Carlos A. Valverde

As a native of Culver City, Carlos Valverde attended Culver City schools from K-12, and as a graduate of CCHS in 1990, he is proud to be a member of the Centaur family and this outstanding community. After attending Santa Monica College and UCLA, he first started teaching in 1995 as a substitute teacher in Los Angeles Unified and later within the CCUSD. In the 96-97 school year, he officially began teaching Spanish for Culver City High School with courses in: Spanish 1, Spanish for Spanish Speakers I, II, and AP Spanish Literature. Through his own professional development, he also earned his master’s degree in Secondary Education from Loyola Marymount University.

In 2000, he transitioned to the English department teaching English 9 and English 9 (SDAIE). In 2002, he introduced Multicultural Literature & Practicum, a senior English elective course designed to introduce, study, and analyze contemporary issues of cultural diversity. Due to its popularity, he is proud and honored that the course today has expanded to eight sections.

In 2002, he accepted the position of CCHS Director of Student Activities in which he had the pleasure of working with outstanding student leaders, colleagues, staff, and the community in providing CCHS a vibrant and exciting student activities program. In 2010, he earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership for Social Justice, with his dissertation titled, “Toward a Pedagogy of Compassion: Extracting Principles of Education from Teaching a High School Multicultural Literature Class.”