Ms. Ximena (He-men-ah) Rayo has been an educator for over 30 years and more than 20 of them in dual language and immersion settings. Ms. Ximena taught Physical Education in Santiago, Chile before moving to Minnesota in 1993. She has taught Physical Education and Technology at Adams Spanish Immersion in St. Paul Public Schools for over nine years. In 2009 she became Assistant Director at International Spanish Language Academy (ISLA). In 2019 she moved to Emerson Spanish Immersion Language Center in Minneapolis Public Schools.
Ms. Ximena began as an Assistant Principal at Andersen United Community School in 2020 and worked in the development of the new Andersen United Middle School with a Dual Language Magnet program.
She holds a BA in Physical Education from the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, a Master's Degree in Education, with a focus on technology. She has a Computer Applications and K-12 Administration License from Hamline University.
Ms. Ximena is excited about moving with her 6th graders to 7th grade.
Ximena Rayo
Pronouns: She/her
phone#: 612-686-4239