During a prestigious event in Washington, D.C. on October 12th, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) honored Lucy Salazar of Alvarado Elementary School as a 2018 National Distinguished Principal. Nominated by her peers and chosen by the state of California’s NAESP, Lucy began her career in Long Beach Unified School District at Bobbi […]
Each year the National Title I Association recognizes and honors Title I school programs across the nation that display a wide array of strengths that make it a “Distinguished School.” This academic year, Alvarado Elementary School, a Cotsen alumni school since 05′, is one of two California schools named a National Title I Distinguished School for […]
The Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING continued to host Balanced Literacy trainings for the 2016-2017 school year. The trainings were facilitated by Growing Educators, Momentum in Teaching, Senior Program Officer, Angela Bae, and various teachers at Alvarardo Elementary School. Along with professional development days for all current fellows and alumni hosted at various […]