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Our Principal

photo of principal Alma Carmona-AldayAlma Carmona-Alday
Email Alma Carmona-Alday

I attended and graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Fine Arts. Soon after graduation, I began my teaching career as a Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher at Robison Elementary School in 2001. I later taught at Oyama Elementary School as a Bilingual Kindergarten and First Grade teacher. In 2003, I received my second Bachelor's in Spanish. Then, in 2006, I received my Master’s degree in School Counseling. During the spring of 2006, I began working as a School Guidance Counselor at Drachman Montessori Magnet School. I then transitioned to the role of a Learning Support Coordinator at Mary Belle McCorkle Academy of Excellence in 2011. In 2013, I completed my Masters in Educational Leadership and was named a Rodel Aspiring Principal by the Rodel Foundation of Arizona. From August of 2014- Spring of 2016, I was an Assistant Principal at Pueblo Magnet High School. The last 9 years, I have been the proud principal at C.E. Rose PK-8 and I’m in my 24th year as an educator. My experiences from PK-12th grade have given me the ability to understand and be able to support the needs of our students at each transitionary period.

Beliefs:
I value the importance of having high expectations and believe that all of our students will benefit from having their gifts and talents cultivated through our educational process. It is my belief that our students should have as many opportunities as possible to succeed and that we as their educational community should nourish their love for learning. Most important, students and families will be valued, respected, and have a sense of belonging.

Personal:
I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona and am a product of TUSD. I am the youngest of three and am very blessed and fortunate to have a wonderful family. My husband and I will be celebrating our 18th anniversary of being married and we have a 15-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter. I love being a mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, and a cousin.

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Staff Directory
Current List of School Staff
Title Email First Name Last Name Category Subject
Teacher Email Linda Aguilar Academic First Grade
Teacher Assistant Email Claudia Andrade Academic
Teacher Assistant Email Alyssa Baxter Academic
Teacher Email Wanda Becker Academic Third Grade
Teacher Email Brian Blackwell Academic CORE Enrichment 7, CRC Language Arts 7, CRC Social Studies 7, Math 7, Science 7
Teacher Email Meredith Burgess Academic Second Grade
Principal - K-8 School Email Alma Carmona-Alday Administrative
Teacher Email Arturo Carranza Soto Academic CORE Enrichment 6, Language Arts 6, Math 6, Middle School Skills, Science 6, Social Studies 6
Teacher Email Lady Mai Castillo Academic Third Grade
Counselor Email Sylvia Castillo Counselor
Teacher Email Kalia Cerdhe Academic Fifth Grade
Ex Ed Teacher Email Angela Champion Academic
Teacher Email Alejandra Chavez Academic First Grade
Teacher Email Suzuky Chin Academic CORE Enrichment 6, CRC Language Arts 6, CRC Social Studies 6, Math 6, Middle School Skills, Science 6
Teacher Email Rosita Claw Academic Fourth Grade
Curriculum Service Provid Email Lily Del Valle Administrative
Teacher Email Anisa Delgado Academic Third Grade
Office Manager Email Faviola Dojaquez Administrative
Ex Ed Teacher Assistant Email Nubia Dominguez Academic
Teacher Email Angelica Elias Academic Visual Arts - Exploratory
Coach-MS Soccer Email Jesus Felix Athletic
Office Assistant Email Eunice Fierro Administrative
Teacher Email Araceli Fimbres Academic Kindergarten
Teacher GATE Email Suzanne Freund Academic CORE Enrichment 8, MS AVID 6th, MS AVID 7th, MS AVID 8th
Library Assistant Email Monica Garza Student Service
Teacher Email Nicole Handford Academic Kindergarten
Teacher Email Nydia Harding Academic Kindergarten
School Reg Attend Tech Email Marie Huerta Administrative
Teacher Assistant Email Krystal Islava Academic
Counselor Email Nicole Janzen Counselor
Teacher Email Navnish Kaur Academic Fourth Grade
Teacher Email Mark Lugo Academic CORE Enrichment 8, Physical Education
Teacher Email Norma Mahoney Academic
Teacher Email Anyah Maldonado Academic
Teacher Email Dana McCarty Academic Band - Advanced, Band - Beginning, Band - Intermediate
Teacher Email Christina Mendoza Academic Inclusive Preschool
Teacher Email Olga Mendoza Academic Second Grade
Teacher Email Rebecca Meza Academic Second Grade
Teacher Email Annamarie Morehead Academic CORE Enrichment 7, Honors 7th Grade Language Arts 1, Honors 7th Grade Social Studies1, Math 7 Accelerated, Science 7
Teacher Email Katherine Munden Academic Third Grade
Teacher Email Edward Navarrete Academic CORE Enrichment 7, Language Arts 7, Math 7, Science 7, Social Studies 7
Ex Ed Teacher Email Neal Norzagaray Academic
Teacher Email Albert Olivas Academic CORE Enrichment 8, Honors 8th Grade Language Arts 1, Honors 8th Grade Social Studies1, Math 8, Science 8
Teacher Email Pat Ortega Academic Computer Skills, Computer Technology Lab
Teacher Email Chassidy Quidachay Academic First Grade
Asst Principal - K-8 Scho Email Chantal Ralls Administrative
Enrichment Instructor Hry Email Jorge Ramirez Academic
Teacher Email FNU Rohini Academic Fifth Grade
Teacher Email Zoe Senese Academic Fourth Grade
Teacher Email Janine Silvia Academic CORE Enrichment 8, Language Arts 8, Math 8, Science 8, Social Studies 8
Teacher Email Susan Soto Academic ELD II Reading, ELD II Writing/Grammar, ELD III Language Arts
Ex Ed Teacher Email Tanya Soto-Nido Academic
Teacher Email Steven Taggart Academic CORE Enrichment 8, CRC Language Arts 8, CRC Social Studies 8, Math 8, Science 8
Ex Ed Teacher Email Mary Tagsip Academic
Enrichment Instructor Hry Email Alexis Vargas Academic
Teacher Email Kurt Walker Academic Fifth Grade
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