Phone: (651) 802-6994
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Danaya Franke
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Retention
Assist in designing, implementing, measuring and directing educator recruitment and retention efforts across the district, especially for our teachers of color. This effort focuses on:
- Recruitment
- Retention
- Pre-service work with our 21 university partners
- Licensure support
- Grow Your Own teacher preparation programming
Phone: (651) 666-8554
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Dawn Ransom
Supervisor, Office of Teaching and Learning
Oversight Areas:
- Teacher Development and Evaluation (TD&E)
- Induction supports for new educators
- Learning leads
Phone: (612) 476-5928
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Wouang Lao
Saint Paul Urban Teacher Residency (SUTR) Supervisor, Recruitment and Retention
Oversight Areas:
- Train and support Residents
- Oversee daily program operations
- Maintain district and university partnerships
Phone: (612) 364-6938
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Anny Xiong
Recruitment and Diversity Specialist, Human Resources
Contact me about:
- Available career opportunities within the district
- Questions related to applications for open positions
- Recruitment partnerships
Phone: (651) 392-8048
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Alicia Gutierrez
Recruitment and Diversity Specialist, Human Resources
Contact me about:
- Strategic partnerships within our local community to support educators
- National partnerships with our local community to support educators
- Current and future career opportunities within SPPS
Phone: (612) 394-3720
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Lyle Dandridge
Retention Specialist, Recruitment and Retention
Contact me about:
- Check-in interviews with new teachers
- Stay interviews with veteran teachers
- Affinity groups
- General teacher support opportunities
Phone: (612) 368-6984
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Mary Yang
Tracks to Licensure, Recruitment and Retention
Contact me about:
- MN tiered licensure system support
- 1st Wednesdays of the month (Google Meet code: SPPSLICENSE)
- Schoology support group for educators (Access code: 979H-W2VF-M46N5)
- SPPS Pre-Service partnerships with higher education institutions
- Student teacher practicum and field experience placements
- Schoology support group for principals (Access code: RJSV-PHVD-T6DG4)
Phone: (952) 256-2756
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Isabelle Davies
SUTR Elementary Specialist, Recruitment and Retention
Contact me about:
- Elementary muti-tiered SUTR graduate support
- Induction seminar for SUTR graduates
- Evidence-based practices in Elementary Education
Phone: (651) 279-2037
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Jillian Pultz
SUTR Special Education Specialist, Recruitment and Retention
Contact me about:
- Special education muti-tiered SUTR graduate support
- Induction seminar for SUTR graduates
- Evidence-based practices in Special Education
Phone: (651) 728-1617
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Danielle Ferguson
HR Coordinator/SUTR Recruiter
Contact me about:
- SUTR related questions about interest, applications, info session
- SUTR recruiting opportunities (fairs, tabling, pds) and/or questions
- SUTR interview support days, resident exit interviews
- SUTR branding/ marketing opportunities
Phone: (651) 744-7141
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Serena Gong
Management Assistant
Contact me about:
- Overall support for the Recruitment and Retention Team
- Potential contracts, purchase orders, orders
- Projects
Phone: (651) 744-2794
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Maryama Hussein
HR Service Associate
Contact me about:
- Pre-Service Program applications, references, and background checks
- Support and resources for the Recruitment & Retention Team
- Support in Hiring Fairs
Phone: (651) 744-7090
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Casey Ulrich
New Educator Induction Support, Office of Teaching and Learning
Contact me about:
- Mentor-Mentee Program
- Educator Support Pathway / Tenure Requirements
- General New Educator Support Queries
Phone: (651) 767-8315
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Sandra Smith
Teacher Development and Evaluation (TD&E) TOSA, Office of Teaching and Learning
Contact me about:
- All Things TD&E
- Individual Growth and Development Plan
- Mid-Year & End of Year Reflections
- Student Achievement, PLCs & Student Engagement
- Peer Collaboration
- Probationary and Summative Evaluations
- PowerSchool Perform
Phone: (651) 744-4758
Email:
Degrees and Certifications:
Yu Zhang
Research Analyst
Oversight areas:
- Data analysis
- Supporting District efforts in staff recruitment and retention
- General research and analysis for recruitment and retention