Clare Roach
Associate Director
- Office
- 206O Carole Sandner Hall
Notre Dame, IN 46556 - Phone
- (574) 631-2686
- croach1@nd.edu
Clare Roach is the Associate Director of the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC), an off-campus educational initiative of the University of Notre Dame. Roach supports the strategic vision, direction, leadership, and management of RCLC's programs, budget, and operations. A proud alumna of the AmeriCorps program, she also directs RCLC's active national service site.
Roach holds a bachelor's degree in political science and Spanish and a master's in education from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to joining RCLC, Roach served Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, coordinating its English as a New Language (ENL) teacher certificate program and leading its dual language initiatives. A graduate of Notre Dame's ACE Teaching Fellows Program, she has experience teaching and leading at the elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate levels. Her interest in multilingual education has led to the publication of several books including English Oral Language Assessment (ACE Press, 2013) and Ten Days to Becoming a Better Educator of English Learners (NCEA Press, 2018), as well as numerous articles in diverse publications. She is a guest writer for Edutopia.
Roach has lived in the Michiana area since 2006, is the mother to four children, and maintains an active presence in the local education community.
Biography
Clare Roach is the associate director of the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC), an off-campus educational initiative of the University of Notre Dame. Roach supports the strategic vision, direction, leadership, and management of RCLC's programs, budget, and operations. A proud alumna of the AmeriCorps program, she also directs RCLC's active national service site.
Roach holds a bachelor's degree in political science and Spanish and a master's in education from the University of Notre Dame. Prior to joining RCLC, Roach served Notre Dame's Institute for Educational Initiatives, coordinating its English as a New Language (ENL) teacher certificate program and leading its dual language initiatives. A graduate of Notre Dame's ACE Teaching Fellows Program, she has experience teaching and leading at the elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate levels. Her interest in multilingual education has led to the publication of several books including English Oral Language Assessment (ACE Press, 2013) and Ten Days to Becoming a Better Educator of English Learners (NCEA Press, 2018), as well as numerous articles in diverse publications. She is a guest writer for Edutopia.
Roach has lived in the Michiana area since 2006, is the mother to four children, and maintains an active presence in the local education community. She holds elected office as a local School Board Trustee.