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2011
Graciela Villalobos
Santa Ana USD
Graciela Villalobos was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. She came to Santa Ana as a young girl and found work to support her education. For a few years she traveled between Santa Ana and her home in Chihuahua until she met and married her husband, Liborio. They have 3 children Ruben, Selena and José. Ruben has graduated from Santa Ana High School, Selena is currently attending Valley High School and José is in 5th grade at Romero-Cruz Elementary School.
She has always felt that an education is important in life. She started helping at school when her son Ruben entered
Kindergarten in 1995. She has been a member of the School Site Council, Parent Teacher Organization, English Learner Advisory Committee, District Advisory Committee, (currently serving as the Secretary), Gifted and Talented Education Parent Committee and Padres Promotores.
She is currently participating in the AVID program with her daughter attending classes at Santa Ana College two times a month. At Romero-Cruz she serves on our School Site Council, is the Treasurer for the PTO and helps with all the fundraising. She also volunteers and attends field trips with the Think Together After School Program.
2011
Maria Herrera
Bakersfield City SD
Mrs. Herrera is a vital member of our Emerson Middle School community. She is an active member of several school entities such as English Learner Advisory Committee, School Advisory Committee, migrant and our School Site Committee. She is also an active parent in Bakersfield City School District’s migrant program (RAC) and the BCSD District Advisory Committee. She ensures that students and parents are well informed about the activities and events of the program.
She is a great asset to our school, as she communicates too many of the Spanish speaking parents of our school.
Her involvement is an example how the parent/student/school compact should be for student success. Mrs. Herrera rightly deserves this award for her constant involvement in her children’s lives. It is never just one person’s responsibility to teach students, it starts from home. With the dedication of a parent like Mrs. Herrera we know that we can count on her for her support. Mrs. Herrera is worthy of this award for multitude reasons and we appreciate all of her efforts.
2011
Patricia Miranda
Victor Valley Union High SD
Mrs. Patricia Miranda has been an exemplary role model as a parent leader in the Victor Valley Union High School District.
As a parent of elementary and high school children, she has been actively involved in the lives of her children’s education by participating not only at the local school sites as Vice-President of the ELAC (English Learners Advisory Committee), but also serves as DELAC (District English Learner Advisory Committee) Vice-President for our school district. She also serves on the School Site Council for Cobalt Middle School.
She is an integral part of our program to provide high quality education and training to parents. This year, she organized a group of parent leaders and staff to start the “Parent Watch” program at Silverado High School to address safety issues. She is a very knowledgeable parent leader , working with district EL staff, the Principal, Assistant Principal and the ELD Teacher . Her enthusiasm for bilingual education will continue to enlighten the community to continue to take a greater role in the lives of our students so they can reach academic success. Her knowledge and expertise as a parent has greatly impacted the lives of other parents and encouraged them to become involved in parent leadership development.
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