Michael A. Cervantes

Michael A. Cervantes celebrates a long and successful career in elementary education, which has spanned nearly 50 years. Since 1979, he has been employed with the El Rancho Unified School District in Pico Rivera, California. Teaching every grade level from kindergarten to fifth grade during his tenure at the district, he has been teaching second grade students since 2005. He also taught Spanish as a second language for the gifted and talented education program, chaired the school district between 1990 and 1991, and continues to serve on the planning task force since 1990. Additionally, Mr. Cervantes taught third and fifth grade and was a bilingual teacher at the Valle Lindo School District in South El Monte, California, from 1972 to 1979.

An alumnus of California State College, Mr. Cervantes received a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1971. He subsequently earned a Master of Education in 1978 and another Master of Arts in Chicano studies in 1985. Mr. Cervantes is certified as an elementary teacher and a bilingual specialist in the State of California.