Dr. Santos, Thank you for sharing the video link with us. I cannot wait to watch it. Mrs. Ortiz and her legacy have left her mark for generations to come. Her love of music and willingness to share her God-given talents have been such a blessing to not only our SA community, but to all of our children and youth via the establishment of the mariachi curriculum in public education. Her will to fight for our traditions and culture to be represented in the curriculum has forever changed the place Mariachi music has taken among the various types of music and art forms in our school system. She is a champion of our culture! Mil gracias, Dr. Claudia Treviño García Associate Professor of Instruction Bicultural-Bilingual Studies Department College of Education and Human Development University of Texas at San Antonio Bilingual Education Teacher Preparation Residency Lead Texas Association of Bilingual Education (TABE) Treasurer San Antonio Area Association for Bilingual Education (SAAABE) President-Elect Celebrate Dyslexia Schools Governing Board Member SOMOS Cultura y Más Scholar ________________________________ From: Juanita Santos <juanita.santos(a)utsa.edu&gt; Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 10:52 AM To: Yvonne Katz <katzmeowy(a)aol.com&gt;; COEHD(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <coehd(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Richard Middleton <richard476569(a)gmail.com&gt;; Mario Torres <mario.torres2(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Abelardo Villarreal <lvillrl(a)sbcglobal.net&gt;; Ellen Clark <Ellen.Clark(a)utsa.edu&gt;; Dalia Contreras <dalia(a)cityeducationpartners.org&gt;; Erica Castro <ericaliracastro(a)gmail.com&gt; Cc: GUTIERREZ-IBARRA, MAYRA <MGUTIERREZ-IBARRA1(a)saisd.net&gt;; Claudia Cabrera <Claudia.Cabrera(a)utsa.edu&gt;; BIRD, SHAWN D <SBIRD1(a)saisd.net&gt;; Short(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <Short(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Laura(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <Laura(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Alex <Alejandra(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Christopher L <CHERRERA3(a)saisd.net&gt;; GARCIA, DAVID <dgarcia19(a)saisd.net&gt;; De(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <De(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt;; Leon(a)lists.it.utsa.edu <Leon(a)lists.it.utsa.edu&gt; Subject: [Coehd] Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Dr. Katz - UTSA Lab School In Documentary! 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Please exercise caution when clicking on links or opening attachments. Hi, All... The video on Belle Ortiz is just wonderful! I remember working with her when I was superintendent of the Harlandale ISD to create a Mariachi program for our middle and high school students! We had over 150 students show up for the first meeting!!! We put the program in all of our middle and high schools! Muchas gracias, Belle! Dr. Yvonne Katz On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 09:07:25 AM CST, Juanita Santos <juanita.santos(a)utsa.edu&gt; wrote: Dear Colleagues, Irving Dual Language Academy, under new principal, Mrs. Mayra Gutierrez Ibarra, is part of the UTSA Dual Language Community Lab School Partnership overseen by the UTSA COEHD. The school was selected to participate in the documentary below featuring Belle Ortiz! Here is a YouTube link to the documentary. Suena La Educacion: The Story of Belle Ortiz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oYWNjF4eWE If you would like to be a part of the 1882 Partnership through research, support, PD, etc. Contact Assistant Director, Claudia Cabrera. It is an exciting time for UTSA COEHD! ¡Adelante! Dr. Santos [cid:zVFXKMdGljdFa5JcGvhD] [cid:Ywm3KhSZFTDFXL4k79VN] Juanita (Johnnie) Santos, Ed. D. Executive Director, UTSA Dual Language Community Lab Schools Partnership Professional Preparation & Partnerships University of Texas at San Antonio College of Education and Human Development MB 3.496 One UTSA Circle San Antonio, Texas 78249 210-458-5818 (Main Office) This email message is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) name above. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by email and delete the original message.