Alison M. McCormick, M.A.

About

Alison McCormick joined the California Reading and Literature Project and the Department of Learning and Teaching after a 32-year career in Pre K-8 public education, working across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. She served as a K-5 classroom teacher for 10 years before earning a Reading Credential at California Lutheran University and spending the next 10 years as a site reading specialist and resource teacher. In between the move from classroom teacher to reading specialist, she and her family spent a year and a half living in Barcelona, Spain, where she worked to build her Spanish language proficiency. She earned a Masters in Educational Leadership at California State University Northridge in 2011, and went on to serve as principal of Mar Vista Elementary School for seven years where she oversaw the implementation of a school-wide 50/50 dual language program. Alison finished her career in Pre K-8 education as principal of Ocean View Junior High School.