Pre-Kindergarten Dual Language

Hola, me llamo Marcia Bender y soy parte de la escuela Sam Rosen desde hace 26 años. Para mí es un privilegio seguir sirviendo a esta comunidad del norte de Fort Worth. Nací en Oaxaca, México. Estudié la carrera de Lingüística Aplicada con énfasis en Traducción en la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Soy TIGRES de corazón. Tengo tres hermosos hijos y nos encanta ir juntos a la iglesia, ver películas, pintar y jugar con nuestros tres perritos.

Hello, my name is Marcia Bender and I’ve been part of Sam Rosen Elementary School for 26 years. It’s a privilege to continue serving the North Side community of Fort Worth. I was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. I studied Applied Linguistics at Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León. Go Tigres! I have three beautiful children. As a family, we like to go to church together, watch movies, paint, and play with our three dogs.

Kindergarten Regular Program ESL Teacher

My name is Kathy Shah. I am a Kindergarten teacher this year. This is my 21st year of Elementary Education. I am a proud and loyal Sam Rosen Eagle for 15 years too. I was born and raised in Indiana and I graduated from Indiana State University with a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education. My passion is to convey compassion in the lives of our future educators and leaders of tomorrow. My interests are traveling internationally, cooking cultural foods, watching movies, swimming, and spending time with my family.

First Grade Regular Program Teacher

My name is Jessica Maddox. I was born in Germany and moved to the states when I was 10 years old. I have 3 beautiful children named Courtnee, Jackson and Joshua. I have had the amazing opportunity to teach in Oklahoma, MIssouri and now Texas. My hobbies include, swimming, hiking, and photography. I am excited to be a part of the Sam Rosen family for my 8th year as an educator.

Kinder Bilingual Teacher

Hello, my name is Ingrid Garrido. I will be teaching Kindergarten Bilingual this year. I am very excited to join the Sam Rosen Elementary family and can’t wait to meet you!

I have a bachelors from Oklahoma State University and this is my 24th year in education. Shortly after graduation, I started teaching Spanish in Tulsa, Oklahoma before moving to Texas in June of 2000.

After teaching Spanish for ten years, I switched to Bilingual Education where I continue to grow and learn as an educator and have a passion for early childhood education.

A little about me... I am an empty nester. I have one son, he is 25 and he’s an artist. He draws backgrounds for cartoon movies, a pretty cool job! He just got married this year to a school teacher and they have two dogs, Luna and Zoey. I am also a fur mom to Max and Mitsy who are both chihuahuas. I love to learn about new cultures, taste different foods, travel and dance. In my spare time you will find me relaxing at home with my fur babies, reading the news, or researching topics of interest as well as spending time with family and friends.

My teaching philosophy is simple, students do not care how much you know until you show them how much you care. Therefore, I believe in building relationships that are based on trust, empathy, understanding, compassion and accountability. Investing in students is investing in the future.