Milpitas Principal

Rancho Milpitas Middle School Principal: Leticia Villa-Gascon

From 2003 to 2006, Leticia Villa-Gascon served as the assistant principal at Rancho Milpitas Middle School. In March of 2006, the previous principal took on a new position in another district. Leticia was named interim principal, and in May, she was named principal.

Leticia has worked in the Milpitas Unified School District as an assistant principal for the past 5 years. She received her B.A. in liberal studies and a multiple teaching credential with an emphasis in cross-cultural bilingual studies and Spanish from the National Hispanic University in San Jose, Calif. Later, she earned an M.S. in Educational Administration and an administrative credential from National University .

During her career in education, Leticia has been an elementary teacher, middle grades teacher, high school teacher, elementary assistant principal, middle school assistant principal, and principal. She was also selected as the ACSA Region 8 Middle Grades Co-Administrator of the year.

Leticia believes that every child can learn and succeed. Her focus at Rancho Milpitas Middle School has been on narrowing the achievement gap. Her commitment has led her to organize a committee to examine and make recommendations for this goal. She promotes unity between parents and staff through the Latino and Black student/parent organizations and other innovative programs.

Leticia continues to support and uphold Rancho Milpitas Middle School 's strong dedication to the middle school philosophy.

Leticia Villa-Gascon can be contacted via email at lvilla@musd.org . For more information about Rancho Milpitas Middle School, visit the school's web site at https://www.musd.org/MUSDPortal/portal/cn/PublicView/s31.

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