Mrs. Tabitha Preston

My name is Tabitha Preston, and I am honored and humbled to serve as the principal of Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy. My greatest accomplishment is being a wife and mother to three wonderful children…my first teaching experience. I attended undergraduate school at Prairie View A&M University and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education in 1997. Next, I earned my Master of Education Degree in Educational Administration from Concordia University in 2008.

My teaching experience began at Aldine ISD and eventually led me to the Dallas Independent School District. My first teaching job at Dallas ISD was in 2005 at Charles Rice Learning Center, where I taught 6th grade, and then at Sidney Lanier Elementary Vanguard for the Expressive Arts, where I taught 4th grade. Prior to acquiring this new position, I served in the role of Assistant Principal at W.W. Bushman Elementary, Clinton P. Russell Elementary, Harry Stone Montessori Academy, an International Baccalaureate World School – MYP, and Frederick Douglass STEM Academy.

Being an educator is truly rewarding and gives me a sense that I am making the world a better place - one student at a time. My goal is to encourage my students to pursue their dreams and discover their strengths and talents so that they can believe in themselves the way that I believe in them. It is my charge to ensure that DMA makes a TALL Difference with Every Child Every Day!

Presentando a la Sra. Tabitha Preston

Mi nombre es Tabitha Preston y me siento honrada y honrada de servir como directora de Downtown Montessori en Ida B. Wells Academy. Mi mayor logro es ser esposa y madre de tres hijos maravillosos… mi primera experiencia docente. Asistí a la escuela universitaria en Prairie View A&M University y obtuve una Licenciatura en Ciencias en Educación Primaria en 1997. Luego, obtuve mi Maestría en Educación en Administración Educativa de la Universidad Concordia en 2008.

Mi experiencia docente comenzó en Aldine ISD y finalmente me llevó al Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas. Mi primer trabajo docente en Dallas ISD fue en 2005 en el Centro de Aprendizaje Charles Rice, donde enseñé en sexto grado, y luego en la Escuela Primaria Sidney Lanier Vanguard for the Expressive Arts, donde enseñé en cuarto grado. Antes de adquirir este nuevo puesto, desempeñé el cargo de subdirector en W.W. Bushman Elementary, Clinton P. Russell Elementary, Harry Stone Montessori Academy y International Baccalaureate World School - MYP y Frederick Douglass STEM Academy.  

Ser educador es realmente gratificante y me da la sensación de que estoy haciendo del mundo un lugar mejor, un estudiante a la vez. Mi objetivo es animar a mis alumnos a perseguir sus sueños y descubrir sus fortalezas y talentos para que puedan creer en sí mismos como yo creo en ellos. ¡Es mi responsabilidad garantizar que DMA marque una GRAN diferencia con cada niño todos los días!