Mrs. Sanchez, Third Grade Bilingual Teacher

Mrs. Sanchez was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. A graduate of Bogan High School, she is a proud product of the Chicago Public School system.  She graduated from DePaul University, where she founded the first Latina oriented sorority on campus. She has been a Chicago Public School teacher since 2000. Over her years at CPS she has gone on to earn two additional degrees: Masters in Early Childhood Education from the Erikson Institute and Masters in Reading from Concordia University Chicago (where she also serves as an adjunct professor for the Masters in Reading program). Mrs. Sanchez also earned the highly prestigious National Board Certification (NBCT) in 2007. Before coming to Pulaski International School of Chicago, Ms. Sanchez worked in teacher leadership development as both a Bilingual Lead Teacher/Coordinator and a Reading Coach. Her favorite book to read to her students is “There’s the a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom,” by Lois Sachar.