Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation

OUR MISSION

The Educator and Leadership Preparation Department exemplifies empathy while promoting academic inquiry and rigor to positively impact community and schools by preparing professionals in education who represent our shared values.

VISION

The Educator and Leadership Preparation Department cultivates professionals in education who promote a culture of community thus maximizing teaching and learning for all.

VALUES

Empathy, Care, Professionalism, Integrity, and Community.

Welcome to the Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation website. The Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation focuses on the preparation of highly effective teachers in the areas of

• Bilingual/ESL education
• Special Education
• Early Childhood, and 
• Educational Leadership.

The Department of Educator and Leadership Preparation is committed to engaging with the local community to promote educational achievement and individual empowerment. Each of our programs collaborates with the local community in a way that provides the community partner, our students, and faculty the opportunity to promote EQUITY and EMPOWERMENT   as a result of this  ENGAGEMENT. If you are looking for a unique program that has the power to change your life and the community, our Rooted in the Community approach can be the way to make that change happen. Join us TODAY, so that TOMORROW we can start transforming education TOGETHER. 

Please use our departmental website to explore our degree and teacher certification pathways, our outstanding faculty with their research expertise, and how the department serves our students.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Esther Garza
Associate Professor & Chair,
Department of Educator & Leadership Preparation
Senator Frank Madla Building Room 221
One University Way
San Antonio, Texas 78224
esther.garza@tamusa.edu
(210) 784-2507 

María Acevedo-Aquino, Ph.D.
Associate Department Chair & Associate Professor
Department of Educator & Leadership Preparation
One University Way
San Antonio, TX 78224
maria.acevedo@tamusa.edu
(210) 784-2584