Topics of discussion in this episode:
- The importance to stay grounded and have a circle of people you can be real with
- Her Cuban Dad migrated to this country and this instilled in her the importance of the American dream.
- Her experience of how different education can be when you go to an all-girls school and her thoughts around gender differences in education
- How she started out as a Math major in college and the barriers she faced which ultimately resulted in her changing her major
- Her career as a teacher and how someone planted the seed with her and told her she should become an administrator
- She explains how being a Principal stretched her
- An open position in the Special Education department that really spoke to her
- Being a Mom of 5 kids in a blended family and a role model for them
- Having a supportive husband and being a supportive wife of a first responder
- Boundaries and mental health in her own life and with her staff
- Managing stress
- Positives that have come out of the pandemic
- General education and Special education to meet the needs of all students
- Inclusion of students with disabilities BENEFITS ALL
- ABC Hopes
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