DCPS Leadership

DC Public Schools

Organizational Chart

Fall 2022

DCPS Core Leadership Team

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Lewis D. Ferebee

Chancellor

Elizabeth Bartolomeo

Interim Chief of

Communications

Maggie Thomas

Chief of Staff

Sarah Parker

Interim Officer,

Engagement and

Partnerships

Melissa Kim

Deputy Chancellor

Kim Jackson

Chief, Elementary

Schools

Katie Larkin, IS Cluster I

Mary Ann Stinson, IS Cluster II

Tenia Pritchard, IS Cluster III

Andria Caruthers, IS Cluster IV

Eric Bethel, IS Cluster V

Carolyne Albert–Garvey, IS Cluster VI

Bren Elliott

Chief, School Improvement

and Supports

Deitra Bryant–

Mallory

Senior Deputy

Chief, Student

Supports

Drewana Bey

Chief, Secondary

Schools

Harry Huges, IS Cluster VII

Kim Martin, IS Cluster VIII

Jerry Jellig, IS Cluster IX

Sarah Navarro

Senior Deputy Chief, Secondary

Schools

David Pinder

Chief, Leadership

Development

Corie Colgan

Chief, Teaching and

Learning

Regina Grimmett

Senior Deputy

Chief, Specialized

Instruction

Amy Maisterra

Deputy Chancellor

Cyrus Verrani

Interim Chief, Data and

Technology

Cinthia Ruiz

Chief Integrity Officer

Ely Ross

Chief, Operations

Sharon Gaskins

Officer, Resource

Strategy

Quinne Harris-Lindsey

General Counsel

Charon P.W. Hines

Senior Advisor

Office of the Chief of Staff

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Maggie Thomas

Chief of Staff

Sarah Parker

Interim Officer,

Engagement and

Partnerships

Alyssa Noth

Director,

Intergovernmental Affairs

Alden Wells Toiv

Deputy Chief,

Strategic Initiatives

The Engagement and Partnerships

office leads the district's strategy

for partnering with families, commun

ities, students, staff and

partners at the district and

school level in order to

improve outcomes for every student

by fostering collaborative

partnerships between and among

schools and the greater

DC community.

The Intergovernmental

Affairs division maintains

strong relationships with City

Council and other DC

government agencies through

responsive and proactive

communications.

The Strategic Initiatives

division supports

collaboration, alignment, and

coherence across DCPS

through systems and

structures focused on the

strategic plan.

Office of the Deputy Chancellors

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Amy Maisterra

Deputy Chancellor,

Innovation and Systems

Improvement

Elisabeth Morse

Deputy Chief, Policy

The Policy division reviews and develops

regulatory, policy, and system implementation

resources that advance an educational equity

and excellence agenda. This division also

works to strategically support the Deputy

Chancellor in ensuring consistent expectations;

aligning initiatives, resources, and processes;

and supporting a collaborative approach to

budget management and hiring across offices.

The Schools division

strategically supports the

Deputy Chancellors in

ensuring consistent

expectations; aligned

initiatives, resources, and

processes; and a

collaborative approach to

budget management and

hiring across offices.

The Strategic School

Planning division supports

the development and

implementation of a

district–wide growth

strategy.

The Acceleration division

leads the vision and

strategic plan for

acceleration across the

district, with a focus on

supporting learning and

development of the whole

child and providing aligned

supports to school staff.

Melissa Kim

Deputy Chancellor,

Social Emotional Academic

Development

Stephanie Shultz

Deputy Chief, Schools

Sujata Bhat

Deputy Chief, Strategic

School Planning

Jennifer Rosenbaum

Deputy Chief,

Acceleration

Office of Engagement and Partnerships

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Sarah Parker

Interim Officer,

Engagement and

Partnerships

Sarah Parker

Deputy Chief, Engagement

Abigail Cohen

Manager, Partner

Engagement

Tara Cheston

Manager, Internal

Engagement

The Family and Community

Engagement division listens

to and engages with

families, communities, and

students at the district and

school level in order to build

trust and use stakeholder

feedback to inform the work

of DCPS; and builds capacity

for school leaders and

teachers to partner with

families to drive student

success.

