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I started working at United South High School on September 11th, 2011. I started teaching Geometry and Math TEKS for STAAR in the resource setting. Two years later, I started teaching Algebra I. I taught that for two years and then became an MLC teacher as well as the Department Head for Special Education. I have been in those current positions for five years, this being my sixth year. I love that I do. Working with challenging students has been my passion. All students need some compassion and understanding and a lot of love! I thinking teaching at-risk students before coming to USHS at Premier High School helped me open their eyes and hearts and instill in them the belief that they too can learn just like everybody else. Once they taste success, everything changes and they become successful individuals with a drive to pursue their dreams.
I am happily married. We have no children of our own but do have children from a previous marriage. I have two daughters and he has one daughter and three sons. I joke that together we are the “Brady Bunch”. All are married except for one of my stepsons. He has autism and lives in a group home locally. We do things together and try to spend as much time as we can as a family. We have no pets.
My favorite thing to do is bake and cook. Whenever I have a few minutes to spare, I like to see cooking shows, google different recipes, or read magazines that have new recipes. I also love to read a good book. I get lost in the pages and forget what is going on around me.