LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Welcome! The Learning & Development division oversees areas related to student learning in Milpitas Unified. This division works with staff, students, and parents in the following areas:

• Assessment
• Curriculum and Instructional Programs, Pre-K – 12
• Parent Education
• Professional Development
• Special Education
• Student Services
• Enrollment & Transfers

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Learning & Development Team
P: 408-635-2600 | x6006

Priti Johari
Executive Director, Learning and Innovation | x6006

Michelle Eacret
Sr. Administrative Secretary | x6042
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Marylynne Suarez
Administrative Secretary | x6048

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​Student Services/Special Education

Mary Jude Doerpinghaus
Executive Director, Inclusive Services for All Learners | x6009
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Jeff Weiss 
Director of Special Education & Student Services | x6049

Yvonne Sugimura
Coordinator I of Student Services | x6044

Sandra Quintana
Program Specialist | x6009

Jillian Valdez
Program Manager | x6047

Michele Sherer
Program Manager, Inclusion | x6066

Surabhi Bains
Program manager, Behavioral Intervention and Student Support Services | x6065

Monica Montoya
Inclusion Coach | x 6056

Carol Kong Zambrano
Secretary, Data & Compliance Technician | x6050

​Suzette Bromagem 
Administrative Secretary | x6009
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Veena Patni
​Administrative Secretary | x6055

Ann Tran
Administrative Secretary | x6128

Teacher Coaches

Karen Muska 
Ed. Tech Coach | x6099

Kim Nguyen 
New Teacher Induction Coach | x6057
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​TBD
Intervention Specialist 

Adaptive PE Specialists

​Anthony DiPoalo
Adaptive PE  | x5006
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Mark Guntly 
Adaptive PE | x6059

Early Childhood

Vanessa Espitia
Coordinator of Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement | x5505

Allison Argabright
Preschool Psychologist | x6126

Maria Natad-Mapagu
Preschool Speech Language Pathologist | x6127

Elementary & Secondary Education

Raquel Kusunoki
Director of Elementary Education | x6041
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Maurissa Koide
Director of Secondary Education | x6054

Norma Morales
Student Link Services Supervisor of Wellbeing and Immigrant support | x5034

Nicole Steward
Student Link Services Coordinator| x4191

Claudia Navarrete
Spanish Community Liaison | x6130

Raquel Villalobos
​Spanish Community Liaison | x1622
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MinhAn Thi Nguyen
Vietnamese Community Liaison | x6131

Shubhra Mathur
Student Assessment Specialist | x6045

Van Le 
​Administrative Secretary | x6006
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Danielle Rodriguez
​Administrative Secretary | x6006

Literacy / Intervention / EL

Shannon Soza
Coordinator II of English Learners and Math Literacy Interventions | x6068
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Kathy Aguilar
​Secretary | x6006
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Raul Patino
EL TOSA | x 6006

Derek Castaneda
Student Engagement Coach | x 6053

Richard Hart
Instructional Coach | x 6058

Nurse

Shukhshma Dangol
District Nurse | x6062

TBD
​District Nurse | x6061

Quick Links

Enrollment
​Common Core Standards
​Digital Citizenship
​Bullying
​California School Dashboard
​SARC Reports

Parent Letters

CAASPP Testing Windows
​​California School Dashboard