CHRISELDA BAZALDUA
San Antonio,Texas
Summary
With a proven track record at Edgewood ISD, I spearheaded the transformation of student information systems and enhanced college, career, and military readiness programs, impacting over 9,000 students. My strategic leadership and critical thinking, coupled with exceptional organizational and interpersonal communication skills, have consistently driven educational excellence and innovation.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief of CCMR & Information Systems
Edgewood ISD
San Antonio, Texas
07.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Edgewood Independent School District is located in South Central Texas, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade
- The district consists of 9,881 students, of those 93.7% are economically disadvantaged, 93.7% minority, 22.1% are English Language Learners, and 11.4% receive special education services
- Senior Leadership Team
- CCMR (College, Career, and Military Readiness) and Information Systems Division Leadership
- Professional Development and coaching of over 30 direct staff reports
- PEIMS Department
- Directly Led conversion of student information system from ITCCS to Frontline
- Data manager and point person for district; standardized all protocols for district
- Created manual processes for all PEIMS systems in absence of SIS for FALL 2021 and PEIMS submission
- Instructional Technology & Librarians Department
- Assist in managing one-to-one technology for all students preK-12
- Budget
- Special Education Department
- Compliance Monitoring
- Career and Technical Education Department
- Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
- Budget
- Teacher observations, coaching, and feedback
- Guidance, Counseling, & Social Workers Department
- District-wide master scheduling; course catalog; choice cards; advising
- District-wide allocation planning for staffing
- Budget and MOU oversight
- Family Engagement Department
- Budget and MOU oversight
- Division of Academics
- Lead on all non-core and Advanced Academics
- Develop and deliver professional development
- Plan and implement Summer School and Intercession opportunities
- Edgewood Independent School District is located in South Central Texas, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade
- The district consists of 9,881 students, of those 93.7% are economically disadvantaged, 93.7% minority, 22.1% are English Language Learners, and 11.4% receive special education services
Senior Director of College, Career, and Military Readiness
Edgewood ISD
San Antonio, Texas
07.2019 - 06.2021
- Department Oversight and Management
- Instructional Technology Department
- Directed development and implementation of initial remote learning platform for COVID-19 pandemic
- Budget
- Advanced Academics Department
- Direct Management of GEAR UP Grant and Staff
- Early College High School - Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Institutions of Higher Education
- Development and implementation of P-TECH Academies - Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
- Budget
- Teacher observations, coaching, and feedback
- Career and Technical Education Department
- Redesigned vertical alignment of 6-12 course sequencing and Innovation Zone implementation
- Budget
- Creation and Management of two PTECH Academies
- Teacher observations, coaching, and feedback
- Guidance & Counseling Department
- District-wide master scheduling; course catalog; choice cards; advising
- District-wide allocation planning for staffing
- PEIMS Department
- Led conversion of student information system from ITCCS to Frontline
- Data manager and point person for district
- Division of Academics
- Lead on all non-core and Advanced Academics
- Develop and deliver professional development
- Created, coordinated, and implemented instructional PODS
- Horizontal and vertical team planning with other Lead Academic Team members
- Plan and implement Summer School and Intercession opportunities
Director of Student Empowerment & Choice Programs
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, Texas
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: South San Antonio Independent School District is located in South Central Texas, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade
- The district consists of 9,102 students, of those 86.5% are economically disadvantaged, 98.7% minority, 16.3% are English Language Learners, and 9.2% receive special education services
- Development & Programming of Middle School Choice Academies
- Recruitment & Enrollment
- Create and Disseminate promotional material
- Attendance trends
- Budget
- Oversee coordinator of STEM and Fine Arts Academies
- Instructional Technology
- One to One Technology
- Deployment of Chromebooks
- Zamora Middle School Health Science Academy
- Monitor daily operations
- Assist with Morning Duty
