Shared Leadership
The Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team is an organizational group of individuals who meet during the school year to contribute their expertise on the day-to-day matters involved in the smooth operation of the school. They also offer insight on the direction the school should follow in offering of innovative programs to the students. The members of the Leadership Team are:
Members:
Jan Jablecki - Executive Director
Jonelle Pena- School Director, CORE Butte Charter School
Sharon Chester - Administrative Assistant
Pat Horton - Business Technician
Marlene Brenden - School Counselor
Sandy Shea - Area Coordinator Educator- Placer/Nevada Counties
Chris Mahurin- Area Coordinator Educator- Yuba/Sutter Counties
Leadership Team Biographies
Jan Jablecki
Executive Director
Yuba, Butte, Sutter, Placer and Nevada Counties
Sharon Chester
Administrative Assistant
Yuba, Sutter, Nevada, Placer and Butte counties
There is a very unique reality in the community of personalized learning which encourages everyone to effectively work together for the good of the students in our schools. Being part of this energy and commitment aimed at developing successful students is contagious and of great value to me as a person. I love my involvement with a school where kids can experience learning in many different ways, and consider their futures while staying mindful of their individuality. What more could we ask for?
Pat Horton
Business Technician
Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Placer and Nevada counties
I love working for CORE. It has been a great job for me with wonderful opportunities and experiences. I enjoy coming to work each day knowing that we have such a positive and supportive staff. It’s truly a great place to be.
Chris Mahurin
Area Coordinator Educator
Yuba/Sutter/Placer Counties
Chris is an experienced teacher and a successful administrator in CORE@TCA since 2004. As a site administrator, he oversees the day-to-day academic and enrichment classes at the Yuba County Center. He has researched and refined many online and technologically delivered curricula for use in our school. Mr. Mahurin has also been involved in developing innovative curriculum for another Yuba County charter, aligning the construction activities of the students with the academic state standards. He was also instrumental in creating the Windsor Oaks Academy, a small and necessary continuation high school. He is currently completing the Administrative Credential through the AB75 program, funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sandy Shea
Area Coordinator Educator
Placer/ Nevada counties
joined the leadership team at CORE@TCA as an administrator at the Colfax Educational Resource Center. She came to this team with a wealth of experience administrating and teaching in the area of special education. As a site administrator, Ms. Shea is responsible for directing the day-to-day activities at the center, which include enrichment and core classes, teacher/parent meetings and student activities and gatherings. Throughout her career, Ms. Shea has been actively involved in leading seminars on best teaching practices, creating curriculum to meet the needs of diverse learners, and designing a study skills curriculum to prepare high school students with learning disabilities for college.
Marlene Brenden
Personalized Learning Teacher/High School Counselor
Butte County
I feel like I have found home working with CORE! I work for a school that honors the whole child. A place that individualizes instruction so that each student can learn, grow and feel successful. I began a path of professional growth 15 years ago that lead me to this school. When I looked at CORE's philosophy, mission statement and curriculum I was amazed at how much of what they offered and believed in, I had studied over the years and incorporated into my own teaching philosophy. This belief in Personalized Learning and the powerful effect it has on students' and their families have been demonstrated time and time again. All children can learn and their learning can be enhanced while focusing on their strengths and addressing their individual needs. I feel privileged to work for such a caring and supportive school.
Reid Luhman
Technology Coordinator
Yuba, Sutter, Butte, Placer and Nevada Counties
I know of no other school so committed to the use of technology in
education. Using educational technology both in our centers and via the
Internet adds one more dimension to the "personalized" in personalized
learning. Wherever our students are, education can come to them.
Jonelle Pena
Area Coordinator Educator (ACE)
Butte County
I love working for CORE. We have the best opportunities for students in every avenue of scholastics, and options suited to every
learning style. It makes our job a joy. Every day we witness students being challenged, taking responsibility for their
own learning, and vesting themselvesin the process. Learning becomes relevant to their own interests, and they thrive.