Principal - Jean K. Losey

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Mrs. Losey has had vast educational experiences during her 35 years as an educator. Upon graduation from the University of Arizona, she taught school in Tucson. She then moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she implemented the first classroom for Learning Disabled children in the Albuquerque School District. After moving to Fresno she continued teaching, became a Vice Principal and had various other administrative assignments until her appointment as principal.

Mrs. Losey has been a principal in a variety of school settings: both large and small K-6 campuses, a large multi-tract year round school, a very popular K-8 magnet school (became a CA Distinguished School while she was principal), and prior to her retirement opened the first K-6 Charter School in Fresno. Upon retirement, Mrs. Losey served as a principal coach to principals new to their positions and later began working as a consultant in the private sector focusing on curriculum, assessment and leadership development.

As a professional educator, Mrs. Losey’s primary focus is on the well-being and academic success for all students. She focuses on maintaining a positive environment among faculty, staff and community through systematic, two way communication. Articulation and adherence to the school’s goals and objectives and ensuring/supporting implementation of these goals with the faculty, staff and community is a priority to Mrs. Losey. She is glad to be serving as principal at Golden Hills School.

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Associate Administrator - Armaghan Mirhaj

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Ms. Mirhaj is thrilled and excited to be a part of the Golden Hills School family. Ms. Mirhaj obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria and her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia. In addition to teaching in Canada, Ms. Mirhaj also served as a Team Leader guiding and collaborating with faculty and parents. After being involved with various educational arenas, she obtained a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of British Columbia.

Upon moving to California from Canada, she worked as a Student Learning Coach in the Twin Rivers Unified School District, providing instructional support and professional development activities for classroom teachers, coordinating the school's after-school program, and assisting the administration and teachers in working towards improving the overall quality of instruction and student achievement in the school.

Ms. Mirhaj holds a California Teaching Credential, a California Administrative Credential, a California Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development Certificate and a British Columbia Teaching Certificate.

Ms. Mirhaj believes that education is about teaching students, not subjects. Every student is unique and contributes a great deal to the wealth of knowledge existing in every classroom. She considers one of her strengths to be her strong commitment to working with colleagues, students, and parents in building a common vision to improve student achievement and create an atmosphere that enriches articulate and independent thinkers. She is honored to be serving as Associate Administrator and looks forward to working with students, parents, staff and the community to ensure the continuation of the top quality education and services offered at Golden Hills School.

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Athletics Director - Geoff Kauppinen

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Mr. Kauppinen is the school's "Athletic Director" as well as a Physical Education teacher. He has taught at Golden Hills School since 2000. He graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Science in Law and Society. Mr. Kauppinen belongs to the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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School Secretary - Lisa Peters

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Lisa Peters has been the school secretary at Golden Hills School since July of 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Chico State University. Lisa's previous experience includes insurance underwriting and working as a substitute teacher for the El Dorado County Office of Education for 3 years.

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