- Monitor student performance (grades, attendance, behavior)
- Conduct parent conferences, staffings
- Evaluate HSA teachers
- Conduct walkthroughs
- TTESS observations
- South San Antonio High School Health Science Academy
- Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
- Monitor student performance (grades, attendance, behavior)
- Conduct parent conferences, staffings)
- Evaluate HSA teachers
- Conduct walkthroughs
- TTESS observations
- Student Identification & Progress Monitoring at all MS Choice academies
- Deescalate & Problem-Solve Parent Concerns from Middle School Campuses; student investigations
- Classroom Observations & Coaching Support of Academy Teachers
- Data Disaggregation/Meetings
- Lead Professional Development
- Choice Academy Teachers
- New teacher orientation
- Effective lesson planning
- Lesson objectives & demonstrations of learning
- Developed large portions of Leadership Academy
- Developed many of the Principal's meetings
- Compliance Reports
- Meet Regularly with Campus Administration
- Coaching Support of Middle School Counselors (Master scheduling, ITCCS, TXGradebook)
- Master Scheduling
- Middle School Choice Academies
- Traditional Middle School Setting
- Principal Data Meetings
- Compile and Disaggregate Data
- Create and Disseminate Presentations for Principal's to analyze
- Create, Schedule, & Notify of Blackboard Messenger Notifications to Parents, Students, & Community
- System of Great Schools
- School Performance Framework
- High School Allocation
- Oversee and manage budget
- Career and Technology Education (CTE)
- Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
- Endorsement Showcase
- High School Course Catalog
- South San Antonio Independent School District is located in South Central Texas, serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade
- The district consists of 9,102 students, of those 86.5% are economically disadvantaged, 98.7% minority, 16.3% are English Language Learners, and 9.2% receive special education services
Director of Health Science Academy
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, Texas
06.2017 - 07.2018
- Redesigned Health Science Academy
- Designed Pathways, four-year course sequence, and certifications
- Curriculum design, decisions, and implementation
- Strategic design and implementation of Vision, to include creating, facilitating, & managing partnerships with Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
- Created Master Schedule
- Managed Budget
- Recruitment: Marketing, Application, & Selection
- Meet Regularly with Campus Administration
- Coaching Support of Middle & High School Counselors (Master scheduling, ITCCS, TXGradebook)
- Career and Technology Education (CTE)
Campus Principal
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, Texas
03.2015 - 06.2017
- Lead, manage, and develop 40 teachers in all areas (operations, instruction, discipline)
- Instructional Technology: Faculty, Staff, Students
- Instituted block walks to foster relationship building with community
- Create, facilitate, & manage partnerships with Community Industry
- Implemented creation of Instructional Calendars by all teachers
- Led Campus Strategic Design which resulted in creation of Campus Core Beliefs
- Redesign of Family Engagement
- Taught math remediation in small group pullouts in preparation for second administration of STAAR test
- Implemented system of campus common assessments, followed by teacher-student and teacher-administration data meetings
- Implemented new lesson plan formatting and weekly lesson plan feedback from administrator to teacher
- Developed the PBIS discipline flow chart that was implemented for all of the district's middle schools
- Implemented PBIS campus support systems: behavior matrix, common area procedures and protocols, Positive Behavior reinforcement system
- Developed an iPhone/iPad app for discipline management and the documentation of minor infraction reports; led student discipline and student investigations
- Created an innovative method of collecting and utilizing parent contact logs from teachers and staff
- Implemented and consistently modeled effective instructional utilization of Google Classroom
- Restructured Professional Learning Communities (PLC) meetings as highly structured, data-driven, and reflective weekly mini-professional development sessions
- Establishment of Campus Instructional Leadership Team (CILT), comprised of teacher leaders, to build leadership capacity within staff
- Lead the building of master schedule, implementation of strategic intervention for struggling students, and bell schedule for all middle schools across the district
Assistant Principal
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, Texas
02.2013 - 03.2015
- Led development of math and social studies teachers through collaborative planning meetings, parent meetings and student intervention
