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Child Welfare and Attendance (CWA)

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The Child Welfare and Attendance unit provides support to school districts, parents, students, and community members through consultation and dissemination of information regarding the California Education Code and other laws affecting student services and school administration. CWA supports districts in the areas of enrollment, attendance, truancy reduction, discipline, student records, custody of minors, education for homeless children and youth, inter-district permit and expulsion appeals, foreign student admissions and more.

CWA Resources

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CWA Staff & Contact Information

Name Role Phone Number Email
Melissa Schoonmaker, LCSW Project Director III  (562) 401-5397 schoonmaker_melissa@lacoe.edu
Elizabeth "Liza" Maderias Division Secretary-Bilingual (562) 922-6257 maderias_elizabeth@lacoe.edu
 Homeless Education
Jennifer Kottke, Ed.D. Project Director II, Homeless Education (562) 922-6614  kottke_jennifer@lacoe.edu
Maricela Salgado Secretary-Bilingual          (562) 922-6247 salgado_maricela@lacoe.edu
Miriam Serrano Admin Analyst - Homeless Education (562) 922-6105 serrano_miriam@lacoe.edu
Danielle Gray-Smith CES Education Coordinator - SPA 1 (661) 942-2758 gray-smith_danielle@lacoe.edu
Leanne Knighton CES Education Coordinator - SPA 3 (562) 367-5444 knighton_leeane@lacoe.edu
Brian Ponce CES Education Coordinator - SPA 7 (562) 774-5681 ponce_brian@lacoe.edu
CWA Senior Program Specialists
Kristal Green, LCSW Coordinator III (562) 922-7480 green_kristal@lacoe.edu
Denise Bautista Secretary (562) 922-8802 bautista_denise@lacoe.edu
Vacant Senior Program Specialist - Region 1
Andres Castro, Ed.D. Senior Program Specialist - Region 2 (562) 922-6145 castro_andres@lacoe.edu
Toni Banuelos, MSW Senior Program Specialist - Region 3 (562) 803-8339 banuelos_toni@lacoe.edu
Kevin Givan, MSW Senior Program Specialist - Region 4 (562) 922-7287 givan_kevin@lacoe.edu
Courtney Matz, Ph.D. Senior Program Specialist - Region 5 (562) 803-8399 matz_courtney@lacoe.edu
Marie-Helene Demers, LMFT Senior Program Specialist - Program Support (562) 922-6122 demers_marie-helene@lacoe.edu
 SARB & Interdistrict Attendance and Expulsion Appeals
Angela Chandler, LCSW  Coordinator III - SARB Chair & Interdistrict Permits (562) 922-6441 chandler_angela@lacoe.edu
Sarah Covert  Admin Analyst - Interdistrict Attendance and Expulsion Appeals (562) 922-8786 covert_sarah@lacoe.edu
Evelin Hernandez Senior Typist Clerk - Bilingual (562) 922-6138 hernandez_evelin@lacoe.edu
Yara Mckenna Senior Typist Clerk - Bilingual (562) 922-7485 mckenna_yara@lacoe.edu

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