Yolanda Rodriguez has been named a school support officer in the Elementary Transformation Schools office.

A 21-year HISD veteran, Rodriguez most recently served as the principal of Roosevelt Elementary and the lead principal of two other elementary schools. She began her career as a teacher at HISD’s Roosevelt Elementary School, where she remained for 10 years. She later served as an instructional coordinator at Burbank Elementary School, assistant principal at Roosevelt Elementary, principal intern at Scarborough High School, and principal at De Zavala Elementary School.

Rodriguez earned both a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Houston.