The Partnerships team is

responsible for developing and

managing the systems and

resources to support external

partners’ ability to align with

and advance DCPS goals and

priorities. This team is the

primary liaison for partner

organizations that serve

students during afterschool and

in the summer and also serves

as a liaison with other DCPS

internal departments and city

agencies that fund and set

policies for school program

providers in the District.

The Internal Engagement

team is responsible for

driving a district wide staff

engagement strategy for

DCPS and ensuring central

services and school-based

staff priorities are

reflected in key decisions

that impact them.

Office of Communications

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Elizabeth Bartolomeo

Interim Chief, Communications

Elizabeth Bartolomeo

Deputy Chief, Communications

The Communications office

shines a light on the

inspiring stories of the

students and schools within

DCPS and engages with

internal and external

stakeholders to update the

community on DCPS policies

and initiatives.

Office of Teaching and Learning

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Corie Colgan

Chief, Teaching and

Learning

Karen Cole

Deputy Chief, Academic &

Creative Empowerment

Alison Williams

Deputy Chief, Content &

Curriculum

Matthew Reif

Director, Extended Learning

and Academic Recovery

Elba Garcia

Executive Director,

Language Acquisition

Ashley Campbell

Director, Professional

Learning

Mayra Chong–Qui Torres

Director, OTL Strategy and

Operations

Regina Grimmett

Senior Deputy Chief,

Specialized Inst.

The Academic and Creative

Empowerment division

sets the

vision for equity and excellence

in developing and empowering

the whole child to make

creative, purposeful, and

masterful use of academic

content. The ACE division

supports schools and develops

curriculum and programming in

arts, health, physical education,

library programs, educational

technology, STEM, global

programs, advanced and

enriched instruction, and

curriculum and assessment

innovation.

The Content and

Curriculum division sets the

vision for equity and

excellence for each content

area in DCPS schools by

researching, creating, and

curating curricular materials

and providing aligned

professional development

experiences to ensure that

all students have access to

rigorous and joyful learning

experiences every day in

every content area.

The Extended Learning

and Academic Recovery

team oversees most of

DCPS' K–12 summer

school programs including

enrichment and retention

programs in alignment

with the laws and

regulations of the District

of Columbia. Additionally,

the team oversees the

largest group of

afterschool programs with

the 21st Century

Community Learning

Centers grant and meets

the needs of high potential

students in grades K–5

through the Schoolwide

Enrichment Model (SEM.)

The Language Acquisition

team welcomes families of

linguistically and culturally

diverse backgrounds to DCPS,

leads the process of

identifying English Learner

students, and supports

schools in developing

programs that supports

English language acquisition

and academic growth.

The Professional Learning

division sets a vision for

professional development for

DCPS as well as creates

systems, tools, and structures

to increase the efficacy of

professional learning

initiatives. This work includes

LEAP, cluster-based PD,

district PD and other learning

opportunities. The team works

across all DCPS offices to

increase the cohesion of

professional development and

broad sharing of knowledge,

while exploring new avenues

and opportunities for

meaningful development and

learning for our educators.

The Director of Strategy and

Operations will help ensure

the success of the Office of

Teaching and Learning’s high

visibility workstreams through

strategic planning, project

monitoring, and the design of

continuous improvement

systems.

The Specialized Instruction

division works to reduce the

opportunity gap between

students with IEPs and their

non–disabled peers; and

increases equity and

excellence in schools through

specific academic

programming, related

services, professional learning,

school leadership

development, family

engagement, dispute

resolution, and community

partnerships.

