California TAH Directory

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DISTRICT NAME TAH NAME CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS
*Denotes former grants
Alameda County Office of Education
  • The Words That Made America Project II (2006)

  • The Words That Made America Project (2004)

Avi Black, Andy Workman, Dee Andrews  510-670-4239 (Avi)
Anaheim Union High School District
  • The American Experience: The History of Democracy in America (2004)
John Douglas, Jane Davis, Connie DeCapite 714-999-5601 (John, Jane, Connie) 
Baldwin Park Unified School District
  • Reconstructing the Past: The Three R's- Reading, Research and Reporting (2004)
  • *Teaching American History (2001)
Julie Infante 626-856-4322 (Julie)
Barstow Unified School District
  • *Desert Area Teaching American History Institute (2003)
Peg Hill 909-537-5459 (Peg)
Borrego Springs Unified School District
  • DeAnza Liberty Fellowship (2008)
  • Frontier Liberty Fellowship (2007)
  • Teaching American History Distance Consortium Project (2004)
Consuela Smith 760-767-5357  (Consuela)
 

Chico Unified School District

  • No Paine, No Gain: A Common Sense Approach to Teaching Traditional American History (2004)
Cynthia A. Kampf, Ed.D., Jennifer Metherd, Dale Steiner 530-891-3000 (Cynthia), 530-529-1266 (Jennifer), 530-345-7776 (Dale)
Clovis Unified School District Rob Darrow, Sally Palermo 559-327-3635 (Rob)
Compton Unified School District
  • *Sources of the American Past: Key Figures and Turning Point in United States History (2003)
Memri Tagle, Jeffery Clark 562-310-4547 (Jeff)
Del Norte County Unified School District
  • State of Jefferson TAH (2007)
  • California/Oregon Teaching American History (CAL/ORE TAH) (2006)
  • *Teaching American History in Del Norte County Unified School District (2003)
Steve Godla, Sean Smith 707-464-0219 (Steve)
East Side Union High School District
  • Teaching American History Grant (2004)

  • *Fostering Expertise in the Teaching of American History: A Collaboration between Local Educational Agencies in San Jose, CA (2003)

Susan DeLaPaz, Barry Goldsmith, Chris Evans, Robert Senkewicz, Dr. Ana Lomas 408-937-2867 (Chris), 408-554-6850 (Robert)
El Monte Union High School District
  • *Structures for Knowledge: Understanding and Teaching U.S. History (2003)

Linda Roberts, Nick Salerno, Don Schwartz

626-794-6093 (Linda), 626-444-9005 (Nick), 562-985-5090 (Don)
Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Passport to Liberty: American Social History in the 19th. Century (2006)
  • *Elk Grove American History Instructional Development Series (2003)
Don Azevada, David Byrd, Jim Davis 916-686-7797 ext. 7644 (Don), 916-686-7797 ext. 7363 (David) 303-665-2931 (Jim)
Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Every Teacher is a Historian:  Merging Content and Discipline in the American History Classroom (2006)
Pamela Tindall 530-752-4286 (Pamela)
Fresno County Office of Education Sue Baloian, Mary Janzen, Lisa Benham  559-265-3000 
Fresno County Office of Education
  • Liberty for All (2009)
Sue Baloian, Mary Janzen, Lisa Benham 559-265-3000 
Garden Grove Unified School District
  • *The United States: An Experiment in Democracy, Diversity and Market Economy (2003)

Francine Curtis  
Glendale Unified School District
  • Conflict and Consensus in American History (2005)

  • Improving the Teaching of American History (2004)

  • *Teaching American History (2001)

Joanna Junge, Vickie Atikian Aviles, Nancy Witt, Jennifer DeLadurantey, Peggy Renner, Mary Miller, Emma Hipolito

 818-241-3111 ext.457 (Joanna) ext.464 (Vickie) ext.575 (Nancy) ext.358 (Jennifer)  818-240-1000 (Peggy) 310-825-7053 (Mary and Emma)
Glenn County Office of Education
  • E Pluribus Unum: The Northeastern California Teaching American History Project (2005)
Jennifer Metherd  530-934-6575 (Jennifer)
Grant Joint Union High School District Nancy McTygue

 

530-752-4383 (Nancy)
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
  • Extending Frontiers: Becoming Americans (2007)
  • American History Institute for Teachers (2004)
Judy Carlton, Barbara Nakaoka, Jared Stallones, Judith Anderson 626-934-4848 (Judy), 909-869-2086 (Jared), 909-869-3588 (Judith)
Imperial County Office of Education
  • The ITAH Project:  Exploring the Nation's Foundations (2008)
  • Teaching American History (2006)
Antonia Zupancich, Debby Pearson, John Cradler, Linda Menvielle 760-312-6433 (Antonia), 760-312-6528 (Debby), 650-344-7046 (John), 760-312-6472 (Linda)
Kern County Schools
  • History of a Nation (2008)
Jeff Nickell 661-852-5032 (Jeff)
Lawndale Elementary School District
  • *Constitutional Perspectives: A History of America (2003)
  • *Liberty Under Law: A History of America (2002)
Robin Potchka Ash Vasudeva, Linda Symcox, Dayla Sims 310-973-1300 ext. 1284 (Robin, Ash, Dayla), ext. 1300 (Linda)
Long Beach Unified School District
  • Red, White and Blueprint for History (2007)
  • Standards in the HOUSE (History of the United States for Elementary Education) (2004)
  • *Teach Our Heritage-Preserve Our Democracy (2003)
  • *Teaching American History (2001)

