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Academics

The curriculum at ILTexas, as steered by our mission, prepares students for exceptional leadership roles in the international community by emphasizing servant leadership, mastering the English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese languages, and strengthening the body, mind and character. Further, ILTexas has a college preparatory program whereby we not only provide our students with the instruction needed to be successful in college, but with the expectation that they will attend and be successful in college and beyond.

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At the elementary level, we are working towards a 45-45-10 model whereby our students will receive 10% of their instruction in Mandarin Chinese and, as via our 50/50 Dual Language Immersion (DLI) model, will receive 45% of their instruction in English and the other 45% in Spanish. At the secondary levels, our students receive both Mandarin Chinese and Spanish as part of their academic schedule. ILTexas has seven core classes: (1) Math, (2) Science, (3) Reading Language Arts/English, (4) Social Studies, (5) Mandarin Chinese, (6) Spanish, and (7) Physical Fitness. Our academic model is further enriched by our Physical Fitness program, whereby each student receives conditioning training by an Performance Coach. Through Physical Fitness Training, students also develop important character traits such as servant leadership and putting “others before self,” the ILTexas motto.

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Students attending ILTexas receive academic instruction in English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will participate in a two-way, 50/50dual language program

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(Spanish/English) as well as participate in Chinese language development classes through their specials classes (FLES). Students in 6th-8th will receive daily language development instruction in Spanish and Chinese as part of their academic instructional schedule (LOTE). In grades 9th-12th, students will participate in proficiency based Spanish and Chinese language courses for every semester that they are enrolled.

Leadership

Leadership
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Frank Miller

Senior Executive Director of Special Programs 

972-479-9078 Ex: 1108

fmiller@iltexas.org

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Craig Hinkle

Executive Director of

Academics

972-479-9078

chinkle@iltexas.org

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Irene Aguilar

Executive Director of Professional Development & Learning Acceleration

972-479-9078

iaguilar@iltexas.org

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Tiffany Harrod

Executive Director of Assessment & Data Analysis

972-479-9078 Ext: 1012

tharrod@iltexas.org

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Angela Schoenberger

Academic Director

Tarrant Area

469-786-2550

aschoenberger@iltexas.org

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Kathleen Moreland

Academic Director

Houston Area

713-577-3700

kmoreland@iltexas.org

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Sally White

Exec. Asst. to Deputy Superintendent of Academics and Student Services

972-479-9078

swhite2@iltexas.org

Dr. Laura Carrasco

Deputy Superintendent of 

Academics & Student Services

972-479-9078  ext: 1017

lcarrasco@iltexas.org

Dionel C. Waters, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Educator Preparation Program