Office of Leadership Development

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David Pinder

Chief, Leadership Development

Nakia Nicholson

Deputy Chief, Leadership Development

Vacant

Director, RISE

Nancy Wright

Director, Talent Acquisition and Retention

Strategy

A critical aspect of DCPS’ strategy is an investment in people, in all stages of their development. DCPS endeavors to get, grow, and keep its top talent, ensuring

all school–based staff have opportunities for development. More specifically, the Office of Leadership Development works across teams and in schools to

build the capacity and influence needed to develop and nurture leaders who are committed to equity and antiracist work in service of students and their

families. Utilizing career ladders and pipelines as anchor structures, the office provides development for leaders within their roles as well as for those who are

aspiring to their next level of work.

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Kim Jackson

Chief, Elementary

Schools

Katie Larkin

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster I

Mary Ann Stinson

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster II

Tenia Pritchard

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster III

Andria Caruthers

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster IV

Eric Bethel

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster V

Carolyne

Albert–Garvey

Instructional

Superintendent,

Cluster VI

Linda Randall

Director, 1st

Grade Academy

Helen Tzow

Director,

Elementary

Schools

Vacant

OES Resident

Principal

Vacant

OES Instructional

Coach

Cheryl Ohlson

Deputy Chief,

Early Childhood

Ed.

Office of Elementary Schools

1st Grade Academy

works to reduce the

achievement gap

through accelerated

student learning,

leadership for

Reading Recovery®,

supports for 1st

grade programming,

and implementation

of sound

instructional

practices in

classrooms. It also

serves as a resource

for PreK

preparation.

The Director of

Elementary

Schools will

support major

initiatives across

elementary

schools to ensure

all schools and

departments are

supported.

The Early Childhood

Education division

supports schools and

families in providing

PreK students with

comprehensive

learning experiences

that foster confidence

and independence.

The division also

manages the

implementation of

DCPS' Head Start

grant.

Instructional Superintendents supervise clusters of 7–14 principals. Instructional Superintendents

provide principals with feedback, coaching, guidance, and the support necessary for them to be

effective school leaders—with a particular focus on instructional leadership. They help principals

develop their staff’s capacity to reach student achievement goals, and build positive relationships with

their communities, while ensuring their schools are well–run, nurturing places of learning.

Office of Secondary Schools

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Drewana Bey

Chief, Secondary Schools

Harry Hughes

Instructional

Superintendent, Cluster VII

Kim Martin

Instructional

Superintendent, Cluster VIII

Jerry Jellig,

Instructional

Superintendent, Cluster IX

Betsy White

Secondary Schools Director

Brandon Eatman

OSS Resident Principal

Sarah Navarro

Senior Deputy Chief,

Secondary Schools

Instructional Superintendents

supervise clusters of 10–14 principals. Instructional

Superintendents provide principals with feedback, coaching, guidance, and support necessary

for them to be effective school leaders

—with a particular focus on instructional leadership.

They help principals develop their staff’s capacity to reach student achievement goals, and

build positive relationships with their communities, while ensuring their schools are well

–run,

nurturing places of learning.

The Office of Secondary Schools Programs

include Athletics,

Career Education, College Preparedness and Persistence, JROTC,

Ninth Grade Academies, School Academic Scheduling and Support,

and Student Engagement. OSS is responsible for effective

management, operation and achievement of middle and high

schools, and provides leadership to principals, administrators, and

teachers to ensure academic excellence for students.

Office of Integrity

Cinthia Ruiz

Chief Integrity Officer

Ato Biney

Specialist, Integrity

Charlotte Flournoy

Specialist, Integrity

Emerald Becker

Deputy Chief, Enrollment & Attendance

Office of Integrity works with staff, students, parents, and the greater

community to respond to questions and concerns around school

policies and address complaints related to compliance with the law.

The office

conducts internal audits into and reviews of DCPS systems

and practices.

The Attendance division provides

resources and tools to support schools

in ensuring every student attends

school regularly and on time.

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The Enrollment division supports

schools and the District in staying on

track to achieve enrollment goals

related to operations, growth, and

lottery.

