The promotion ceremony at Vineyard Junior High will being at 9 a.m., followed by the Alta Loma Junior High School promotion at 11 a.m.
Sue Geddes, the principal at Jasper Elementary School who has dedicated more than four decades to ALSD as a teacher, administrator and principal, will retire this summer.
Batista selected by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson as one of six outstanding classified school employees statewide for their dedication to California’s public school students.
If you see a familiar face around Banyan Elementary School, it’s that of Lynda Hoppe, who retired last year as principal of Victoria Groves Elementary but returned in April to lead Banyan following the departure of Principal Alison Benson.
Alta Loma Elementary, Banyan Elementary, Carnelian Elementary, Deer Canyon Elementary, Jasper Elementary and Vineyard Junior High are among 1,798 public schools in California to be recognized by the program
