Salvador A. Gabaldón

As a respected educator and current President of NABE-Arizona, Sal Gabaldón has been a strong advocate for English language learners (ELLs). His writings and presentations address instructional, linguistic and cultural issues from the perspective of a native-born American who began his education in U.S. schools as monolingual speaker of Spanish.

Gabaldón draws not only on his knowledge of policy and pedagogy, but also on his life experience. He grew up in East Los Angeles and, like many young Latinos from his neighborhood, dropped out of high school. As teen-age parents, he and his young wife Sylvia struggled to raise two children and keep the family together while working and going to school.

After graduating from California State Northridge in 1976 with a B.A. in English, Gabaldón began his teaching career at San Fernando High School in Los Angeles. He developed the school’s first Mexican American Literature course and served as Director of Student Activities. In 1985 he joined the Pueblo High School faculty in Tucson, Arizona, chairing the Department of English and coaching basketball for several years before earning an M.A. from the University of Arizona and accepting a Curriculum Specialist position with the District’s central office.

In 2004, for his steadfast advocacy on behalf of bilingual education students, Gabaldón received the Kenneth S. Goodman In Defense of Good Teaching award from the University of Arizona’s Department of Language, Reading and Culture, as well as the Human and Civil Rights Award from the Arizona Education Association.

Overview

Luz-Guerrero Early College High School is ranked 20th within Arizona. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Luz-Guerrero Early College High School is 58 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 91 percent. Luz-Guerrero Early College High School is the only high school in the Luz Academy Of Tucson Inc.

Ranking & Awards:

This details how this school compares to others based on (U.S News ranking Criteria)
Cited: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/Arizona/districts/luz-academy-of-tucson--inc/luz-guerrero-early-college-high-school-717

Medal Awarded: Silver
National Ranking: # 1,316
State Ranking # 20
Charter Ranking # 95

The mission of Luz-Guerrero Early College High School and Adalberto M. Guerrero Middle School is to prepare students to excel academically at institutions of higher learning by providing a college experience while still in high school. Luz-Guerrero Early College High School and Adalberto M. Guerrero Middle School will instill a positive image in students by ensuring their intellectual, personal and social growth.

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OUR EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM

Grades 9-12 High School

Since its inception in 1997, LGECHS and AMGMS have continued to serve the specific educational needs of minority students in the Tucson area. LGECHS is Arizona’s first early college high school program accepted into the Early College Initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Our program is also sponsored by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). LGECHS is part of a national initiative to make higher education more accessible to minority students by bridging the gap between high school and college. Students will begin taking college classes during their junior year. What this means for you as parents is that the teaching staff is committed to giving your child the best possible academic preparation for college. The teachers will:

Use research-based teaching strategies
Have high expectations and standards for all students
Use small, personalized learning environments with not more than 20 students per classroom
Insist on respect and responsibility among and between students and teachers
Include parents and the larger community in an educational partnership
Emphasize student performance with promotions based on demonstrated competencies
Use technology as a teaching tool to design and deliver a curriculum that is engaging and imaginative
Develop students self esteem and positive character
Enhance AMGMS student’s abilities for a smooth transition into LGECHS
Strengthen partnerships with the University of Arizona and Pima Community College

Partnerships

Our partnership with Pima Community College. Pima Community College allows our students to take college classes while still in high school without having to leave our high school campus. In order for students to be able to take these classes, they must first be assessed so they can be placed in appropriate courses. Pima personnel come to our school and administer this important assessment in the Spring. All of our sophomores and those juniors and seniors who have not yet assessed into Pima coursework take this assessment. After our students are accepted into Pima, they are welcome to use all of Pima’s facilities and services after they get their student ID cards.

Unique Partnerships-Memberships
We are a member school of National Council of La Raza (NCLR). This organization helps with our literacy program by providing expertise in the area of Latino literacy and some funding to support our literacy program.

We are a member school of the Jobs for the Future (JFF) organization. This organization is funded through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Their program concentrates on developing small high schools into early college high schools. We are the only school in Arizona to be designated an early college high school through this foundation. They also help with our literacy program by providing teacher institutes and some funding to support our literacy program. During school year 2006-2007 they provided their consortium schools with memberships to North West Evaluation Association. This association provides assessment testing that teachers can use to drive their curriculum building and lesson planning in order to individualize instruction.

Your Future Moving Forward
We prepare our students not simply for graduations but for life and higher education.
Main objectives of Luz-Guerrero Early College High School is to prepare students to excel academically at institutions of higher learning by insuring their personal, intellectual, and social growth. Our School will promote a leadership vision with an international perspective so that students can successfully thrive in an increasingly global and technological community. Our world is demanding a high excellence of of workers and prepared individuals. At Luz-Guerrero Early College High School, we want our students to be in front of this demand. Our programs will guide each student to their necessary area of personal growth where they will experience pride, confidence, and preparedness.

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Pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.02, Luz Social Services, Inc,, Luz Academy of Tucson, El Centro for the Study of Primary & Secondary Education hereby states that all notices of the meetings of Luz-Guerrero Early College High School and Adalberto M. Guerrero Middle School will be posted at 2797 N. Cerrada de Beto, Tucson AZ 85745. The location is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Such notices will indicate the date, time, and place of the meeting and will include an agenda or information concerning the manner in which the public may obtain an agenda for the meeting.

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