Office of School Improvement and Supports

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Bren Elliott

Chief, School Improvement

and Supports

Chris Lewis

Deputy Chief, IMPACT

Paige Hoffman

Deputy Chief, School

Improvement

Deitra Bryant–Mallory

Senior Deputy Chief,

Student Supports

Michael Lamb

Deputy Chief, Learning and

Development Sciences

The IMPACT division

ensures clarity of

expectations and

meaningful feedback in

support of increased

effectiveness of all school–

based staff.

The School Improvement

division designs and

implements a system of

differentiated supports and

continuous improvement to

ensure all schools steadily

move toward excellence.

The Student Supports

division ensures that

schools have the necessary

supports to address the

needs of the whole child

and create the conditions

where all students are

ready to learn.

The Learning and Development

Sciences division prioritizes the

research behind how children

learn, how teachers teach, how

families support learning at

home, and how our

systems support all of these

activities, working to ensure this

science is embedded in curricular

work, teacher professional

development, and all policies and

practice.

Office of Data & Technology

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Cyrus Verrani

Interim Chief, Data & Technology

Cyrus Verrani

Deputy Chief, Information

Technology

Victoria Nomdedeu

Interim Director, Assessments

Ijeoma Anyanwu

Deputy Chief, Data

Keerthana Hogirala

Director, Strategic Initiatives

The Information Technology team

provides DCPS students and staff, in every

school, with the infrastructure, systems and

support to use technology effectively to

accelerate student achievement.

The Assessments team leads the

administration of all state-

required, summative assessments, and

provides support, resources and processes to

ensure test security and data integrity are

maintained during assessments.

The Data team leads the strategic use of

data in DC Public Schools by ensuring

DCPS stakeholders have timely access to

accurate and relevant data by organizing,

validating and reporting on student data,

by conducting analysis and research to

inform decision-making, and building

school-level capacity to use data to

improve student outcomes.

The Strategic Initiatives team manages a

portfolio of office-wide and agency-wide

cross-functional workstreams; oversees

office strategy, finance, communications,

staffing, and operations; and supports the

Office of Data and Technology divisions

achieve their objectives – all with the goal

of ensuring that schools and the district, as

a whole, can use technology and data

effectively.

Ely Ross

Chief, Operations

Conchita Hudson–Hall

Deputy Chief, Compliance

Agency Risk Management

Representative

Lisa Putman

Interim Deputy Chief,

Strategic School Operations

Toussaint Webster

Interim Deputy Chief,

Facilities

Robert Jaber

Executive Director, Food

and Nutrition Services

Ricky A. Brown, Jr.

Executive Director, School

Security

Laura Cochrun

Director, OCOO Strategy

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Office of Operations

The Compliance division works

with all schools and central

departments to ensure that

operations and programming

are compliant with

applicable DCPS, District, and

federal laws; regulations;

and policies. The

Compliance division

manages grievances and

complaints filed by students,

parents and third parties,

except EEOC.

The Strategic School Operations

division provides direct day–to–

day support to all DCPS schools.

This division works closely with

and develops Directors

and Managers, Strategy

and Logistics in schools.

The Facilities division works with

partners at the Department of

General Services (DGS) and staff

in schools to ensure that school

buildings are safe, inviting

spaces for learning by driving the

completion of facility

improvements as small as fixing a

broken sink to as large as

building a whole new,

modernized building.

The Food and Nutrition

Services division supports

student health and

achievement by ensuring that

all DCPS students receive

nutritious meals that support

academic success.

The School Security division works

with other agencies to ensure that

schools provide a physically

safe environment for learning. Their

goal is to prevent criminal activity in

and around schools, to investigate

incidents, and to coordinate an

effective response to

serious misbehavior or crime. The

division also collaborates with teams

across central services and intra-

district

government agencies to provide

professional development

opportunities for contract security

officers.

The OCOO Strategy division

manages major initiatives

across all OCOO teams, to

ensure all schools and DCPS

divisions are supported.

