Iliana Baltazar

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Since leaving HPHS in 1990, I attended CSUDH and graduated with a B.S. in Biology. I worked as a Pharmacy Tech at Tianguis, Sav-on and Kaiser Permanente for over 8 years before going into teaching. Ana (Fausto) Hinds asked me to sub while she was on her maternity leave and 10 years later, I'm still here and loving it. :)

Started off as a Science teacher here at Edison Middle School. I later took on the different rolls, one of my favorites was becoming the Leadership Advisor, it's been fun bringing back school spirit.

I liked teaching so much that I decided to try to make a bigger difference by going back to school and getting my M.Ed in cross-cultural teachings. Still feeling that I could make a difference I've just completed my Administration Credential at CSUDH.

Currently I'm the Instructional Coach at Edison. ... Basically, I help other teachers with teaching strategies. :)

It's been challenging to say the least, but I've enjoyed every minute of it.!