Welcome to Room 20
My name is Mrs. Armida Maldonado and I am the 4th and 5th grade special day class teacher. I have my wonderful assistants who will be helping us out this year Ms. Niva, Ms. Maria, Ms. Rosemary, Ms. Ivana, and Mr. Cameron. I am looking forward to a spectacular year with your child and working with you to ensure your child’s success.
About Mrs. Maldonado
This is my 31st year teaching special education for Redondo Beach. I have my Master of Science degree in Special Education from California State University, Long Beach. I got Teacher of the Year 3 years ago which I am very proud of this award. I am married and have a daughter who graduated from Cal State San Marcos this past May.
I am involved with Special Olympics for Northern San Diego County in which my sister (who has special needs) participates in tennis, golf and swimming. Because of my sister, I decided to become a special education teacher.
I have high expectations for all my students. I run my classroom with structured and routine. I am teaching your children independence and responsibility to get them ready for middle school.
I have an open door policy in that you do not need to wait for your IEP or parent conference to discuss questions or concerns with me. Please feel free to call or e-mail me anytime.
Finally, for my 5th grade students I would love to see some of them go to Science Camp with the regular ed 5th graders. I feel it is a great experience for my students and I will talk to you individually more in detail soon to talk about the possibility of some of my 5th graders attending camp.