Office of Resource Strategy

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Sharon Gaskins

Resource Strategy Officer

LaVeta Hilton

Deputy Chief, Contracts & Acquisitions

Anita Berry

Interim Deputy Chief, Employee

Services

Kevin Wenzel

Deputy Chief, Finance

Anne DeCorte

Director, Resource Strategy

The Contracts and Acquisitions division

supports schools and Central Office in

purchasing to deliver on our mission of

educating all children.

The Employee Services division provides

world–class customer service on staffing

benefits, compensation, and HR data systems.

The Finance division ensures school and

central office finances are allocated and

expended in alignment with the district’s

strategic plan, in a manner that fosters

transparency, maximizes funds, promotes

equity, and ensures compliance with

requirements.

The Resource Strategy division

manages major initiatives

across all ORS teams, to ensure

all schools and DCPS

departments are supported.

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Office of the General Counsel

Quinne Harris-Lindsey

General Counsel

Taneka Miller

Deputy General Counsel,

General Practice

Lynette Collins

Deputy General Counsel,

Labor and Employment

Aimee Peoples

Deputy Chief, Labor

Management & Employee

Relations (LMER)

Jade Fuller

Deputy Chief, Labor

Management & Employee

Relations (LMER)

Quinne Harris–Lindsey

Deputy General Counsel,

SPED/Litigation

Erica Smith

Director, Operations

(Attorney–Advisor), Office

Ops and General Legal

The General Practice team

provides legal training, advice,

representation, and guidance on

a daily basis on a wide variety of

matters, including federal

education law, contract and

procurement law, student

privacy rights, government

ethics, policy, legislation, and

FOIA requests.

The Labor and

Employment team

represents DCPS in FMLA,

workers’ compensation,

unemployment insurance,

union grievances, involving

suspensions and

terminations, immigration,

drug/alcohol testing,

hiring, reduction in force

actions, and other labor

and employment areas.

The team also handles the

legal sufficiency review for

employee misconduct

investigations.

The Labor Management and Employee Relations

(LMER) division manages and supports staff through highly–

sensitive and confidential employee relations, investigations,

labor, and employment law issues.

The SPED/Litigation team

represents DCPS in special

education, residency,

disciplinary appeals, and

human rights matters before

various judicial bodies. The

team also handles mediations

and provides litigation support

and statutory interpretation to

OAG in appellate and complex

civil litigation.

The Operations team

manages the priorities and

operations within the

office and oversees the

development, finalization,

and execution of OGC’s

departmental operating

plan and budget. The team

also supports the legal

operations of the office by

providing legal advice and

counseling to stakeholders

across the school system

and administrative legal

support.

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Katie Larkin

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster I)

Mary Ann Stinson

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster II)

Bunker Hill ES – Jennifer Tompkins Beers ES – Gwen Payton

Garfield ES – Merlyne Graves Boone ES – Kimberly Douglas

Hendley ES – Demetrius Lucas Browne EC – Shawna Dix

ML King ES – Angel Hunter Excel Academy – Shaunte Daniel

Leckie EC – Niyeka Wilson Ketcham ES – LaCondria Beckwith

Malcolm X ES – Zara Berry Young Kimball ES – Eric Dabney

Noyes ES – Kermit Burks Moten ES – Akela Stanfield-Dogbe

Patterson ES – Victorie Thomas Plummer ES – Terri Fuller

School Without Walls FS – Shanna Young Randle Highlands ES – Kristie Edwards

Simon ES – Franchita Eborn Savoy ES – Lisa Rosado

Turner ES – Jessica Morris Stanton ES – Harold McCray

Military Road ELC and Stevens ELC – Amelia Hunt Walker-Jones EC – Clinton Turner

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Tenia Pritchard

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster III)

Andria Caruthers

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster IV)

