Mario Piña*

Mario Piña is an Instructional Coach at Paredes Middle School. He serves as the Chair of the Campus Advisory Committee and is a campus dyslexia designee. At the district level, Mario served on the District Advisory Council and has represented his team on the Innovation District Advisory Committee. Mario is a leader in bilingual pedagogy, having written dual language curriculum for the district and presenting on best practices for dual language programs at the local, state, and national level. He has also served on the organizing committee for the ¡Adelante! Conference. Additionally, he currently serves as an executive board member of Education Austin and the Texas State Teachers Association. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Applied Learning and Development with a focus in bilingual education.