Dr. Verenice Gutierrez is a 23 year practitioner and leader in the educational field. Dr. Verenice Gutierrez specializes in Special Education, Bilingual Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Management, Educational Leadership, Racial Equity, Language Acquisition, Coaching and Mentoring.

Dr. Verenice Gutierrez, all rights reserved. Powered by Blogger.
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of any original material (blog postings, personal pictures, ideas, etc) on this website belonging to Dr. Verenice Gutierrez without express and written permission from Dr. Verenice Gutierrez is strictly prohibited.

Ideas expressed here are not necessarily shared or endorsed by any institution or organization Dr. Verenice Gutierrez has ever have been, is, or will be associated with. She blogs as an individual. This site is developed, maintained, and paid for by Dr. Verenice Gutierrez alone. While ideas and material shared here will be controversial at times, this site places the highest priority on what she feels serves the best educational interests for all who encounter this page.

Why McFarland USA P*****d Me Off

I recently watched Disney's McFarland USA for the first time. Even though I had wanted to see it when it was released in theaters for...

Dr. Verenice Gutierrez is a 23 year practitioner and leader in the educational field. Dr. Verenice Gutierrez specializes in Special Education, Bilingual Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Management, Educational Leadership, Racial Equity, Language Acquisition, Coaching and Mentoring.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Changing the narrative about Black and Brown boys in K-12 education


My most recent experience has been serving as a K-8 principal in a large, urban, public school district in the Pacific NW.  My school was (is) what is known as "diverse".  This translates into: high poverty (90%), lots of kids of color (88%), lot of second language learners (49%) and lots of White flight.  I, however, loved my little school.  It was an honor to serve as the leader...