grade Teacher
Mrs. Zaikoski
Mrs. ZaikoskiSecond Grade Interventionist

Third Grade Team

Mrs. Bielski
Mrs. BielskiThird Grade Teacher
Mrs. Oates
Mrs. OatesThird Grade Teacher
Ms. Robinson
Ms. RobinsonThird Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Rodriguez
Mrs. RodriguezThird Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Shaffer
Mrs. ShafferThird Grade Teacher
Ms. Urbina
Ms. UrbinaThird Grade Interventionist

Fourth Grade Team

Ms. Clegg
Ms. CleggFourth Grade Teacher
Mr. Hanrion
Mr. HanrionFourth Grade Teacher
Ms. Pena
Ms. PenaFourth Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Preston
Mrs. PrestonFourth Grade Teacher
Ms. Solano
Ms. SolanoFourth Grade Interventionist

Fifth Grade Team

Mrs. Fiori
Mrs. FioriFifth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Garza
Mrs. GarzaFifth Grade Interventionist
Ms. Oaks
Ms. OaksFifth Grade Teacher
Ms. Retzlaff
Ms. Retzlaff Fifth Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Thayer
Mrs. ThayerFifth Grade Teacher

Sixth Grade Team

Ms. Eshagpoor
Ms. EshagpoorSixth Grade Teacher
Ms. Mills
Ms. MillsSixth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Rosati
Mrs. RosatiSixth Grade Interventionist
Ms. Victor
Ms. VictorSixth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Warren
Mrs. WarrenSixth Grade Interventionist

Seventh Grade Team

Ms. Alvarez
Ms. AlvarezSeventh Grade Teacher
Mr. Kephart
Mr. KephartSeventh Grade Teacher
Ms. Lara
Ms. LaraSeventh Grade Interventionist
Mrs. Lopez
Mrs. LopezSeventh Grade Interventionist
Mr. Walsworth
Mr. WalsworthSeventh Grade Teacher

Eighth Grade Team

Mrs. Back
Mrs. BackSeventh and Eighth Grade Math Interventionist
Mrs. Gutierrez
Mrs. Gutierrez Eighth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Marion
Mrs. MarionEighth Grade Teacher
Mrs. Marquez
Mrs. MarquezEighth Grade Interventionist/Garden Teacher
Mrs. Miller
Mrs. MillerEighth Grade Interventionist
Mr. Vassallo
Mr. VassalloEighth Grade Teacher

Third-Eighth Grade Gifted Team

Mrs. David
Mrs. DavidELA Teacher
Mrs. Joseph
Mrs. JosephMath Teacher
Mrs. Panka
Mrs. PankaScience Teacher

Special Areas Team

Mrs. Allen
Mrs. AllenAthletics Director
Ms. Bautista
Ms. BautistaLunch Para
Mr. Cudaback
Mr. CudabackPE Teacher
Mr. Dowdle
Mr. DowdleMiddle School Electives
Mr. Granderson
Mr. GrandersonPE Teacher
Mr. Hallam
Mr. HallamSpecials Coordinator
Mr. Houselog
Mr. HouselogPE Teacher
Ms. Merritt
Ms. MerrittPE Para
Ms. Messer
Ms. MesserFabLab
Mrs. Barron-Ortiz
Mrs. Barron-OrtizSpanish Teacher
Ms. Wipping
Ms. WippingArt Teacher
Ms. Wright
Ms. WrightFabLab

Support Team

Mrs. Alvarez
Mrs. AlvarezCopy Clerk /After Care
Ms. Battraw
Ms. BattrawMobile Sub/Assessment Team
Ms. Hernandez
Ms. HernandezInterventionist Science
Mrs. Ivers
Mrs. IversLibrarian
Mrs. Jennings
Mrs. JenningsEnrollment Recruiter
Mrs. Thomas
Mrs. ThomasMedia Specialist
Mr. Martinez
Mr. MartinezTechnology Specialist

ELL Team

Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. AndersonELL Teacher
Mrs. Jackson
Mrs. JacksonELL Coordinator
Mrs. Montanez
Mrs. MontanezELL Teacher
Mrs. Watts
Mrs. WattsELL Teacher

Special Education Team

Mrs. Bowman
Mrs. BowmanSpecial Education Para
Mrs. Houselog
Mrs. HouselogSPED Teacher
Ms. Lowenthal
Ms. LowenthalSpecial Education Interventionist
Mr. Randall
Mr. RandallSPED Teacher
Mrs. Scallon
Mrs. ScallonSpeech-Language Pathology Assistant
Ms. Vezeau
Ms. VezeauSPED Teacher

Food Services 

Ms. Castro
Ms. CastroLunch Para
Mrs. Pedroza
Mrs. PedrozaLunch Service Supervisor
Ms. Rodriguez
Ms. RodriguezLunch Para
Mrs. Rodriguez
Mrs. RodriguezLunch Service

Facilities

Mrs. Arenas Flores
Mrs. Arenas FloresFacilities
Mrs. Gonzalez
Mrs. GonzalezFacilities
Mr. Johnston
Mr. JohnstonFacilities
Mr. Moronez
Mr. MoronezLead Facilities Manager
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. RodriguezEvening Facilities Supervisor
Mrs. Romero
Mrs. RomeroFacilities
Mrs. Sanchez
Mrs. SanchezFacilities
Ms. Wallace
Ms. Wallace Facilities