Office of Deputy Superintendent of Schools

Jessica Benavides

Deputy Superintendent of Schools

jessica.benavides@lansingschools.net

Schools, Instruction, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Evaluations, Assessment, Athletics, MICIP

Principals, School Improvement MICIP, Data Evaluation, Research Requests, RGB3, IRIPs, Steering Committees, Curriculum, DIAFL, Instructional Council, New Visions Portal, Partnership, Professional Development

Taryn Almquist
Sarah Hipps
Executive Assistant Project Manager
taryn.almquist@lansingschools.net sarah.hipps@lansingschools.net

 

519 W. Kalamazoo Street,
Lansing, MI 48933
(517) 755-2090 Office
(517) 755-1049 Fax


Schools Division

Kim Johnson-Ray
Ariel Rodriguez Peña
 
Senior Director of Elementary Education Senior Director of Middle Years and Academies  
kimberly.johnsonray@lansingschools.net ariel.rodriguez-pena@lansingschools.net  
     
Mitch Foster
Michelle Whalen
 
Senior Director of Secondary Education Executive Assistant  
mitchell.foster@lansingschools.net michelle.whalen@lansingschools.net  

Instructional Division

Yvonne Thomas
Sarah Odneal, Ed.D.
Director of Instruction (K-8, Math & Science) Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

yvonne.thomas@lansingschools.net

sarah.odneal@lansingschools.net
   
Heather Guerra
Anna DiPonio
Director of Instruction (K-8, Literacy & Social Studies) Director of Assessment and Evaluation
heather.guerra@lansingschools.net anna.diponio@lansingschools.net
 
Lisa Dean
 
Director of Instruction (9-12)
James Galloway
lisa.dean@lansingschools.net School Accountability Analyst
  James.Galloway@lansingschools.net
Leigh Schafer
 
Asst. Director of Educator Quality Supports  
leigh.schafer@lansingschools.net  

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