It is a pleasure to serve the students, staff and parents of both Boulevard Heights School and the Transition Center Programs. This is my 20^th year in education and my 19^th year with the Fort Worth ISD. I served as a high school resource teacher in Dumas ISD in Dumas, TX before relocating to the Fort Worth area in 1999. I began my career in FWISD as an elementary self-contained special education teacher at Boulevard Heights in the fall of 1999. After serving in this capacity, I was moved out of the classroom into a consulting role where I served all of FWISD consulting on behaviors, instruction, classroom structure, etc. in special education classrooms. After providing consultative services for 6 years, I became the Teacher/Coordinator for the Transition Center LIFT Program located in the Administration Building. I served in this capacity for 3 years before becoming the Assistant Principal for BHS and the TC Programs. I have been serving in this capacity since 2011. I received my BS in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Special Education from West Texas A&M University, my MEd in Educational Leadership from Texas Woman’s University, and I am currently a PhD candidate in the College of Professional Education with an emphasis in Special Education at Texas Woman’s University. I believe that every student has within them the capacity to learn, grow and develop when provided an appropriately tailored instructional learning environment. 

I began my career in education in the fall of 2001. At that time, I served as a second-grade teacher in Waco, Texas at J. H. Hines Elementary. I had just completed my undergraduate studies at Baylor University (Sic’Em Bears!!). In the fall of 2002, I began teaching 5th-grade language arts in Fort Worth ISD at Oaklawn Elementary. I taught there for 4 years, and I felt a call to advocate for students in a different way. I obtained a Master's Degree in School Counseling from Amberton University and I was afforded the opportunity to serve as an Elementary School Counselor in Fort Worth ISD at Ridglea Hills Elementary. I served that community for 14 years. All my years in elementary were very precious and I thought I would always serve in an elementary capacity. But God had a different plan, a better plan. I felt led to advocate for students, their families, and staff differently, and I decided to go back to school to obtain my Principal Certification.  I completed the necessary coursework at Lamar University. I always thought I would serve in an elementary capacity, so when I received, the call about being promoted to Assistant Principal at Boulevard Heights and Transition Center, I was beside myself. It happened in the middle of the pandemic, and I could not believe that I was being afforded the amazing opportunity to serve with such an amazing staff. I believe in everything we do here for our students and their families. I believe our students are capable of learning everything we teach them. I could not serve in this capacity without the love and support of my family - my husband (and high school sweetheart) Ralph and our three sons Sam, Eli, and Drew. I lead with compassion, grace, and mercy and I always have them in mind when I encounter people in our learning community.