Aurora Central High School

KURTIS QUIG

Principal

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Kurtis Quig is in his 24th year in education, all of which have transpired in middle schools and high schools and most of his time has been serving the North Aurora Community. Graduating from the University of Mary in 1997, he began his career as a middle school social studies teacher. During this time, he received his master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Colorado at Denver. After graduating, he became assistant principal at North Middle School in Aurora Public Schools. These years were very formative in his growth as an educator as it provided a solid foundation of best practices in low income schools that are in turnaround status. In 2013, he was honored to accept the position of principal at West Early College Middle School in Denver Public Schools where he was able to support this school in turning around the quality of education and move the school out of turnaround status. Mr. Quig continued serving the North Aurora community in 2018 as an assistant principal at Aurora Central High School. Mr. Quig is looking forward to this opportunity of leading the 9-12 Visual and Performing Arts Magnet school.

Mr. Quig enjoys spending time with his wife, Kara, his son, Kolton, and his daughter, Kennedy. The family enjoys spending time with one another and traveling around the country looking for a relaxing beach.

Adam Gelman

9th Grade & Burrell Arts Assistant Principal
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Jennifer Pock

10th Grade Assistant Principal
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Chaniqua Brown

11th Grade Assistant Principal
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Angelique Green

12th Grade Assistant Principal
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Ryan Widemon

Director of Athletics & Activities
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James Laing

Maintenance and Operations/Dean TOSA
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Chris Kelly

9th Grade Dean of Culture
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Tim Walter

10th Grade Dean of Culture
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Karl LaBorde

11th/12th Grade Dean of Culture
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COUNSELORS & SUPPORT STAFF

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Alessandra Lanier

Burrell Arts Counselor
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Ty Howard

9th Grade Counselor
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Vicki Helfer

10th Grade Counselor
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Nicole Cruz

11th Grade Counselor
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Rochelle Vigil

12th Grade A-K Counselor
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Dani Groth

12th Grade L-Z Counselor
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Lewis Galvan

Newcomer Student Support Advocate
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Felicia Rodriguez

Student Engagement Advocate
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Maddie Martin

Psychologist
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Karyn Singley-Blair

ESS Psychologist
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Megan Thomas

ESS Social Worker
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Julie Miller

Burrell Arts ESS Social Worker
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Autumn Crews

Social Worker
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TBD

ESS Social Worker
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Shauna Flege

ESS Social Worker
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CUSTODIAL STAFF

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 *Alvaro Perdomo - Head Custodian

*Kim Johnson - Assistant Head Custodian

*Brian Shannon

*Joenathan Fountain

*Nathan Campbell

*Victor Jimenez

*Gustavo Ramirez Verano 

ESS SPECIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS

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*Bernella, Paul - Teacher of Deaf

*Clancy, Jon - SLP

*Cooper, Des - Interpreter

*Curto, Colleen - PT

*David, Sheri - OT

*Duffey, Jessica - Interpreter

*Felicetti, Cat - SLP - SSN & ASD 

*Giacinto, LJ - Interpreter

*Kinross, Emma - SLP

*Norman, Joan - District Lead Interpreter

*Rutt, Jenn - Interpreter

*Westman, Gabby - OT

FAMILY & COMMUNITY SUPPORT STAFF

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Julia Montijo
College & Career Coordinator

Kianna Crowe
Community in Schools Coordinator

Yareli Tellez-Arce
Graduation Coach

Spencer Abrahamson
Capstone Coordinator

Estefania Martinez
Family Liaison

Malika Azad
Family Liaison for Special Populations (FLSP)

Jada Ruiz
Community Health Resource Advocate

Daniel Walendzik
McKinney Vento Advocate

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

Joseph Della Penna

Burrell Arts Instructional Coach
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Jennifer Barstow

Instructional Coach
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Casey Maphis

Instructional Coach
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Drew Hoehne

Instructional Coach
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Monica Chestnut

CLDE Teacher Leader
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Destiny Grawe

CLDE Teacher Leader
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Jenn Burgess

Coordinator Professional Learning
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Shannon Cosgrove

CLDE Teacher Leader
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KITCHEN STAFF

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 *Zina Parrish - Kitchen Manager

*Samantha Mitchell - Assistant Manager

 *Melania Colon

*Maria Vicente Maria

*Kimberly Zindinberg

*Oscar Delgado

*Sedik Mote

OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF

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PARAPROFESSIONALS & SUPPORT

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STUDENT & STAFF SUPPORT

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*Allyson Castelli
Assessments/Data TOSA

*Quinton Hosley
Attendance Liaison

*Nevaeh (Pixie) Torres
Attendance Liaison

*Karen Kazemi
Reading Interventionist

*Patty Benton
Reading Interventionist

*Cara Funke
Math Interventionist

*Araceli Mena
Math Interventionist

SCHOOL NURSES

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SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS (SRO's)

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CAMPUS MONITORS

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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