Dawn Lakowski, Linda Mehlbrech

562-426-6288 (Dawn), 562-426-8253 (Linda)
Los Angeles County Office of Education Michelle Herczog 562-922-6908 (Michelle)
Los Angeles Unified School District 6
  • America's Promise: The Fulfillment of Democratic Ideals (2007)
  • *Freedom's Story: The American Experience (2003)
  • *Constructing American Identities in a Pluralistic Society (2002)
  • *Los Angeles American History Institute (2001)
Irene Herrera Stewart, Anita T. Robinson, Ruben Zepeda, Linda Carstens, Regino Chávez 323-242-1300 (Irene), 323-278-3919 (Anita, Linda), 818-693-2521, 213-482-4614 (Regino)
Lynwood Unified School District
  • Teaching American History:  Success and Rigor for All (2008)
  • Teaching American History (2006)
Chidiebere Onyia, Lisa Hutton, Vera Roberts 310-886-7304 (Chidiebere), 310-2432748 (Lisa), 310-886-1411 (Vera)
Montebello Unified School District
  • *Teaching American History (2001)
Donna Esperon, Janet Torncello 323-887-7900 (Donna)
Moorpark Unified School District
  • National Treasure (2008)
Marilyn Green 805-378-6300 (Marilyn)
Mount Diablo Unified School District
  • TAH for All (2006)
Evie Groch, Rebecca Diaz, Donna Leary Christine Reimer 510-302-4275 (Rebecca) 510-643-0897 (Donna & Christine)
Napa Valley Unified School District MaryAnn Salinger, Miriam Hutchins 707-253-3666 (MaryAnn), 707-664-2409 (Miriam)
Northern Humboldt Union High School District Jack Bareilles, Craig Crick 707-839-6492 (Jack)
Oakland Unified School District Linda Swanson, Stanley Pesick, Shelly Weintraub, Donna Leary

510-879-8497 (Stanley), 510-643-0897 (Donna)

Orange Unified School District
  • The Story of American Freedom (2008)
Peter Tavoularis
Pasadena Unified School District
  • California as America (2008)
  • Presidents and Precedents: A Constitutional Lens on American History (2005)
Felicity Swerdlow  626-795-6981 (Felicity)
Petaluma City Schools District
  • Teaching Traditional American History - Petaluma Project (2008)
Sue Olds 707-592-4571 (Sue)
Placer County Office of Education Roni Jones, Mimi Coughlin 530-745-1488 (Roni) 916-278-4080 (Mimi) 
Riverside Unified School District
  • Becoming a Historian Project (2008)
  • Teaching American History (2005)
Ron Weston  951-788-7518 (Ron)
Sacramento City Unified School District Nancy McTygue, Letty Kraus 530-752-4383 (Nancy)
Salinas Union High School District
  • *Legacy of Freedom, Salinas, CA (2003)
Naida Tushnet, Emily Schell, Andrea Quihuis, Rebeca Diaz 858-279-3631 (Emily), 831-751-7747 (Andrea), 510-302-4275 (Rebeca)
San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
  • Discovering the Roots of Freedom in American History (2008)
  • History of American Foreign Policy: Linking the Past to the Present (2006)
  • *Teaching American History: Contexts, Concepts, and Chronology (2003)

Angela Dorough, Janice Hamner

909-386-2611 (Angela), 909-386-2674 (Janice)
San Diego County Office of Education Laurie Mosier  858-292-3820 (Laurie)
San Diego Unified School District
  • *History Links: Citizenship and American History (2002)
Michael Schudson, Donna Marriott 619-725-7335 (Donna)
San Francisco Unified School District
  • Citizenship and Identity: Teaching American History with Primary Source Documents (2005)
Sandra Lam 415-355-7612 (Sandra)
San Joaquin County Office of Education
  • Religion in American History (2006)
Gary DeiRossi, Margaret "Peg" Hill 209-468-9027 (Gary), 909-537-5459 (Peg)
San Juan Unified School District
  • Knowing History, Thinking Historically: An Apprenticeship Program in American History (2005)
  • *Voices-American History Program (2002)
Judy Smith 916-979-8772 (Judy)
Santa Ana Unified School District
  • The Making of an American Nation (2005)
  • *Teaching American History Program (2002)
Linda Kaminski, Robert Vicario, Pat Ingles 714-558-5758 (Rob)
Santa Clara County Office of Education
  • Inventing America (2006)
  • Creating the Teacher/Scholar Community (2006)
David Walters, Pat Don 408-453-6859 (David) 
Solano County Office of Education
  • The American History Academy:  Investigating the Past, Preparing for the Future (2008)
Pamela Tindall 530-725-4286 (Pamela)
Sweetwater Union High School District
  • The Voice Of Democracy (2004)

Sharon Leslie  Katherine Peppers

619-691-5519 (Sharon)
Wiseburn School District Robin Potchka, Sue Beauregard, Jeanne Dreyfus 310-973-1300 (Robin)
Yolo County Office of Education Nancy McTygue, Linda Miles 530-752-6192 (Nancy), 916-759-1701 (Linda)