Alma Ortega

Alma has been with us since 2000. She previously taught the PreK class for many years, and she was the assistant director for several years before her promotion to director in 2015.

During her tenure as a teacher, she held a Site Supervisor credential, with which she was allowed to mentor and supervise tens of aspiring students from Canada College's Early Childhood program. Alma also serves as a Professional Growth Advisor to teachers who are applying or renewing their Teacher Permits. Some of her recent achievements include: designing and implementing a unique Parent Partnership Agreement to increase teacher-parent communications, bolstering the PreK curriculum to reflect Common Core school-readiness objectives, and Spanish Immersion Circle Time.

Alma holds a Master’s Degree in Teaching and Dual Language Learning, a BA in Early Childhood Education, and a Director's Permit from the State of California.