#36 Passionate Leadership with Dr. Aleli Vazquez

Aleli Vazquez holds a doctoral degree in Higher
Educational Leadership with a completed dissertation on an
Evaluation Of The Trauma-Informed Approach in One Elementary
Title I School. She has over 19 years of experience in both
public and private education. Dr. Vazquez began her career in
Puerto Rico, where she was born and raised. She spent many years
in the classroom as a K-2 teacher holding a Bachelor's in
Elementary Education. In 2011 she relocated to Florida. After
serving as the Assistant Principal at Apopka Elementary, Dr.
Vazquez joined the administration team at Meadow Woods Elementary
as a school principal in 2017. She is now in the process of
opening a new elementary school in the Lake Nona community.
 Dr. Aleli Vazquez values continued education and, as such,
has attended the following Harvard Institutes: Turnaround
Leaders, New and Aspiring Leaders, Urban School Leaders, and
Family Engagement in Education. She is also affiliated with the
following institutions: Orange County Association of School
Administrators (President-Elect), Florida Association of School
Administrators, Association of Latino Administrators and
Superintendents (Legislative Chair), National Society of
Leadership and Success, OCPS Mental Health
Commission/Trauma-Informed Committee (Chair).  As a school
principal, she was recognized in 2020 as the Orange County School
Counselor Association Elementary School Principal of the Year.
She earned the Florida Department of Education Family and
Community Involvement Award for her school. She was also
recognized as the Southeast Learning Community Principal of the
Year 2020 and was one of the top three finalists for Orange
County Public School Principal of the Year. She also leads one of
the district's trauma-informed model schools.  Her
educational philosophy is that every child is deserving of
high-quality education facilitated by a caring and knowledgeable
adult. Instructional strategies need to accommodate different
learning abilities and meet the needs of individual scholars.
Education needs to be engaging, creative, rigorous, and
innovative. The school is the community's heart, and it is
imperative to have strong bonds with the families and the
community to lead scholars to reach their maximum
potential.


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