1. Maureen Kuhn-Rojas
2142 W. Madison St.
Chicago, IL 60612
monro_8495@yahoo.com
(630) 770-2436
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Through advocacy, collaborative partnerships, and the development of tools and resources for
quality instruction, my career and life objective is to ensure all students have access to an
education that fosters multilingualism, biliteracy, and intercultural flexibility.
EDUCATION
North Central College Naperville, IL
- Educational Leadership: Type 75 program June 2014
Chicago State University Chicago, IL
-Master of Science in Bilingual/Bicultural Education May 2002
-Concentration in Special Education
Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL
-Bachelor of Science in Education May 1994
-Minor in Spanish
LICENSURES
Illinois Standard Elementary Type 03 (K-9)
Illinois Administrator Certificate Type 75
ENDORSEMENTS
Language Arts, Social Science, Spanish (Upper Elementary/Junior High)
APPROVAL
Bilingual/ESL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chicago Public Schools; Office of Language and Cultural Education: Dual Language
Specialist and Network 6 OLCE EL Specialist
Chicago, IL January 2014-present
 Developed and implemented Professional Development Plan for 175+ Dual Language
teachers and principals in 12 schools through writing and managing a grant from the
Chicago Community Trust
 Developed and facilitated Professional Learning Community and professional
development training for Dual Language lead teachers of 12 Dual Language schools
 Planned and facilitated monthly meetings of Dual Language principal meetings with 12+
principals
 Planned and facilitated Dual Language Leadership Teams to ensure continuous
improvement of their school’s DL programs
 Collaborated with content experts to develop the Interdisciplinary Latin and Latin
American Studies Curriculum. Also planned and executed receptions to introduce the
curriculum to the Community

2.  Collaborated with Bilingual and English Learner Specialists to develop professional
development learning opportunities in instruction, assessment, policy, and curriculum
 Collaborated with Bilingual Education and English Learner Specialists to develop CPS
Action Plan for English Learners per specifications of the Illinois State Board of
Education
 Collaborated with Instructional Support Leaders and Specialists from the IRC to develop
quality instructional units meeting the needs of English Learners based on Common
Core Standards and WIDA Standards
 Collaborated with Network 6 staff to ensure compliance and high-quality instruction for
ELs.
 Provided technical assistance to Network 6 schools to ensure compliance and high-
quality instruction for ELs
 Completed the CPS Dual Language Education Handbook (includes informational
framework and toolkit of documents for implementation)
Naperville Community School District 203: Dual Language/ELL/Bilingual Teacher
Naperville, IL August 2008-June 2009;
August 2010-June 2013
 Third Grade Dual Language Self-contained classroom teacher; Beebe Elementary
Raised student’s reading scores in both Spanish and English through use of Daily 5
program and CAFÉ; Dual Language curriculum development; Team collaboration and
DL program development; Established school, home, community connections;
Expansive professional development; After school interventions
 Transitional Bilingual Spanish Resource Teacher, grades 2-5, Beebe Elementary
Worked collaboratively with general education staff to support students in their content
and literacy objectives through the use of state standards including WIDA standards and
Can-do Descriptors. Advocated for the linguistic and cultural needs of English Learners
in the process of being assessed for special needs.
 Kindergarten Dual Language Self-contained classroom Teacher
Maplebrook Elementary
Worked collaboratively with other dual staff to develop the dual program (including
Spanish literacy curriculum and assessment), as well as general education Kindergarten
staff to adapt the objectives to dual language.
Schaumburg School District 54: Dual Language Program Facilitator
Schaumburg, IL August 2009-August 2010
 Coordination of Dual Language Program Assessment/Evaluation-Data
 Coordination and Presentation of Staff Development for Dual Teachers
 Support the Seven Dual Language Schools (Elementary and Junior High) in the
Implementation of the English/Spanish and English/Japanese Dual Programs
 Support 30+ Dual Language Teachers in Scheduling, Curriculum, Lesson Planning,
Language Allocation, Content, Assessments
 Coordination of Dual Curriculum and Materials
 Coordination of Dual Program Waitlist and Open Enrollment Fair
 New Dual Teacher Support on the basic principles and methodologies of Dual Language
Instruction, including Spanish literacy instruction and aligning language and content
Standards
 Support Prospective and Current Dual language Parents
 Participate in district, school, and department level teams

