Palmdale School District

Teacher Induction Program and Support 

Program Vision

The Palmdale School District's Teacher Induction Program & Support improves student achievement by supporting and retaining high quality teachers who meet the social, emotional and diverse learning needs of students by making appreciative inquiry the basis of life-long reflective learning. 

Contact Information

Superintendent (Unit Head)


Dr. Raul Maldonado 


Asst. Superintendent 

Ed Services 

(On-Going Oversight)


Dr. Elena Esquer

(661) 789-6755


Coordinator, 

Teacher Support 

(Day-to-Day Operations)


Dr. Jill S. Bradford

(661) 233-3316

Full-time 

Instructional Coaches

(661) 233-3316

Beverly Gonda bggonda@palmdalesd.org 

Delayna Goins

degoins@palmdalesd.org

Rebecca Figueroa  rcfigueroa@palmdalesd.org 

Nadine Luke  naluke@palmdalesd.org

Marcio Castro

mrcastro@palmdalesd.org



Teacher Support Department Administrative Support

Veronica Pichardo

vpichardodegarcia@palmdalesd.org

(661) 233-3316

Credential Analysts


Susana Gulke 

(661) 789-6535


Linh Hoang

(661) 947-3075