Fremont Parents, Guardians, and Community,

My name is Armando Gutierrez, and it is with great pleasure and honor that I will serve as your principal for the 4th year.

I was born in Jalisco, Mexico and raised in Santa Ana since the age of three, and a product of the Santa Ana Unified School District, attending Lowell, Willard, and Santa Ana High School. After graduating in 1991, I attended Santa Ana College (Rancho Santiago College) and then transferred to California State University, Long Beach, and attended graduate school at Chapman University. I worked part-time in the student activities office at SAHS while attending college, and then began to substitute teach for the district.

I began my teaching career in 1998, teaching Physical Education at Lathrop Intermediate. I then earned my multiple subject teaching credential and had the opportunity to teach Kindergarten at Franklin Elementary. Then, I worked as a Kindergarten teacher, Title 1 Resource Teacher, and Literacy Coach at Madison Elementary. I took a break from the classroom to be Coordinator of the Twilight Pre-K program at the district office. I missed teaching and being in the classroom with kids, so I returned to the classroom and taught 1st grade at Martin Elementary, and in 1998 I had the honor of being named both Santa Ana Unified School District Teacher of the Year and an Orange County Teacher of the Year. I then worked as the Assistant Principal at Heninger, King, Lowell, and Willard schools, and then at Hoover Elementary, my first school as a Principal. I am now the proud principal at Fremont Elementary School.

We will continue to have high expectations for our students, both academically and behaviorally, and work together with our parents/guardians. At Fremont, we take pride in providing unique long-lasting experiences for our students and developing the whole child. The safety and well-being of our students and staff continues to be our number one priority.

The 2024-2025 school year will be about getting back to all the wonderful things that were happening at Fremont, and make the necessary changes to increase our student achievement. We will work towards a school-wide focus and begin to brand ourselves as an elementary school. But we cannot do it alone, it is when parents/guardians and the school work together, that we can create an amazing school experience for our students at Fremont. I encourage our families to become involved in our school, in whatever capacity you can. 

Please do not hesitate to reach out if there is anything you need and/or have concerns.

I am here to serve you!