Leadership & Principal Certification Chair

dwaters@iltexas.org

Testing, Accountability, & Data Analysis

Yolanda Harris

District Testing Coordinator

972-479-9078

yharris@iltexas.org

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Jason Sturgeon

District Testing

Coordinator

972-479-9078

jsturgeon@ILTexas.org

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Beth Hamilton

Eduphoria Specialist

972-479-9078 ext: 1118

bhamilton@ILTexas.org

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Assessment & Data Analysis

Math

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Kim Axtell

Director of Mathematics

469-786-2550

kaxtell@iltexas.org

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Casey Terrell

Tarrant Math Coach | Academic Coordinator

469-786-2550

cterrell@iltexas.org

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Lashawn Nelson

Houston Math Instructional Coach

713-577-3700

lnelson@iltexas.org

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Yvonne Ngo

Dallas Math Instructional Coach

972-479-9078

yngo@iltexas.org

Math

Sonja Humphrise

Math Learning Acceleration Coordinator

469-786-2550

shumphrise@iltexas.org

Tiffany Harrod

Executive Director of Assessment & Data Analysis

972-479-9078 Ext: 1012

tharrod@iltexas.org

Science

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David Rivers

Director of Science DLI & Secondary Sciences

972-479-9078 ext: 1066

drivers@iltexas.org

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Amaris Caraballo

Houston Area

Science Coach

713-577-3700

acaraballomarrero@iltexas.org

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Amber Curtiss

Tarrant Area

Science Coach

469-786-2550

acurtiss@ILTexas.org

Social Studies

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Julie Russell

Director of SS DLI & Others Before Self Project

972-479-9078 ext: 1039

jrussell@iltexas.org

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Erika Hernet

Tarrant Area Social Studies | OBSP Coach

469-786-2550

ehernet@iltexas.org

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Nancy Moore

Houston Area Social Studies Coach

713-577-3700

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Science
Social Studies

Reading Language Arts

Paige Benyacoub

Reading Academy Coach

713-577-3700

cvespry@ILTexas.org

Carla Bennett

Dr. Carla Bennett

Director of RLA DLI & Secondary English

972.479.9078 ext: 1028

cbennett1@iltexas.org

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Jeffrey Schroeder

Dallas Area ELAR

Instructional Coach

972-479-9078

jschroeder@ILTexas.org

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Cherron Vespry-Green

Houston Area RLA

713-577-3700

cvespry@ILTexas.org

Reading Language Arts

Spanish

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Keelin Swalve

DLI/LOTE Coach

Harris/CS Area

713-577-3700

kswalve@ILTexas.org

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Edgardo Figueroa
EL-PD Facilitator
Harris/CS Area

713-577-3700
efigueroa@iltexas.org

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Adriana Fletes

Director of K-12 DLI Implementation &

Secondary Spanish

972-479-9078 ext: 1031

afletes@ILTexas.org

Beatriz G. Márquez

Beatriz G. Márquez

DLI/LOTE Spanish Coach

Tarrant Area

972-479-9078

bgallegomarquez@iltexas.org

Ana Perea

Ana Perea

DLI Instructional Coach

Tarrant Area

972-479-9078

acorreas@iltexas.org

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Javier Lugo

DLI Instructional Coach

DFW Area

972-479-9078

jlugotorres@iltexas.org

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Griselle Diaz

DLI Instructional Coach

Harris/CS Area

713-577-3700

gdiazmillet@iltexas.org

Spanish

Chinese

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Xiaoyan Wang

Director of K-12 Chinese

(FLES/LOTE)

9724799078 ext: 1021

xwang@iltexas.org

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Daihao Tang

DFW Area Chinese Coach

972-479-9078 ext: 1021

dtang@iltexas.org

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Hui Zhang

Houston Area Chinese Coach

713-955-7844

hzhang@iltexas.org

Chinese

English Learners

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Dr. Vera Csorvasi

Executive Director of English Learning Support

972-479-9078 Ext: 1109

vcsorvasi@iltexas.org

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Dulce Zelaya

EL Coordinator

Tarrant Area

469-786-2550

dzelaya@iltexas.org

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Vanessa Colon

EL Coordinator

Dallas Area

972-479-9078

vcolon@iltexas.org

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Maria Jones

LPAC Clerk

Dallas Area

713-577-3700

mjones@iltexas.org

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Lisa Cortés

ESL Instructional Coach

DFW Area

(469)563-7146

lcortes@iltexas.org

Noemi Lopez

LPAC Clerk

Tarrant Area

972-479-9078 

nlopez@iltexas.org

Brenda Wilson

LPAC Clerk

Dallas Area

972-479-9078 

bwilson@iltexas.org

Jennifer Carreon

LPAC Clerk

Houston/College Station Area

972-479-9078 

jcarreon@iltexas.org

Jenny D. Vo

EL Coordinator

Houston/College Station Area

713-577-3700

jvo@iltexas.org

Martha Duran

Translation Services

972-479-9078 Ext: 1014

mduran@iltexas.org

Englsh Learners

Professional Development and Accelerated Instruction

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Irene Aguilar

Executive Director of Professional Development & Learning Acceleration

972-479-9078

iaguilar@iltexas.org

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Shuo "Sue" Conyer, M.M.

PD Coordinator

sconyer@iltexas.org

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Sonja Humphrise

Math Learning Acceleration Coordinator

469-786-2550

shumphrise@iltexas.org

Enrichment Branch

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Joyce Wheeler

Executive Director of CTE and Enrichment

972-479-9078 ext: 1013

jwheeler@iltexas.org

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Allison Barkman

Director of Instructional Technology & Library/Media

817-422-6788 ext: 1066

abarkman@iltexas.org

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Brandi Allen

Instructional Tech Coordinator for Houston and CS

ballen@ILTexas.org

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Kerri Keller

Director of Fine Arts

972-479-9078

kkeller@iltexas.org

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Ashley Neuschwander

Director of Advanced Academics and G/T

469-786-2550

aneuschwander@iltexas.org

Enrichment
Instructional Material
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