I am a graduate of Eastern New Mexico University.

                                       Bachelor of Arts in Education Elementary Education

                                                                    Certifications;

        Classroom Teacher Grades EC-4, Bilingual Generalist Spanish (EC-4),  Special Education (Pre-k-12)

                                          English as a Second Language Grade (EC-12)

I graduated from Eastern New Mexico with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education.  I started off at Bovina I.S. D.  in a Resource classroom.  I worked there for 7 years. I taught in a Magnet Bilingual School called La Casita Elementary for 3 years at Clovis, New Mexico.  I also taught  Special Education in a Resource Room for 3 years at Roosevelt ISD at Lubbock, Texas.  I joined Friona ISD in 2004.  I taught Pre-k for 2 years, then I taught in a Bilingual Kindergarten class room for 9 years.  I was the School District Dyslexia teacher for 4 years in the Elementary. This is my 16th year at Friona I.S.D. 

This year I am privileged to have this wonderful opportunity where together with our Administrators, Superintendent and School Board we will be implementing a new program called the Language Academy. 

 I am also the LPAC Coordinator for Friona Primary School.  

 I was the District Dyslexia Intervention Teacher for 4 years at the Elementary.

This year I am the Language Academy teacher for Primary and Elementary.  I am also the LPAC Coordinator for the Primary Building.

 I am married to a very Special man named John Ortiz.  February 10th 2018 was our 45 Wedding  Anniversary.  We were blessed with 3 sons and 1 daughter.   We have 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.   We have  a granddaughter who is a Senior this year, we also have another granddaughter who is a Sophomore, both our granddaughters represent Friona ISD proudly as they are both Cheerleaders.  We have a grandson in 8^th grade, one in 7^th and another grandson in 5th. We also have a granddaughter who goes to school at Vega I.S.D. We have 2 other grandchildren who attend Frenship I.S.D.  Our oldest grandson is a graduate from Texas Tech.  Our other grandson is attending Texas Tech also.  We do not have any pets.