Kelly Ortiz
As you may already know, I work for the Temecula Valley Unified School District as a Special EducationTeacher, but I have worked for the district since 2004 in various positions supporting students in and out of the classroom. My passion has always been working with children. I worked for a preschool as a teacher’s assistant when my daughter was also in preschool. She is now 16 years old and a very successful student who is a Junior in high school this year pursuing Med School. My second daughter is 12 years old in middle school and is an awesome soccer player. So I have children on both ends of the spectrum who keep my world interesting. They are my passion and priority, and as a single mom, that can be challenging to juggle at times. However, I find with good planning, I can usually keep a good balance. We just spent 3 weeks on the East Coast site seeing, going on adventures, and spending lots of time with family.
Officially, I have been a private tutor for five years now. However, I have been tutoring friends and family since I was in high school just for fun. In terms of education, I am currently working on my research for a final project for a Master’s degree and I graduated in May, 2013. I have two credentials in special education (mild/moderate and moderate/severe). As a mom who is also working and tutoring, school has been a slow process for me, but I am still going with it and my goals have been achieved, no matter how long it takes.
In the last five years, I have learned a great deal working with students with disabilities through focusing on their abilities. I am a firm believer in the theory, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Sometimes our children may not respond well to us as parents, so why not help each other to ensure the child’s success? You have taken that step to opening the door of success for your adult child by enlisting help through the district. I have an open door policy when it comes to communication. If there is something you feel I should know, I would love to hear it. Likewise, I will share things with you about your adult child that I feel you should know. I will oftentimes email/call you about some of the things we work on. I also like to keep work for your child to see the progress. It is important for your adult child to self-reflect and see growth. Ultimately, my goal is for your adult child to reach his/her full potential, whatever that may be. I look forward to working