Our Staff

FOUNDERS, JOHN AND JOAN HALL

As teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District during the 1980s, John and Joan Hall saw countless students struggling to fit in and do well in a traditional high school setting. Committed to providing them with an alternative educational environment, the Halls established Options for Youth Public Charter Schools in 1987.

FOUNDER, PAM HALL

Pam Hall is currently the Director of Special Projects, and was a founding member of Options for Youth. As the first teacher on board, she enrolled the first students into the LAUSD contracted school program. When Charter School legislation was approved, she opened the first Options For Youth Charter in Victor Valley and oversaw its growth.

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT,  DR. JENNIFER KLIEWER

Jennifer Kliewer, Ed.D. began her career as an elementary school teacher, went on to become Principal of Don Benito Fundamental School in Pasadena and is now the Deputy Superintendent at Options For Youth. She received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, two Masters Degrees from California State University Northridge, one in Sociology and one in Educational Administration, and her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Southern California. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Pepperdine University in the Educational Leadership Academy.

STUDENT ADVISORS

The students at Options For Youth have access to full-time Student Advisors.  The Student Advisors  work to  build safe, healthy, and effective learning environments by working with students and moving them towards graduation.

TEACHING STAFF

All of OFY teachers are Highly Qualified, credentialed and No Child Left Behind compliant. They are also all caring instructors and mentors who are interested in the success and well being of their students.