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Roberta Gonzalez

Coordinator III, Multilingual Academic Support, Los Angeles County Office of Education

Roberta Gonzalez is a Coordinator III at the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) in the Multilingual Academic Support unit. A former principal and reading coordinator, she supports districts in Los Angeles County with a range of topics addressing multilingual learners including: supporting dual language learners; English Language Development (ELD); and dual language immersion.

In her past roles, Roberta served as the Assistant Director for the UCLA program for Integrated School and Community Solutions, and was a consultant with the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Early Learning Support Unit. Most recently, Roberta was the Director of the Early Learning Program in El Rancho Unified School District where she spearheaded the implementation of curricular reforms to improve program quality within the district’s Early Learning Program. During her time in ERUSD, she served as a member of the administrative cabinet and facilitated the district’s continuous improvement efforts that included: MTSS development; UDL implementation; LCAP development and monitoring; and Expanded Learning programming.  

Roberta holds a BA in Political Science from Stanford University and an EdM in Education Administration from Harvard University.