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Diane Sefton has been the special programs assistant for Coarsegold
Union School District since last May. She also helps with special
programs in the Yosemite Joint Union High School District.
This is Sefton’s first job with a school district and she says she
is finding it very interesting to see how the school system works
on the inside after observing it for several years as a parent.
“I absolutely love it,” she says of her job. “I especially enjoy learning
about the rural communities and school districts and the diversity.”
She works at the district level and the school level and has been
impressed to see how they coordinate and work together.
“I enjoy working where I see what the teachers and principals and
superintendent put into their careers,” Sefton said.
The first day on the job, Sefton was given the task of preparing the
Local Edu-cation Agency Plan (LEAP) for the Coarsegold district. “This
was a tremendous job,” comments Earlene Ward, who prepared the LEAP
for the Yosemite district. “It was a difficult undertaking for someone
familiar with the school system and who had a knowledge of all the
reports and plans. For someone with no background in education this
was an amazing project. Diane did a wonderful job pulling everything
together and the plan was approved by the state. We are fortunate
to have someone with her skills and dedication working with us.”
Previously, Sefton had worked 16 1/2 years for a corporation in the
accounting department. She and her husband, Tom, have lived in Oakhurst
for a year and a half.
There are many projects in the special programs department. Sefton
is responsible for the Consolidated Application for Coarsegold which
covers many of the programs funded by the federal and state government;
she is working with staff members to prepare grant applications and
she is working on the class size reduction application for kindergarten
through third grade in the Coarsegold district. Earlier this year,
she was on special assignment to the cafeteria to assist with a project.
Busy from day one on the job, Sefton is looking forward to having
time to graph test scores so student progress can be observed. She
enjoys working as a liaison between the Coarsegold District Office
and the schools in the district.
She says her main goal is to assist everyone in the schools and district
as much as possible to complete the paperwork and various requirements
involved with the operation of a school.
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