Fourth Grade Teachers

My name is Delaina Jackson from Dallas, Texas and I am a product of Dallas ISD. I attended Sidney Lanier Vanguard School for elementary, O.W. Holmes Academy for middle school, and Roosevelt High School. I then went on to the very prestigious Baylor University where I became a communication specialist major. As I interned at a radio and tv station in Waco, Texas, I was offered a position as master control operator at KXXV TV Station. I worked there for 2 years before I decided to be more than just a tech person. I enrolled in the Alternative Certification program through Dallas ISD. I developed a love for teaching that has lasted now 15 years. I wanted to be the kind of teacher that molded me into who I am today. I wanted to give the students I would be in charge of a love for learning that would burn forever in their hearts, souls and minds. I can’t see myself doing anything else. Because of teaching, I am a better listener, a better observer, a better instructor, and a better person!

My goal as an educator is to become a facilitator who awakens in my students the desire to learn so that they can develop all the talents which they were born with.

My name is Juana Guzman and I live in Dallas, Texas. I received my Bachelor’s in 2015 from the University of Texas at Arlington. I am currently completing my Master’s degree in Special Education at Grand Canyon University. My goal is to grow as an educator and guide my students to discover their passion in life.

Rondria Jennings, affectionately known as Coach J by her students and peers, is passionate about extending the growth mindset of everyone she encounters. She is a proud product of Dallas ISD, with dedicated teachers at T. G. Terry Elementary and W. H. Atwell Law Academy. Coach J went on to graduate number 7 out of her class of 989 from the notable Skyline Career Development Applied Social Sciences Cluster.

A lifelong Longhorn, she graduated from the highly competitive Red McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin with her B. B. A. in Consulting & Change Management. Soon after she married her husband of 8 years and had four amazing children.

After working at one of the top four accounting firms in the country for three years, Coach J decided to leap into her calling - teaching. For the last five years, Coach J has made every effort to create one-of-a-kind, equally fun and rigorous experiences for her students every time they enter her “gym”. Coach J is her name, and “Brain Training” is the game.