Gustavo+Gallardo

I started my teaching profession at the age of 19 in the mountains of my home State Guerrero in México. Two years later I taught in México City for five years where I graduated as a ballet folklorico teacher from the "Escuela Nacional de Danza Folklórica". I am part of the first group of Professionals who were recruited in 1992 to come to the Houston ISD to work as bilingual teachers as part of the ACP Houston Cycle XIII. In the year 2000 after having obtained my Master's Degree in Bilingual Education from the Univ. of St. Thomas I had the honor to have been named the Houston ISD Teacher of the Year at the Elementary level. One of my contributions to the children's education is to have written six books for first grade students for the Success for All Reading Program. In the year 2003, I obtained the Principal Certificate from the Univ. of St. Thomas as well. In addition, I am the Director of Las Américas Ballet Folklórico which I founded 11 years ago with students from four to eighteen years and have represented the Hispanic culture in different sectors of the Houston area. Currently, I feel fortunate and blessed to be part of the PDS family. I enjoy mentoring new teachers every year because I can impact not only the lives of the new teachers, but also the lives of our students who are our # 1 priority.