3. McLean Consultores:Academic Director and Adult English Teacher
Santiago, Chile September 2005-June 2008
 Conducted one and one and small group English classes to business executives
 Hired, Trained, and Supported English teachers
 Coordinated Student and Teacher class schedules
 Developed corporate and individual English Program Goals and coordinated materials
Colegio Carampangue: English Program Consultant for Private School Pre-K-12
Talagante, Chile April-June 2005
Chicago State University: Program Coordinator
Chicago, IL 2001-2002
 Arranged classes and professors for graduate bilingual education program CASES
 Supported graduate level students in the implementation of new concepts in their
teaching
Logan Square Neighborhood Association: Tutor/English/Spanish Teacher
Chicago, IL 2001-2003
 Tutored adult students in Bachelor’s program, large class and individual
 Adult ESL Teacher, small group and individual
 Spanish for Teachers in Chicago Public Schools
Inter-American Magnet School, Chicago Public Schools: Dual Language Teacher
Chicago, IL 1998-2003
 Self contained fourth grade dual language teacher
 Sixth grade dual language Math and Science teacher
 Participated in committees on the development of the dual language curriculum, report
cards, materials, assessment, alignment with state objectives
Haugan Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools: Elementary Teacher
Chicago, IL 1997-1998
 Fifth grade transitional Spanish bilingual teacher
 After school literacy classes for adults and children
Riley Elementary School: Elementary Teacher
Northlake, IL 1994-1997
 Self contained Fifth grade Spanish transitional bilingual teacher
 Assisted in the development of the transitional bilingual program and curriculum
 Conducted Family Literacy/English Classes for parents
 Organized and conducted After School Spanish Club and Intramurals
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
 Presenter at educational conferences, including IAMME (Illinois Association of
Multicultural Multilingual Education) 2009 State Bilingual Conference: Native Literacy
Instruction; Dual Language Programming and Best Practices;
Cooperative Learning strategies; Strategies and Methodologies for Transitional Bilingual
and Dual Language Programs; Second Language Acquisition; Integrating Content with
Literacy

4.  Participant in educational conferences through IAMME, Illinois Resource Center, Dual
Language Education of New Mexico, and others: English as a Second Language,
Strategies and Methodologies for ELLs, Making Teaching Multicultural, Making Content
Comprehensible for Second Language Learners, Teaching Spanish Literacy in the US,
Dual Language Programming and Implementation, Dual Language Assessment, etc.
 Member of IAMME (Illinois Association of Multicultural Multilingual Education)
 Adjunct Professor for Language and Culture graduate online course ; Dominican
University, Fall 2011
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
 Elizabeth Martinez, Director of Professional Development, Valley View School District
(previous Principal at Beebe in Naperville CUSD 203) (815) 886-2700
martinezea@vvsd.org
 Chuck Freundt, Principal, Beebe Elementary
Naperville Community School District 203 (630) 420-6332
cfreundt@naperville203.org
 Catherine Cohoon, Assistant Principal, River Woods Elementary School
Naperville Community School District 203 (630) 420-6630
(Previously EL Program Director in Naperville CUSD 203)
ccohoon@naperville203.org
 Carmen Malave, Chicago Public Schools
Previous positon: Professional Development Manager, Office of Language and Cultural
Education (773) 405-0660
Current position: Bilingual Teacher, Irma C Ruiz Elementary School
Cirosado1@cps.edu
 Dra. Maria Teresa Garreton, Profesor Teacher Education Department,
Northeastern Illinois University (773) 442-5364
m-garreton@neiu.edu