Self-Care: As Educators We Talk About It, But Are We Practicing It?
Around this time last year, I was lacking motivation and inspiration. The school year had just ended, and while IRead More…
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Alma-Delia Renteria is a proud product of Lynwood schools. After graduating UC Riverside, with a B.A. in English and a year earlier than anticipated, she decided to commit her “gap year” to City Year. After City Year Los Angeles, Alma went on to purse a teaching career with Teach For America Los Angeles. Upon joining TFA, Alma began her education career as a middle school teacher. It was while teaching that she realized the need to do her part to help serve the community she grew up in and decided to run for office, getting elected to the Lynwood School Board at only 23 years old. Alma completed her first Master’s degree in Urban Education at Loyola Marymount University and a 2nd Masters in Educational Leadership along with her Admin Credential at Concordia University. She was appointed by the Speaker to the Instructional Quality Commission and re-elected to the Lynwood School Board in 2018. She currently serves as the Principal at a local elementary school in Pico Rivera, where she hopes to demonstrate that magic is possible when thee right people are given opportunities to lead.
Posts by Alma:
‘Sé Genial en Internet’ Helps Teach Spanish Speaking Children About Digital Citizenship and Safety
While there are fewer kids playing out in the neighborhood due to “safety concerns”, there are one too many leftRead More…
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Feeling Angry with Our Country’s Disheartening Practice of Separating Families? Join us in Taking Action!
A few days ago, an opinion piece in The New York Times, “Seizing of Children From Parents at the BorderRead More…
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Want To Be a Good Principal? Listen, Observe and Take Lots of Notes!
For the last nine months, I have spent every other Tuesday evening, in a room of aspiring administrators. At theRead More…
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Advocacy Alert: AB 1895 and AB 2477 Would Help California’s Undocumented Students
In our current political climate, it is critical that education advocates find ways to partner and support initiatives that areRead More…
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Dear Teachers, Your Starfish #ThankYou
“Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.Read More…
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Some Creative Ideas for How You Can #ThankATeacher
“One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. TheRead More…
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Teacher Perspective: Don’t Let Your Own ‘End of Year’ Burnout Shortchange Your Students
A few days ago, I found myself planning for next year. While I know that annual goals and resolutions areRead More…
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I Value Teachers Unions, But I Also Question Why The Negotiation Process Isn’t More Flexible
My first few years in the classroom were in charter school settings. Given that we were “at-will employees,” the conceptRead More…
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We Can’t Just Focus on the Achievement Gap, We Must Address the Belief Gap Too
As a school board member and educator, I am often challenged with having to explain to folks that the achievementRead More…
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