Burroughs ES – Levar Jenkins Barnard ES – Grace Reid

Burrville ES – Chunita Pilgrim Brent ES – Norah Lycknell

C.W. Harris ES – Derek Gorham Capitol Hill Montessori – Kim Adutwum

Drew ES – Naimah Salahuddin Eaton ES – Steven Eskay

Langley ES – Kristina Kellogg Hearst ES – Jen Geoffroy

Lorraine H. Whitlock ES – Malaika Golden J.O. Wilson ES – Mitchell Brunson

Nalle ES – Laena Lee Key ES – David Landeryou

Payne ES – Stephanie Byrd Lafayette ES – Carrie Broquard

Smothers ES – Kiana Williams Miner ES – Lawrence Dance

Thomas ES – Jaimee Trahan Murch ES – Chris Cebrzynski

Wheatley EC – Shenora Plenty Peabody ES and Watkins ES – MScott Berkowitz

Whittier ES – Tiffany Johnson Ross ES – Holly Searl

School-Within-School ES – John Burst

Thomson ES – Carmen Shepherd

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Eric Bethel

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster V)

Carolyne Albert–Garvey

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster VI)

Bancroft ES [Dual Language (DL)] – Jessica Morales Amidon–Bowen ES – TaMikka Sykes

Bruce Monroe ES (DL) – Alethea Bustillo Brightwood ES – Maurice Kennard

Cleveland ES (DL) – Taeneress Griffin Dorothy Height ES – Masi Preston

Houston ES (DL) – Camille Townsend Garrison ES – Brigham Kiplinger

Hyde–Addison ES – Calvin Hooks H.D. Cooke ES – Ryan Lam

Janney ES – Danielle Singh John Lewis ES – Nikeysha Jackson

Mann ES – Brooks Warnick Langdon ES – Kemi Baltimore-Husbands

Marie Reed ES (DL) – Katie Lundgren LaSalle–Backus EC – Shelly Gray

Maury ES – Helena Payne Chauvenet Ludlow–Taylor ES – Penelope Miller

Oyster–Adams EC (DL) – Julian Pineda Raymond ES – Natalie Hubbard

Powell ES (DL) – O’Kiyyah Lucas–Lyons Shepherd ES – Tyra Russell

Seaton ES – Veronica Torres Takoma ES – Brandon Clayton

Stoddert ES – Karen Rivas Truesdell ES – Tracy Foster

Tubman ES – Amanda Delabar Van Ness ES – Maquita Alexander

Tyler ES (DL) – Jasmine Brann

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Harry Hughes

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster VII)

Kim Martin

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster VIII)

Brookland MS – Kerry Richardson Anacostia HS – William Haith

Deal MS – Diedre Neal Ballou HS – Willie Jackson

Eliot-Hine MS – Marlene Magrino Cardozo HS – Arthur Mola

Hardy MS – Errol Johnson Coolidge HS – Semanthe Bright

Hart MS – Charlette Butler-Strickland Dunbar HS – Nadine Smith

Ida B. Wells MS – William Lyles Eastern HS – Steven Miller

Jefferson MS – Greg Dohmann H.D. Woodson HS – William Massey

Johnson MS – Latisha Coleman Jackson-Reed HS – Sah Brown

Kelly Miller MS – Donnell Cox, Jr. Phelps ACE HS – Cara Fuller

Kramer MS – Katreena Shelby Ron Brown HS – Reggie Hunt

MacFarland MS – Lucas Cooke Roosevelt HS – Brandon Eatman

Sousa MS – Courtney Wilkerson

Stuart-Hobson MS – Eric Fraser

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Jerry Jellig

Instructional Superintendent (Cluster IX)

Ballou STAY – Gloria Bumpass

Banneker HS – Anita Berger

Bard DC – Vanessa Anderson and Kennard Branch

Columbia Heights EC – Maria Tukeva

Duke Ellington HS – Sandi Logan

Luke C. Moore – Rodney Wormsley

McKinley HS/MS – Kortni Stafford

River Terrace EC – Aimee Cepeda

Roosevelt STAY – DeWayne Little

School Without Walls HS – Sylvia Isaac