Many schools sponsor "School Spirit Day" or "Dress Up Day," but Burton Elementary School Principal Margarita Hernandez takes a different approach. "Role-Model Day" brings outstanding members of the community into the classroom. Experience in special education and bilingual instruction, as well as a community liaison, child care worker, migrant program school director, and student club advisor, she keeps close to the needs of the students and the concerns of teachers. A distinguished and inspirational educational leader, Ms. Hernandez is widely credited with opening the education process to members of her city's large Hispanic and minority community.
1991 Grand Valley State University, B.A.
