My name is Hector Ortiz and I am a veteran of the Chicago Public Schools with 26 years of battle. I am a third/fourth teacher in a bilingual classroom in
the Bilingual  Academy of Science and Math at Arnold Mireles Academy. I've been a kindergarten through sixth grade teacher at this school.

Education:
           M.A. in Bilingual Ed./Supervision Chicago State U. 1984
           B.A. in Spanish/Secondary Ed.- DePaul U. 1974
           Minor in Phylosophy/Religion- DePaul U. 1974
           Minor in Art- DePaul U. 1974
          Minor in Elem.Ed. -Chicago State U. 1976

Personal Experience:
        Arnold  Mireles Academy
          9000 S. Exchange  Ave.
          Chicago, Illinois 60617

•  3rd/4th grade from 1999 to present
•   3rd grade from 1988 to 1999
•   5th/6th grade 1979 to 1988
•   1st/2nd grade 1976 to 1979
•   Kd/1st grade 1976   to 1974
•   Recipient of Math Counts award 1997
•   Participant in Quest Center on School Within School 1992
•   Participant in Annenburg Study from University of Chicago 1995
•   Project Venceremos -adult ed. in English/Spanish 1974-1980
•   Army Corp. of Engineers- fallout shelters, 1970-1974

•    35 millimeter Photography
•    Exercise (Baileys)
•     Camping
•     Leather Work
•     Boy Scouts (Ass. Scout Master)
•     Councilor for Boy Scout Merit Badges