BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Dr. Geovanny Ponce Houston ISD - East Area Superintendent Rais ed in an impoverished neighborhood in his native Honduras\, Dr. Geovanny Ponce experienced first-hand the hardships of poverty. But it was his per sistence of going to school and love of reading that opened doors for a b etter future. Today\, through his work in education\, Dr. Ponce continue s to make a difference in the lives of children\, who like him\, have lit tle or no opportunities. His calling is that every student\, no matter th eir background or lack of resources will succeed. For more than two decad es\, Dr. Geovanny Ponce has proven to be an innovative and knowledgeable educator. His childhood experiences have fueled his passion for supportin g the growth of the urban child. Dr. Ponce\, an immigrant from Honduras\, instills collaborative leadership to ensure students from all social\, e conomic and ethnic backgrounds have equal access to high-quality learning opportunities. Dr. Ponce’s broad range of experience includes mechanical engineer\, classroom teacher\, campus network specialist\, dean of instr uction\, assistant principal\, principal of Hartman Middle School\, and m ost recently principal of Jones Futures Academy. Through his work\, he ha s received recognition from Rice University’s REEP Program and the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He was recognized as HISD’s Secondary Princ ipal of the Year and the Region IV Secondary Principal of the Year for th e 2017-18 school year. Previously\, he was selected as Bilingual Teacher of the Year\, HISD Assistant Principal of the Year\, and HISD’s Rookie Se condary Principal of the Year. Dr. Ponce earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa\, a master’s degree in educational administration and supe rvision at the University of Houston\, a bilingual education certificatio n from St. Thomas University\, a REEP Business Fellowship for School Lead ers from Rice University\, and superintendent certification from Region I V. His accomplishments as a secondary school leader led him to serve as a lead principal working to support other secondary school leaders in HISD . Dr. Ponce earned his doctoral degree in fall 2019 in public school admi nistration at Texas A&M University- College Station. DTEND:20210401T180000Z DTSTAMP:20240328T092917Z DTSTART:20210401T163000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Dr. Geovanny Ponce - HISD East Area Superintendent UID:0a338f5e-36f3-4792-a4d8-eb43b884976f X-ALT-DESC:
Dr. Geovanny Ponce
\nHouston ISD - East Area Superintendent
Rai sed in an impoverished neighborhood in his native Honduras\, Dr. Geovanny Ponce experienced first-hand the hardships of poverty. But it was his pe rsistence of going to school and love of reading that opened doors for a better future. \; Today\, through his work in education\, Dr. Ponce c ontinues to make a difference in the lives of children\, who like him\, h ave little or no opportunities. His calling is that every student\, no ma tter their background or lack of resources will succeed.
\n\nFor mo re than two decades\, Dr. Geovanny Ponce has proven to be an innovative a nd knowledgeable educator. His childhood experiences have fueled his pass ion for supporting the growth of the urban child. Dr. Ponce\, an immigran t from Honduras\, instills collaborative leadership to ensure students fr om all social\, economic and ethnic backgrounds have equal access to high -quality learning opportunities.
\n\nDr. Ponce&rsquo\;s broad range of experience includes mechanical engineer\, classroom teacher\, campus network specialist\, dean of instruction\, assistant principal\, principa l of Hartman Middle School\, and most recently principal of Jones Futures Academy. Through his work\, he has received recognition from Rice Univer sity&rsquo\;s REEP Program and the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He was recognized as HISD&rsquo\;s Secondary Principal of the Year and the Region IV Secondary Principal of the Year for the 2017-18 school year. Pr eviously\, he was selected as Bilingual Teacher of the Year\, HISD Assist ant Principal of the Year\, and HISD&rsquo\;s Rookie Secondary Principal of the Year.
\n\nDr. Ponce earned his bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in m echanical engineering at the National Autonomous University of Honduras i n Tegucigalpa\, a master&rsquo\;s degree in educational administration an d supervision at the University of Houston\, a bilingual education certif ication from St. Thomas University\, a REEP Business Fellowship for Schoo l Leaders from Rice University\, and superintendent certification from Re gion IV. His accomplishments as a secondary school leader led him to serv e as a lead principal working to support other secondary school leaders i n HISD. Dr. Ponce earned his doctoral degree in fall 2019 in public schoo l administration at Texas A&\;M University- College Station.
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