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ELD

Gudel, Paulina - ELD Teacher

Murano, Anita Marie - ELD Teacher

Presillas, Sheradee - ELD Teacher

Reicks, Sarah - ELD Teacher

White, Maria - ELD Teacher

EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT SERVICES

Brown, Sarah - ESS Transition Instructor

TBD - 10th Math Teacher

Fishencord, Jamie - Core Replacement Math Teacher

Fjeld, Karen - 10th English Teacher

Gardner, Amelia - Center Based English Language Arts / Science Teacher

Hammond, Braden - 9th Math Teacher 

Kephart, Sara - 11th English Teacher

Linnard, Brandon - 11th Math Teacher

Mijares, Ilse - Center Based Math / Science Teacher

Nemenoff, Peter - 10th US History Teacher & 11th Civics Teacher

Puryear, John - 11th English / Cross Cat. ID Teacher 

Schwartz, Edyn - Burrell Arts Pathway

Staton, Kim - 11th Math Teacher

TBD - Center Based Social Studies / Science Teacher

Wiggins, Colter - 9th English Teacher

ENGLISH

Burdett, Justin - English Teacher

Collins, Jessica - English Teacher

Gaur, Gabriel  - English Teacher

Guimaraes, Lilia - English Teacher 

Jarosz, Taylor - English Teacher

Lyons, Brianna  - English Teacher

Markle, Candace - English Teacher

Martin, Heather - English Teacher

McGrath, Stevie - English Teacher

Mix, Tinesha - English Teacher

Murphy, Matthew - English Teacher

Nice, Karalee - English Teacher

Stubbs, Kerrigan - English Teacher

Tinnell, Lindsey - English Teacher

Tyson, Ian - English Teacher

Wairimu, Juliet - English Teacher

Wright, Autumn - English Teacher

MATH

Alunday, Mary Joy - Math Teacher

Butler, Carson - Math Teacher

Caswell, Randy - Math Teacher

De Leon, Allan - Math Teacher

Doyle, Spencer - Math Teacher

Ferrolino, Nick - Math Teacher

Graham, Michelle - Math Teacher

Hunter, Daniel - Math Teacher

Nelson, Rhona - Math Teacher

Pawlowski, Adam - Math Teacher

Peterson, Katherine - Math Teacher

Ramkumar, Gayathri - Math Teacher

Rindfleisch, Alexandra - Math Teacher

Robbins, Amanda - Math Teacher

Sundstrom, Jayden - Math Teacher

Tampubolon, Stefanus - Math Teacher

Thomas, Sarah - Math Teacher

PERFORMING ARTS

Iverson, Donella - Choir Teacher

Johnson-Lowe, Jennifer - Dance Teacher

Keller, Katie - Drama Teacher

McCarthy, Julie - Digital Music Teacher

Sovereign, Hayden - Instrumental Teacher

Wolfe, Sebastian - Theatre Tech Teacher

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Arnold, Pamela - Competitive Sports Teacher

Baum, Vincent - Fitness Teacher

Conner, Zack - Living On Your Own (LOYO) Teacher

Mayoral, Kennedy - Lifetime Sports Teacher

Perez, Alfonso - Health, Strength & Conditioning 

Ryan, Rachel - Weights Teacher

ROTC

Kim Dvorak, Major (R), USAF

Steven Seiler, Sergeant (R), USAF

SCIENCE

Adenowo, Olu - Science Teacher

Aguirre, Jeremy - Science Teacher

Backsen, Chad - Science Teacher

Bennett, Sarah - Robotics Teacher

Corboy, Allie - Science Teacher 

Johnson, Joseph - Science Teacher

Langevin, Daniel - Science Teacher

Martinez, Rudy - Robotics Teacher 

Panda, Suchismita - Science Teacher

Secosky, Nora - Science Teacher

Shruga, Lori - Science Teacher

Smith, Michael - Science Teacher

Sotto, Jan Michael - Science Teacher

Tamkeen, Javariya - Science Teacher

SOCIAL STUDIES

Boylls, Nicholas - Social Studies Teacher

Brannon, Julia - Social Studies Teacher

Depaolo, Rocco - Social Studies Teacher

Derr, Christy - Social Studies Teacher

Foster, Nicole - Social Studies Teacher

Gonzalez, Marcelo - Social Studies Teacher 

Klee, Nicholas - Social Studies Teacher

Perez, Stephanie - Social Studies Teacher

Poynter, McKenzie - Social Studies Teacher

Reinstedt, Nicole - Social Studies Teacher

Scott, Wade - Social Studies Teacher

Smith, Tyler - Social Studies Teacher

Stacy, Matthew - Social Studies Teacher

Stierhoff, Drew - Social Studies Teacher

VISUAL ARTS

Hanson, Mike - Visual Arts Teacher

Hei, Jessica - Jewelry Teacher

Kerlin, Joey - Ceramics Teacher 

Monczka, Matthew - Photography Teacher

Nease, Andrew - Film Teacher

Wise, Emily - Graphic Arts & Illustration Teacher

Yankovich, Andy - Animation Teacher

WORLD LANGUAGE

Bernal, Christy - Spanish Teacher

Goudy, Madeline - French Teacher

Liao, Sulan - Chinese Teacher

Santillan-Chia, Rosa - Spanish Teacher

Tejeda, Joaquin- Spanish Teacher