Pioneer’s Guzman to Become Assistant Principal

Pioneer English-as-a-Second-Language teacher Rita Guzman has been named Assistant Principal of the Bolingbrook elementary school, effective July 1.

She succeeds Jeff Mitchem, who is leaving the district.

Guzman, who has been with Valley View School District 365U since the 2002-03 school year, is a former 1st grade bilingual teacher at both Tibbott and Skoff elementary schools. She joined the Pioneer team in 2010 as an ESL specialist.

She is a member of the VVSD Parent Resource Network team and the VVSD Academic Committee, and has been at the forefront of Common Core State Standards curriculum development for VVSD ESL students.

Guzman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Master’s Degrees in both Educational Leadership and in Differentiated Instruction from the University of St. Francis where she is now pursuing her Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

Guzman is one of only five teachers in Will County certified to work with both English Language Learners and special needs students.