Meet-the-Principal

Ms. Beatrice Martinez

Beatrice Martinez is the principal at Cavazos Elementary. She successfully led Anthon Elementary school in Uvalde CISD. Prior, she was an Elementary ELD Coordinator and principal mentor; she joined the WCCUSD Multilingual & Multicultural Services Department from the Oakland Unified School District where she worked as a Dual Language Elementary Principal and mentor for new principals. Beatrice has worked at elementary and secondary schools in California and Texas, including in two-way bilingual immersion, newcomer programs, and Transitional Bilingual Education programs, Secondary Sheltered Instruction teacher and as an English Learner Coordinator. She received her teacher credential and B.A. in bilingual education and interdisciplinary studies from Sul Ross State University and received her M.A. in school administration and urban school leadership from the University of California, Berkeley.

Beatrice Martinez is passionate about creating and sustaining effective high-quality programs for all students through strong teacher partnerships. In her free time she enjoys hiking, taking long walks, and cuddling up with a great book. Her hopes and dreams for Cavazos & ECISD young scholars are that all students, particularly English learners & children in poverty, have the necessary opportunities to succeed academically, and to grow into healthy, productive global citizens.

“Our job is to teach the students we have.
Not the ones we would like to have.
Not the ones we used to have.
Those we have right now.
All of them."
-Dr. Kevin Maxwell