Almond Elementary School

Introduction

If you would like to email a specific teacher, the email convention is now FirstInitialLastName@lasdschools.org.

For example, a teacher named Jane Doe would have email address jdoe@lasdschools.org.

2025/2026 Staff:

Teachers

Transitional Kindergarten: Holly May, Lisa Schubert

Kindergarten: Anya Chen, Allyson Penner

1st Grade:  Brianna De Alba, Michelle Taylor

2nd Grade: Tammy Reilly, Savanna Saldana

3rd Grade: Sarah Hall, Chloe Herbert

4th Grade: Samantha Nguyen, Amanda Pellicani

5th Grade: Vicki Burke, Ricardo Martin Munoz

6th Grade: Flordellyn Arroco, Jade Herrick

Support

School Psychologist: Matt Ballantyne

Resource Support Teacher: Melissa Powell

Intervention Teacher: Joann Harvey

English Language: Jessica Mountz, Daniel Alcala

Speech and Language: Julie Chen

Lower Special Day Class: Renee Cartujano

Upper Special Day Class: Can Shen

PE: Kayelyn Frizzell

Music: Joe Chan, Cruz Gonzales, Juhye Lee, Joanna Marçal

Computer Science: Maria Aranda

Technology Specialist: Juan Valdez

Library: Julia McCullough

Custodians: Charles Giarratana (day), Jesus Vazquez (night)

Instructional Assistant: Martha Gomez

Literacy Aides: Kate Farmer

Office Manager: Abigail Martinez

Office Clerk: Shilpi Dhingra