As JordanHigh School's UTLA Chair and as a teacherI suppofi Karen Saiazar.

I
havespokento her BTSA Mentor. Miranda Manners.and shebelievesKaren is a good
youngteacherworthy of continuins at Jordan.I have likewise spokento Karen's Smaller
Leaming Communitv (STARR) leadteacher.Dana Escalante,and he iikewise. believes
Karen not only ls a good teacher.shehasan ability to relateto her studentsbetterthan
most teachersdo. I also took the initiative to taik to many reachersin her SLC and none
had anr.thingnegativeto say aboutKaren. especialiyreiatedto her teachingabiiities.
It is worth noting that her administrariveevaluator,Dr. Avila. provided her with a
satisfactor.v STULL. This is the evaluationthat now Dr. Strachanrefusesto give a copv
to Karen.I'm a personalwitnessto this satisfactoryevaluationdue to rememtrering
cleariy talking to Karen on the da-vDi. Avila evaluatedher. Karen mentionedto me that
her evaiuationhad gone well and seemedrelieved.ln addition.in a meetingwith Karen.
Dr. Strachan,Dr'. Aviia. and me, this evaiuarionwas mentioned.I askedfor a copy of it.
given that Karen had signedit. but Dr. StrachaninstructedDr. Avila to not give Karen or
myself a copy of Karen's STULL. Now I understandthat anotherevaluationhas surfaced
that givesKaren a differeht evaluation.This. io sa-v- .
the ieast"is most disturiiing and
lmDroper.
it is clear to me ihai Dr. Stachanhasdecidecito not renewher contractnot based
on her teachingabilities- This is udonunate siver that Jordanhasa hard time keening
teachers.I hope our Superintendentcan seethat Karen is good for Jordanand rnakesure
that sheretums next year.

Aureliano Nava
JHS UTLA Chair