Strong Tier 1 instruction in action at Unidos! 🌊🔬➗In Science, clear To & Through strategies are helping students understand what they are learning and how they’ll demonstrate it. In Math, focused note-taking is strengthening thinking, organization, and ownership of learning.

Data 📊 is how our kids tell us part of their story, but data is not the only part of their story. As a campus we engaged in a school wide PLC, to examine the incoming students trends and listening to ensure our actions are planned with intention. #2026Loading #leadership

Hooding Ceremony #SimmonsEDL @SMUEdLeader #Doctora

Wrapping up our final SSC meeting of the 2025–2026 school year! Huge thanks to our parents, teachers, staff, & school community for an amazing year of growth, collaboration, & student support. Ending the year with floats was the perfect way to celebrate together!

Across our district, NVUSD, teachers and leaders collaborated to strengthen PLC practices, internalize priority standards, and build stronger vertical alignment across grade levels. Grateful for educators committed to continuous growth and improving outcomes for all students.

Honored to meet former U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. Appreciated the conversation about expanding opportunity through education and preparing the next generation of leaders. #RepresentationMatters #Education #StudentSuccess #OpportunityForAll

Feliz Navidad 🎄

Heading home for the holidays!

Let me introduce myself… I’m Dr. Dean Cruz 🥹🎓Dissertation successfully defended! #SMU #PonyUp #OneMoreSemester

Grateful beyond words for my cohort, the Notorious 9. These humans pushed me, saw me grow, and cheered me into new opportunities. Almost at the finish line and I wouldn’t be here without them. 🤍🎓 1 more semester to go! @smusimmons @SMU_EPL

Here’s to the FINAL semester commute from San Francisco 🌉 to SMU ❤️💙 5 roundtrips, 14,840 miles, countless pages, in the midst of a cross-country move and starting a new job, and one exhausting semester… and still so much gratitude for this journey. Next stop: DEFENSE. 🎓✈️

Celebrando el poder del bilingüismo y la biliteracidad 💬📚 with @JoseMedinaJr89 Dr. José Medina deep dive into translanguaging & metalinguistic awareness. Dual language isn’t a program; it’s a promise. Honra y valora los repertorios lingüísticos completos de los estudiantes.

Honored to have attend the California League’s “Schools to Watch” Leadership Conference, learning from inspiring schools across our state that model excellence and equity in action. Feeling proud of the work happening at Unidos! 🌟 #SchoolsToWatch #CALeague #LeadershipInAction

HERE WE GO AGAIN ✈️ another really #late or #earlyflight #doctoraloading

Grateful to have Unidos Middle School included in yesterday’s CSBA visit alongside several incredible NVUSD schools. It was an honor to share our thriving Dual Language Immersion program with CSBA President Dr. Bettye Lusk, NVUSD leaders, and Board Members. #GovernanceInAction