Laura A. Gonzalez has been selected as the new principal of Crespo Elementary School.
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Gonzalez most recently served as assistant principal and interim principal at Rucker Elementary School. Previously, she served as associate principal at International Leadership of Texas Windmill Lakes K-8. Gonzalez led the instructional program to improve from an F to a C. She began her educational career as a Kindergarten Dual Language teacher in McAllen ISD and later transitioned to HISD as a second and third grade bilingual teacher at Lewis and Cornelius Elementary Schools where she was a lead teacher, mentor of beginning teachers, teacher coach, and Teacher of the Year.
Gonzalez earned a bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Bilingual Education from the University of Texas-Pan American and a master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of Houston Clear Lake.