Liana Bautista is an Educational Services Consultant with CORE. Liana is enthusiastic about teaching foundational reading skills. She is passionate about implementing curriculum that inspires students to become confident readers. Liana has taught in public, private, and alternative school settings in Santa Cruz County. She has worked as a bilingual classroom teacher, reading interventionist, and Language Arts specialist. Liana has created data-driven reading curricula that use systemic and structured methods to support a child’s reading development. As a SIPPS Lead teacher, she has used all of the SIPPS program levels to deliver instruction to her students. Liana continues to deepen her understanding of the SIPPS program by attending CORE’s SIPPS trainings offered by her district.

Liana received a Bachelor’s in History with a Minor in Education from UC Santa Cruz; and has a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from Cal State Monterey Bay. She is a member of the California Reading Association.