Welcome to La Costa Meadows Elementary School. We look forward to working with you and your child during the upcoming school year. We believe that every child is important, and our school program is designed so that all children are motivated, challenged, and successful learners.

Please check out individual webpages for specific information.

2020-2021 Staff List:

Learning Center Instructors:

Sarah Kawzenuk, sarah.kawzenuk@smusd.org: Kindergarten through Second Grade
Wendi Yee, wendi.yee@smusd.org: Third and Fourth Grade
Jennifer Cloney-Smith, jennifer.cloney-smith@smusd.org: Fifth Grade

Specialized Academic Instructors:

Leslie Upson, leslie.upson@smusd.org; Preschool

Kellyn Swenson, kellyn.swenson@smusd.org: TK through Second

Jessica Beam, jessica.beam@smusd.org: Third through Fifth

Speech Therapists and SLPA:

Audrey Figueiredo; audrey.figueiredo@smusd.org

Shirley Shaffer: shirley.shaffer@smusd.org

Hannah Mayo/SLPA: hannah.mayo@smusd.org

School Psychologist

Dahlia Herrera: dahlia.herrera@smusd.org

Adaptive P.E. Teacher

Kanoa Elizando (Ms. E), kanoa.elizando@smusd.org

Occupational Therapy

Emily Franks: emily.franks@smusd.org