charter school near Dallas. I received my B.S. from Stephen F. Austin State University. Ill receive my masters in education administration at Texas A & M Commerce, Texas on December 12th. I hold a Texas teaching certificate in the areas of Elementary Education EC-6, ESL EC-12, and Special Education EC-12. I have taught general education and special education in elementary and secondary levels of public, private, and charter schools in Texas for 18 years. During the summers, I live on an island in the Philippines and teach at a small Christian school and serve at a church as a missionary. My summers are a huge change of scenery and I love doing the missionary work with the people in Asia. Next summer I will expand my horizons and reach out to Japan.