Mentors

My partner and I completed a total of 25 mentor hours under the supervision Ms. Ramirez and Mrs. Cortez who is a certified pre-kindergarten teacher and principal at Sorenson Elementary.

Roles and Responsibilities

Principal

Maricela Cortez is the principal of Sorenson Elementary and has been for 18 years. Mrs. Cortez first started off as a teacher at Dr. Long Elementary. She slowly worked her way up to an administration position at Dr. Long. Then was later promoted to principal of her own school.

Teacher

She attended the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley and is currently returning to receive her master’s in early education studies. She has been teaching for 3 years with PSJA ISD.

Mrs. Ramirez was kind enough to lend us her time and be able to allow us to observe her classroom and even interview her. We were able to see and interview other school administrators as well.

Pre-Kindergarten helps the child develop many skills such as: using technology , and social skills