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Curriculum Committees Table of Contents
Curriculum Committees Table of Contents
Click on the committee name below to jump right to that section, or enjoy scrolling through the entire list of curriculum-focused Oak Park committees.
Click on the committee name below to jump right to that section, or enjoy scrolling through the entire list of curriculum-focused Oak Park committees.
Curriculum Council
Curriculum Council
Purpose: This District advisory council addresses universal and specific issues that either directly or indirectly impact the curriculum offered in OPUSD schools. The Council makes recommendations to the Board related to instructional materials, new courses of study, and other matters related to curriculum and instruction. The committee consists of Administrators, a Board Member, teachers, and two voting parent members.
2025-26 Committee Members: Ellen Chevalier (Director of Curriculum & Instruction - Chair), Michelle Hayashida (Administrator of Curriculum and Instruction - Admin), Anais Wenn (Superintendent), Soyon Hardy (DO - Board Member), Heather Sloan (OHES - Admin), Natalie Smith (OPHS - Admin), Gia Jantz (MCMS - Admin), Lisa Becker (BES - Staff), Rylie Beaty (Staff - OHES), Erica White (ROES - Staff), Alison Stein (MCMS - Staff), Cathy Lory (OPHS - Staff), Katie Lague (OVHS - Staff), Susan Allen (OPIS - Staff), Deet Ezra (OHES & MCMS - Parent), Rana Heidari (ROES - Parent), Shawna Driggs (OVHS - Parent), Selina MacLaren (BES - Parent), Shiri Hermesh (MCMS - Parent), Tina Lange (MCMS -Parent), Nirmal, S. (MCMS - Student), Popham, G. ( OPHS - ASB Rep), Vatandoust, R. (OPHS - Student), Fedorchak, M. (OPHS - Student)
Meets: Monday, October 6, 2025 | Monday, November 10, 2025 | Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | Tuesday, April 14, 2026 | Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (if needed)
2025-26 Agendas (Coming Soon)
DELAC/English Learning
DELAC/English Learning
Purpose: A California school district is required to form a DELAC if it has 51 or more English learner students. The committee is comprised of school staff, parents of English learner students, other parents, and community members who are interested in English learner programs. At least 51 percent of the committee must be made up of parents of English learner students who are not employed by our district.
2025-26 Committee Members: Dr. Michelle Hayashida (Administrator of Curriculum and Instruction - Chair), Ellen Chevalier (Director of Curriculum & Instruction - Admin), Anais Wenn (DO - Superintendent), Denise Helfstein (DO - Board Member), Liza Baker (MCMS - Staff), Yi (Victor) Zeng (MCMS - Parent), Dr. Gelareh Abedi (ROES), Yogita Bali (ROES - Parent), Jayshree Chalukya (OHES - Parent),
Meets: Thursday, October 9, 2025 | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026
Notation: The DELAC meets virtually in order to offer accessibility for translation using Google Translator and the Closed Caption feature available through Google Meet.
2025-26 Agendas (Coming Soon)
GATE DAC
GATE DAC
Purpose: The GATE District Advisory Council ("DAC") discusses issues related to differentiated instruction and gifted education. Parent volunteer members must have at least one child identified in OPUSD's GATE program. Other members are Administrators, teachers, or community members with knowledge of gifted education.
2025-26 Committee Members: Michelle Hayashida (Administrator of Curriculum and Instruction - Chair), Ellen Chevalier (Director of Curriculum & Instruction), Anais Wenn (D.O - SuperIntendent), Lexie Ma (ROES - Staff), Sarah Rosenblum (BES - Staff), Jessica Jimenez (OHES - Staff), Kim Winthrop (MCMS - Staff), Helen Yan (MCMS - Parent), Ryan Kiick (BES - Parent), Megan Lantsman (Board Rep), Allison Albright (ROES - Staff), Rana Heidari (ROES - Parent), Yonit Solomon (MCMS - Parent), Amir Hejazi (MCMS - Parent)
Meets: Monday, October 13, 2025 | Monday, December 8, 2025 | Monday, February 9, 2026 | Monday, April 13, 2026
2025-26 Agendas (Coming Soon)
LCAP Committee
LCAP Committee
Purpose: One key aspect of the LCAP process is the engagement of all stakeholders. Staff, teachers, administrators, bargaining partners, community members, parents/guardians and students - including foster youth, homeless, and those from low-income and English learner communities - are to be consulted to provide feedback on the LCAP. The LCAP Committee meets a few times a year.
2025-26 Committee Members (LCAP PAC): Ellen Chevalier (Director of Curriculum & Instruction - Chair), Michelle Hayashida (DO - Admin), Anais Wenn (D.O - Superintendent), Denise Helfstein (DO - Board Member), Mat McClenahan (OPHS - Admin), Gia Jantz (MCMS - Admin), Amy Marcoullier (BES - Admin), Heather Sloan (OHES - Admin), Jackie Longo (ROES - Admin), Kent Cromwell (OVHS/OPIS - Admin), Joe Bishop (BES - Parent), Elmira Buhayova (ROES/MCMS/OPHS - Parent), Sussane Coie (OPHS - Parent), Stefanie Amar (BES -Parent), Laura Sklaroff (ROES - Parent)
2025-26 Committee Members (LCAP SAC): Ellen Chevalier (Director of Curriculum & Instruction - Chair), Michelle Hayashida (DO - Admin), Anais Wenn (D.O - Superintendent), Mat McClenahan (OPHS - Admin), Gia Jantz (MCMS - Admin), Patel, H. (OPHS - Student), Ruan, M. (OPHS - Student), Hardy, E. (OPHS - Student), Gonzalez, O. (OPHS - Student), Deshautelle, M. (OPHS - Student), Mahmood, M. (OPHS - Student), Broms, E. (OPHS - Student), Bongiovi, J. (OPHS - Student), Sreeraj, N. (OPHS - Student), Lahiri, A. (OPHS - Student), Willis, R. (OPHS - Student), Hamidi, M. (OPHS - Student), Rhode, M. (OPHS - Student), Norton, J. (OPHS - Student), Li, Y. (OPHS - Student), Shivampet, V. (OPHS - Student), Kladopoulos, P. (OPHS - Student), Qi, J. (OPHS - Student), Iwasaki, R. (OVHS - Student)
Meets: (PAC) -Thursday, November 20, 2025 | Monday, January 29, 2026 | Thursday, April 9, 2026 | Thursday, May 14, 2026
(SAC) -
2025-26 Presentations: Meeting#1, Meeting#2, Meeting#3, Meeting#4
2024-25 Presentations: Meeting #1, Meeting #2, Meeting #3, Meeting #4
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