Irene Gonzalez-Castillo

Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services at MBUSD

Manhattan Beach, California

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Summary

District-level educational leader with responsibilities spanning Educational Services and Special Education. mbusd+1

Scholar-practitioner focused on early literacy and inclusive early childhood education, holding an Ed.D. with a dissertation on Recognition & Response practices. pepperdine

Experienced K–12 administrator with a history as a site principal and district curriculum/instruction leader. smdp+1

Public-facing communicator who participates in community outreach and district communications, including podcasts and public meetings. podbean+1

Work

Education

Writing

Recognition and response: early literacy in an inclusion-based preschool program

January 1, 2014

Case study investigating Recognition & Response practices (an early literacy RTI model) used by multidisciplinary teams in an inclusion-based preschool program; includes findings and implications for early childhood leadership, professional learning, and multi-tiered instruction.

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Irene Gonzalez-Castillo

Summary

Work

Director, Curriculum and InstructionSanta Monica-Malibu Unified School District2013–Present

Assistant Superintendent, Educational ServicesManhattan Beach Unified School District2021–Present

Assistant Superintendent, Student ServicesManhattan Beach Unified School District2021

PrincipalMcKinley Elementary School (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District)2013

Education

Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)Pepperdine University (Graduate School of Education and Psychology)

Writing

Recognition and response: early literacy in an inclusion-based preschool program