- Campus Testing Coordinator: STAAR, STAAR-A, STAAR Modified, STAAR Online
- Developed and implemented intervention rotation, schedule, and curriculum for 40 teachers
- Student discipline: compiled DAEP referral packets, conducted and facilitated student staffing conferences; student investigations
- Planning and implementation of Young Achievers Program (one of four schools to participate city-wide)
- Led new teacher PDAS training for the district
Math Teacher
South San Antonio ISD
San Antonio, Texas
08.2009 - 03.2013
- Taught 6, 7, 8th grade math through the development, creation, and implementation of highly engaging and rigorous instructional lessons
- I also led tutoring initiatives such as Saturday School, STAAR Night academies, and vertical alignment through tutoring 5th graders from an elementary feeder school
Data Administrator
Alliance Bernstein Investments
08.2007 - 07.2009
- Opened, closed, and managed transactions of investment accounts as an account administrator
- In the data management, reporting, and control department, created and maintained quality control and reporting solutions, improved policies and procedures, and implemented protocols around data integrity
Account Administrator
JP Morgan Chase Bank
07.2005 - 08.2007
- Pre-litigation and litigation departments of credit card collections
Education
Ed.D - Educational Leadership
Texas A&M-Commerce
12-2025
M.S. - Educational Administration
Texas A&M-San Antonio
12-2011
B.A. - History
St. Mary's University
05-2007
Skills
- Organization
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Resolution
- Quality Assurance
- Analytical Thinking
- Remote Office Availability
- Interpersonal Communication
- Customer Service
- Research
Certification
- Superintendent EC-12
- Principal EC-12
- Generalist 4-8
- History 8-12
Professional References
- Dr. Eduardo Hernandez, Superintendent of Schools, Edgewood ISD, 5853 West Commerce, San Antonio, TX, 78237, eduardo.hernandez@eisd.net, 210-898-2040, 214-991-4230
- Phillip Chavez, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, Edgewood ISD, 5853 West Commerce, San Antonio, TX, 78237, Phillip.chavez@eisd.net, 210-898-2011, 210-624-9309
- Dr. Abelardo Saavedra, Former Superintendent of Schools, South San Antonio ISD, 6 Duxbury Park, San Antonio, TX, 78257, abelardo_saavedra@sbcglobal.net, 832-489-1210
Training
- The Executive Education Academy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 08/2022, 06/2023
- System of Great Schools, Texas Education Agency
- Lone Star Governance, Texas Education Agency
- TPESS Principal Evaluation System
- Big Rocks Bambrick-Santoyo Training on Data Driven Instruction
- Relay Bambrick-Santoyo Training on Get Better Faster
- Project Based Learning
- Principal & Assistant Principal Trainings
- Data-Driven Decision Making & Data-Driven Instruction
- Curriculum Council
- Lead4ward
- Texas Association of School Administrators Conferences
- Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Conferences
- Instructional Rounds
- Crucial Conversations & Crucial Accountability
- Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
- Leadership Academy
- Best Practices & Innovations Conference
- Texas ASCD Ignite
- District Strategic Design & Visioning
- P-TECH Compression Meetings
- Mid-Winter Conference, Texas Association of School Administrators, 01/2021
- Graduate Research Exchange, Texas Council of Professors of Educational Administration, 09/2019
- Southside School Choice Fair, 2018
Accomplishments and Awards
- The Executive Education Academy, Rice University, Houston, TX, 06/2023
- Designed and Implemented Middle School Choice Academies in South San Antonio ISD
- Collaborated with multiple external partners (Texas A&M San Antonio, PreK4SA, Learn4Life, Friends of PTECH) to create unique learning opportunities for Edgewood ISD students
- STAAR Distinction: Science, TEA, 05/2016
- STAAR Distinction: Social Studies, TEA, 05/2015
- Gates Millenium Scholar, 2004
- High School Valedictorian, 2004
Timeline
Chief of CCMR & Information Systems
Edgewood ISD
07.2021 - Current
Senior Director of College, Career, and Military Readiness
Edgewood ISD
07.2019 - 06.2021
Director of Student Empowerment & Choice Programs
South San Antonio ISD
07.2018 - 07.2019
Director of Health Science Academy
South San Antonio ISD
06.2017 - 07.2018
Campus Principal
South San Antonio ISD
03.2015 - 06.2017
Assistant Principal
South San Antonio ISD
02.2013 - 03.2015
Math Teacher
South San Antonio ISD
08.2009 - 03.2013
Data Administrator
Alliance Bernstein Investments
08.2007 - 07.2009
Account Administrator
JP Morgan Chase Bank
07.2005 - 08.2007
- Superintendent EC-12
- Principal EC-12
- Generalist 4-8
- History 8-12
Ed.D - Educational Leadership
Texas A&M-Commerce
M.S. - Educational Administration
Texas A&M-San Antonio
B.A. - History
St. Mary's University
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