Fillmore resident named new Assistant Superintendent of Santa Paula Unified School District
Christine Schieferle
Christine Schieferle

Santa Paula, CA - The Governing Board of the Santa Paula Unified School District voted unanimously to select Christine Schieferle as its new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services during a regular board meeting held on Wednesday, June 17. Schieferle will start her new position on July 1, 2015.

Schieferle, a resident of Fillmore, comes to the District from the Ventura County Office of Education where she was the Director of Curriculum and Instruction. She was responsible for facilitating professional learning to schools and districts throughout Ventura County on a variety of educational topics including Common Core State Standards, California ELD Standards, Educational Leadership, and more. Schieferle also served as the Ventura County liaison for the California Department of Education State and Federal Programs as well as served as the Ventura County lead for Federal Program Monitoring.

“Through my work with VCOE, I have worked with administrators by providing leadership trainings at Santa Paula Unified School District,” said Shieferle. “So now I am excited to actually be part of the team!”

Prior to her work at VCOE, Schieferle was a Principal at San Cayetano Elementary School and Mountain Vista Elementary School in the Fillmore Unified School District as well as the Assistant Principal of Fillmore High School and Principal of Fillmore Continuation High School.

As the new Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Schieferle will be responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of the TK-12 curriculum and for the supervision and evaluation of support services personnel associated with the delivery of Educational Services.

Schieferle holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from San Diego State University and a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration and Leadership from California State University, Northridge. She holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential (CLAD), Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, and Tier II Administrative Services Credential – all from CSUN – as well as a Gifted and Talented Education certificate from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

“Christine is committed to supporting professional development and student achievement,” said Alfonso Gamino, Superintendent of the Santa Paula Unified School District. “I feel very privileged to have her join our team.”

About the Santa Paula Unified School District
Santa Paula Unified School District operates an early childhood education program, six K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, one continuation high school, and one comprehensive high school. Approximately 535 certificated and classified employees serve 5,500 students.