Dr. Longoria has 19 years of educational experience with districts that include Denver City, Bushland, Amarillo, and Canyon ISD. She has experience as an AP, curriculum assessment specialist, a certified instructional coach, coordinator of ESL, GT, and UIL, and interventionist. She taught 5th grade Reading for five years and English as a Second Language for three years to immigrant/refugee students. She received her bachelor’s degree in Education from West Texas A&M, her masters degree in Curriculum & Instruction from Grand Canyon University, and her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from West Texas A&M.