Paraprofessionals

Ms. Esther Gonzalez

Ms. Reyna Rocha

Ms. Garcia

Hi, I'm Mrs. Garcia. I started working with the Fort Worth district since 2015, in 2016 I started as a Pre-k assistant. This will be my seventh year with Pre-k. Of these seven years, I worked in the regular program for two and this is the fifth year in dual language.

Ms. Carmin Valentin

Mrs. Marilyn Polk

Mrs. Mayra Castaneda

Hello, my name is Mayra Castaneda Ortiz. I am a Special Education Assistant here at Seminary Hills Park. I've been a TA for almost 12 years. I started in Rosemont Elementary in 2011 and then moved to SHP in 2021. I am married and have 3 wonderful children, Raul, Alejandro and Valeria. I enjoy spending time with my family, love to watch movies, and listening to music.

Ms. Teena Miller

Hi, I’m Mrs. Miller.

I grew up in St. Louis Mo, till I was 15 years old, then moved to Texas. I was a Knights Of Columbus Clown from age 4 till I moved at 15. (I still do balloon animals.) I was in the Naval Sea Cadets Corp from age 12 to 18 and was on the color guard for the second Decommissioning of the U.S.S Missouri.  I went to Richland High School and studied Hospitality Hotel Management. I worked for Marriott Hotels starting from ages 15 to 27. I went to college at Tarrant County Community College and took a few classes there. I met my husband when I was 22 and we got married at 25. We have 3 kids and 2 grandkids.

 I started working at the local church in their Pre-K program as a TA for 4 years from 2006-2011. Then my youngest daughter went to school at Miller Elementary, where I volunteered till she went to Harmony Science Academy, Fort Worth, where I volunteered for 2 years, then got hired and worked 5 more years there in the SPED department from 2015-2022. I worked in Life Skills class and Resource as a TA. I also did Inclusion and was a Substitute teacher there. 

I left there in 2022 to go to Arlington ISD to work in the RDSPD Deaf Ed program at Miller elementary. I have always wanted to learn how to sign and what better way than to work and learn. Unfortunately, the program had moved to a different school after being at that school for 30 years. The new location was way too far to drive, so that is how I ended up at SHP Elementary. I am so excited about getting to know everyone here.