5705 45th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417612.578.0181yajaira.guzman@mpls.k12.mn.

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Yajaira Guzmn Carrero

Vision
I passionately believe every child deserves a high quality education delivered by high quality
effective teachers regardless of race, economic status and other circumstances. My objective is to
obtain a school leadership role to carry out my vision.

Experience
July 2014 June 2015

Roosevelt High School, MPS

Minneapolis, MN

Aspiring Principal

Facilitated PDPLC around meeting students linguistics needs

Led Staff Professional Development on meeting English Language Learners academic needs
Organized events for Latino students and families to access resources in the school and the
community
Developed a mentoring program to support eleventh graders in meeting graduation standards
Recruited and interviewed bilingual staff for the World Language Department and the Immersion
Program
Facilitated the community involvement committee
Participated and helped redefine the charge of Instructional Leadership Team
Engaged in rigorous leadership development
Created an Engagement Task Force to support 9-12th grade students
Participated in the Focused Instruction Steering Committee
Worked closely with Social Studies and ESL to examine co-teaching and collaborating strategies
Facilitated the work of the student Latino Club and the planning team for Mosaic

August 2012 June 2014

Windom Dual Immersion School, MPS

Minneapolis, MN

Classroom Teacher/SOEI Secondary Observer

Evaluated teachers based on Standards of Effective Instruction, SOEI

Coached teachers around meeting students behavioral and academic needs
Led grade level discussion during PLC based on Action Research Cycles
Engaged families and volunteers in curricular and extracurricular activities
Fostered a positive learning environment for students and staff
Participated in district and nationwide institutes around language acquisition
Analyzed classroom and standardized test data to drive instruction
Scored Proficient and Exemplary on multiple SOEI observations

March 2001 June 2012

Richard R. Green School, MPS

Minneapolis, MN

Bilingual Teacher

Coached and mentored bilingual teachers on best practices for ELs

Participated in leadership teams such as the Bilingual Implementation Team, Interview Team,
Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) and Instructional Team
Developed and implemented a rigorous literacy program parallel to English Literacy for bilingual
learners K 3
Co-developed progress monitoring materials for Spanish Speakers in bilingual programs

Led the bilingual team and collaborated with the ESL Team
Co-organized and co-develop family reading and math evening nights
Created standards based integrated units in Spanish using Understanding by Design (UbD)
Used classroom and standardized test scores to drive instruction
Coordinated Testing 3 8
Represented Green Central at district meetings
Coached girls volleyball and basketball team

January 1999 March 2001

Jefferson Community School, MPS

Minneapolis, MN

Bilingual Program Assistant

Advocated for English Language Learners

Led reading groups for newcomers in English
Supported the behavior team in middle school
Interpreted for Spanish speaking families
Translated document school wide
Foster positive relationships with students, families and staff

Education
August 2014 June 2015

Mankato State University

Edina, MN

Masters of Educational Leadership

Anticipated May 2015

June 2003 June 2005

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Bilingual License

Bilingual/Bicultural License

June 2001 June 2002

University of Saint Thomas

Saint Paul, MN

K 8 Teaching License

Elementary Education/Social Studies

August 1992 June 1997

University of Puerto Rico

Bachelor of Arts Degree

Anthropology and Archaeology

Rio Piedras, PR