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James Garcia
Principal
Mr. Garcia served as the 8th grade assistant principal for four years before being appointed principal for Elder. He was Senior Teacher of the Year at South Hills for the 2003-2004 school year. He was Coach of the Year for District 8-4A for 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 school years. He took a baseball team to Italy through Sister Cities and played in an Olympiad where they won the gold medal. Mr. Garcia taught ESL strategies to both Brazilian teachers in Brazil in 2007 and to Croatian teachers in Croatia in 2008. Mr. Garcia is a product of the Fort Worth ISD school system, where he attended Greenbriar elementary, Rosemont Middle School, and Paschal High School. He is a graduate of Kansas Wesleyan University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree and was a four-year letterman in football. He then attended Texas Wesleyan University 19 years later to receive his Master of Education degree. He is certified in both ESL and gifted-and-talented education. Mr. Garcia is presently a presenter for future teachers at TCU. “J.P. Elder is the best kept secret in the Fort Worth School system,” he said. “After achieving Recognized status for the 2009-2010 school year, I know we can reach Exemplary this year. We have the students and staff to reach this level.”
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 Karen Brown
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Brown has worked for the Fort Worth Independent School District for fifteen years. She graduated from Salisbury State University in 1994 with a bachelors degree in Education. Mrs. Brown was recruited to teach Math and Science in FWISD. Mrs. Brown continued her education at TCU and received her Masters in Administration. She has been an administrator for the last seven years at the elementary and middle school levels. |
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Christy Balraj
Clarence Baldwin
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