Elizabeth J. Marrufo, Ph.D.
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007-5605 575-***-**** *********@******.***
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
• Ph.D. Educational Administration & Curriculum & Instruction 2009 Dissertation: A Case Study of a District Central Office in the Borderland: Roles, Structures, and Functions Relative to Impacting Student Achievement
• Ed.S. Educational Administration 1987 Thesis: A Study of the Impact and Implementation of the Public
School Reform Act Upon the Hatch, Gadsden and Las Cruces School Districts
• Master of Arts-Curriculum and Instruction
• Bachelor of Science-Elementary Education
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
• Director of Elementary Curriculum & Instruction
• Administrator-In-Charge
• Elementary Principal
--Sunrise Elementary
--Mesilla Elementary
LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Teacher--2nd Grade BREA-OLINDA UNIFIED, Brea, California
• Teacher Bilingual Kindergarten
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Master Teacher, Adjunct Instructor
LAS CRUCES PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Teacher--2nd Grade
HATCH VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Hatch, New Mexico
• Teacher--2nd & 3rd Grades
EL PASO PUBLIC SCHOOLS, El Paso, Texas
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES
New Mexico State University
• Adjunct Faculty--Administration & Foundations of Education
• Student Teacher Supervisor
• Presenter/TOPIC: Poverty, Impact on Student Performance
--Project CeBIEL (Center for Border and Indigenous Educational Leadership) --Project S.I.L.T.S. (Supporting Instructional Leaders in Tomorrow’s Schools)
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES (cont.)
New Mexico Public Education Department
• Presenter-- Summer Leadership Academy/Topic: Three Tiered Teacher
Performance Evaluation System & Professional Learning Communities
• Presenter-- Schools In Need of Improvement/Topic: School Accountability
• Presenter Principal’s Advisory Group/Topic: Issues Facing Principals of Today
--Presenter--Re:Learning New Mexico (Coalition of Essential Schools)
• Presenter & Participant Principal’s Institute/Topic: Professional Learning Communities, Impact on Teaching Performance
Americorps
• Presenter to Members Topic: Poverty and the Impact on Student Learning
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
• 2012 University Council of Educational Administration-Distinguished Administrator
• 2006 YWCA REACH (REcognized ACHievement) Award Signifying Outstanding Woman Who Makes A Difference in the Las Cruces Community K-12 Category
• 2003 New Mexico School Boards Association for Improving Instructional Performance
• 2003 Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce Crystal Apple for Improving Instructional Performance
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2012 Member New Mexico Literacy Initiative Task Force
2005-2008 Member New Mexico Public School Critical Capital Outlay Task Force 2005 Member Las Cruces Public School Administrators and Faculty Student
Teaching Endowed Scholarship Committee New Mexico State
University
2000 Executive Board Doña Ana Arts Council
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators (NMCSA)
PRESENTATIONS
Common Core State Standards
K-3 Common Core Pacing Guides
K-3 Common Core Report Cards
Curriculum Mapping
Poverty and the Brain
Response to Intervention
Curriculum Adoption
Educational Plan for Student Success
REFERENCES
Upon request
Lexile Framework
Student Assistance Team Dyslexia
NEA National ELL Trainer Common Core State Standards
Teacher Evaluations Principal Evaluations K-3+ Program (keynote) Systems Approach