Welcome! Bienvenidos!

 

I am Angelica Vega and I am proud to be named the newly appointed Principal of South Early College High School. I know the success that SECHS students have earned since the school began and I promise to continue that legacy of academic success. 

 

I believe in the early college model and how it impacts students and their families' personal and financial trajectory. Throughout my career, my passion has been to encourage, engage and empower students to obtain an education past a high school diploma  because I personally know the difference it will make in their lives. My experience at small specialty high schools has allowed me to get to know students and families at a deeper level, be creative with limited resources and create a community of support for students to meet their academic needs. I believe that at SECHS we have what it takes to have 100% of our students walk the graduation stage with two diplomas. We provide courses that are rigorous, advise students specifically on their degree on their degree path, provide in and out of class academic support and enjoy an energetic campus culture. 

 

 

Angelica Vega has served students and families in Houston, Tx for over 20 years. She is a native of Laredo, Tx and received her B.A. in Mathematics from Texas A&M University-College Station.

 

She began her career as a Math teacher at Stevenson Middle School. She left Texas to obtain her M.Ed. in School Leadership at Harvard University in Boston, MA where she also taught students in the Boston Public Schools.

 

She returned to Stevenson MS and followed her students to East Early College High School where she was a Dean of Students. The school received the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2012 while she was at the school. After serving at the district level supporting campuses with the teacher appraisal system. Ms. Vega accepted the opportunity to open one of two middle college high schools in Houston ISD. The middle college model served students who were retained, behind in credits or overage by providing them an accelerated path to a high school diploma and access to college classes. As the principal, she oversaw the graduation of her students for 5 years.

 

Recently. Ms. Vega has worked at two charter school in the Houston area as Assistant Principal, both B-rated campuses by TEA and this year has returned to Houston ISD as the newly named principal of South Early College High School.  

 

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