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Dr. Thamesia Handford

Dr. Thamesia Handford has 21 years of experience in public school and private education as a special education, middle school, and high school teacher. She also taught second and fifth grade before becoming a behavior specialist. Dr. Handford was a district program specialist, assistant principal, principal, and most recently, a district appraisal manager. She was born in California and moved to San Antonio in her early teens. She graduated from Winston Churchill High School, has a bachelor’s degree from UTSA, a master’s degree in human resource, and Doctor of Management in Leadership from University of Phoenix.

Dr. Handford is determined to ensure all students have an opportunity to engage in learning with the highest of expectations. She believes education is the greatest equalizer and her job as a school administer is to ensure each student has access to high-quality instruction in every subject-every day. Dr. Handford believes all children can learn and benefit from an active, engaging, and rigorous learning environment.

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La Dra. Thamesia Handford tiene 21 años de experiencia en la educación pública y privada como maestra de educación especial, secundaria y preparatoria. También fungió como maestra de segundo y quinto grado antes de convertirse en especialista en comportamiento. La Dra. Handford fue especialista en programas del distrito, subdirectora, directora y, recientemente, gerente de evaluación del distrito. Nació en California y se mudó a San Antonio en su adolescencia. Ella se graduó de Winston Churchill High School, cuenta con una licenciatura de The University of Texas en San Antonio, una maestría en Recursos Humanos y un doctorado en Administración de Liderazgo de University of Phoenix.

La Dra. Handford está decidida a garantizar que todos los estudiantes tengan la oportunidad de participar en el aprendizaje con las más altas expectativas. Ella cree que la educación es el mejor nivelador y su cometido como administradora escolar es asegurar que cada estudiante tenga acceso a una educación de alta calidad en todas las asignaturas, todos los días. La Dra. Handford cree que todos los niños pueden aprender y beneficiarse de un entorno de aprendizaje activo, interesante y riguroso.

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