Carlos Banda, the Director of Multilingual Programs, is a proud native Houstonian who grew up in Houston Heights. Mr. Banda attended Helms Elementary, Hamilton Middle School, and Waltrip Senior High. He graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and minors in International Studies, Mexican American Studies, and Child Development. Mr. Banda has 18 years of successful experience in education serving in various roles such as certified bilingual classroom teacher, grade level chair, Instructional Coordinator, Grade Level Dean, LPAC Coordinator, Gifted and Talented Coordinator, and Multilingual Senior Specialist. Mr. Banda is a servant leader with a vision to build the best Bilingual and ESL program in Texas.