Candidate for
Board Member; Southwestern Community College District; Seat 1

G R I S E L D A A. D E L G A D O (619) 708-3427 EDUCATION: Degrees: San Diego State University Ed.D. Educational Leadership, In-Progress

San Diego State University Master of Arts in Education, 2002

San Diego State University Bachelor of Arts in English, 1994

Credentials: San Diego State University California Administrative Service, 2003

Dominguez Hills State University Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language & Academic Development California Single Subject - English PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

2014 to present Principal, Hilltop Middle School, Chula Vista, CA

2009 to 2014 Principal, Palomar Continuation High School, Chula Vista, CA

• Named 2010 California State Model Continuation School
• Assisted in forming the first county continuation principals workshops at SDCOE
• Creating school to career options with collegiate readiness curriculum
• Increase API for the past three years using targeted strategies for targeted students
• Negotiated with teacher union to schedule PLC time to focus on student learning and planning
• Creating a college going culture with high expectation for our ELL and Sped. Ed groups
• Partnered with South Bay Community Services to target mental health needs for students
• Established a Criminal Justice and Culinary CTE school to career programs

• Developing a collaborative, strategic Master Schedule to target 9th and 10th grade B/BB/FBB
• Organized CAHSEE testing and after school interventions for 10th and Non-Passers
• Research 4x4 vs. semester schedule for targeted student achievement
• Responsible for English, Math and Special Ed. departments
• Used tele-video production class to create a college going culture

• A.P. for Curriculum/Discipline
• Organized, administered, and planned the CAHSEE & CST exams.
• Worked with Eng. and Math dept. chairs to create CAHSEE support classes
• Supervised and monitored student teachers from SDSU, USD, UCSD, U.of Ph., & Nat. Univ.
• Organized CIA ELD district wide meetings to create common assessments and instructional planning
• Developed Smaller Learning Communities to increase our AP student participation and curriculum rigor
• Assisted in monitoring collaboration with Sped. Ed. and regular Eng. Teachers to calibrate standards
• Created the first Assistant Principal PLC in SUHSD district for collaboration in leadership strategies
• Responsible for Counseling Center, Learning Center, ED& Sped. students, E.L.A.C. & PTA parents

• Ensured master schedule balanced with the needs of all students
• Maintained a collaborative culture between teachers, staff and community
• Revised budget allocation to best benefit all students and staff
• Creatively hired staff members to services student needs under budget constraints

• Worked with Sped. Ed. teachers to ensure services for various classes on campus
• Created master schedule to accommodate Gear-Up, ELD, and other support classes
• Cultivated a positive school environment which resulted in an increase in student retention
• Evaluated teachers to ensure instructional strategies and pacing guides were being followed

• Ensured support services were accurate for all ELD students
• Facilitated ELAC meetings establishing a dialogue between parents, teachers and administrators
• Developed curriculum to implement a teacher training program to increase parent participation
• Monitored attendance and maintained records of SARB and I.S. students to increase attendance %
• Trained in HOLT Curriculum, Academic Coaching, and Minitown/Anytown Counseling
• P.I.Q.E. facilitator- conducted workshops for teachers of PIQE parent graduates

• Organized perfect attendance celebration, mediated for parents, teachers, and students, oversaw attendance/discipline
• Planned and recruited radio stations and community members to participate in a job faire

• W.A.S.C. Co-Chair + Assisted in preparation for WASC accreditation to ensure student evidence was collected and discussed by teachers
• Member of Student Study Team, School Site Council
• Prepared all incoming linguistically at-risk 9th graders to be prepared to be successful in 10th grade
• Trained in Corrective Reading, Breaking the Code, S.A.T. Prep, and C.A.H.S.E.E.
• MEChA advisor + promoted Latino cultural awareness to ensure positive self-image and college options
• Organized bilingual students to translate for teachers during Open House

• Worked with other bilingual teachers to practice collaboration strategies
• Organized all senior class activities and fundraisers + class advisor

• Co-Coordinated First Annual Job Fair for at-risk students in three tracks
• Created curriculum for at-risk ELLs using democratic schooling theories Other Professional Experience: 1988-1996 United States Army
• Finance Specialist - worked to distribute, organized, facilitate, and account soldier's pay
• Trained to work under chemical warfare and hostile situations to assure financial needs of soldiers

• State CABE Board + 2010-2012 Vice President
• Educational Consortium + 2010-2011 South Bay Educational Committee A-G Chair
• U.S. Selective Service Local Board + Area Board Member since 2011
• South Bay County CABE Mini-Conference + Facilitator, Board Member since 2011
• South County CABE Chapter 65 - Scholarship Co-Chair since 2009
• SDCOE Latino Advisory Board to the Superintendent- South Bay Representative since 2007 Professional Membership Associations:
• California Continuation Education Association (CCEA)
• California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE)
• Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
• California Association for Latino Superintendents and Administrators (CALSA)
• Association for Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS)
• National Council of La Raza (NCLR)
• Association for Curriculum and Development (ASCD) Professional Honors and Distinctions: 2012 California Continuation Education Association Principal of the Year 2010 SDCOE Bilingual Educational Leader Award 2002 SDSU Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2001 Elected State Delegate for the California Teacher's Association