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Dr. Odete AmareloDr. Odete Amarelo, Program Director, has been the Parent Community Liaison for the Fall River Public School System Magnet Schools of Choice Program for five years, and has more than a decade of classroom teaching experience ...
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Dr. Odete Amarelo
Dr. Odete Amarelo, Program Director, has been the Parent Community Liaison for the Fall River Public Schools Magnet Schools of Choice Program for five years, and has more than a decade of classroom teaching experience.
Dr. Amarelo holds a Ph.D. in Literacy Learning.Her accomplished career includes distinctions such as recognition on the "Wall of Teaching Tolerance," and "An Immigrant Making a Difference," recognition by the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and "Terrific Teachers Making a Difference Award."Dr. Amarelo has published family and children's newsletters and articles, including "BackPack," a family newsletter in four languages.
Her accomplishments have led her to be an invited presenter by organizations such as the Massachusetts Department of Education Symposium, the Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Lesley College, III Congresso de Comunidades Açoreanas, and the Education Collaborative for Greater Boston.She is a member of the Portuguese American Historical Foundation of Fall River, the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the Adult Literacy Resource Institute, and the Massachusetts Association for Bilingual Education among others.She is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.