Woodridge Assistant Principal Salena Valdes is the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) Region 20 Assistant Principal of the Year.
Members of the TEPSA Board presented her the award in the Woodridge library in front of district and school staff and first graders.
“I feel like my purpose is to support everyone on the campus to be the best version of themselves so our students can be successful,” Valdes said. “I truly believe that our students and our school can make a difference and be leaders in our community and I just want to help them get there. This recognition is not about me; it’s about the love and passion educators and leaders like me put into our profession.”
Valdes has been the Assistant Principal at Woodridge since 2021. She also served as the school’s Instructional Coach for three years. Prior to joining AHISD, Valdes served as a reading teacher and AVID coordinator at a middle school in North East ISD and as an assistant principal in Somerset ISD
Valdes will be honored in June at the annual TEPSA conference. One of the region honorees will be selected to represent Texas in the NAESP National Assistant Principal of the Year Awards.
