Middle School Partners Program
SAISD
Meet the 2018-2019 Lowell Falcons Middle School Partners High School Class
Meet MSP Teacher - Coach Castano
Bio
Coach Castano, SAISD graduate and San Antonio native, is in his 7th year teaching in the district. After graduating from Brackenridge High School, Coach Castano attended UTSA to obtain his bachelor’s degree. When he graduated from UTSA he started his career as a teacher at Estrada AC DAEP. While working at Estrada for 5 years he spent 2 years working on his master’s degree. Coach is a graduate of the UTSA Urban School Leadership Collaborative Cohort 7. Coach Castano received his Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and currently has a valid Texas Principal Certification. He continues to reside in SAISD in order to give back to his community. His first year at Lowell middle school came in January when he was asked to take on a major role being a Middle School Partners Teacher for 2 separate schools. He started the 2017-2018 school year at Twain Middle School and was asked to take over the MSP position at Lowell Middle School in order to save the program and the students. Coach Castano agreed to take the leadership role as MSP teacher at Lowell and has returned back to Lowell for a great 2018-2019 MSP school year with 4 cohorts of students including 60 participants. When Coach Castano is not in the classroom or on the field he is at home with his family, Bar B Queing, or fishing at the coast or lake.
Meet CIS - Ms. Sarah
Bio
Sarah Butterfras has been working as a site coordinator with Communities in Schools of San Antonio since November 2017. She obtained her bachelor’s of psychology from Schreiner University in 2013 and her master’s in clinical mental health counseling from UTSA in 2016. She holds a current licensure from the state of Texas as a License Professional Counselor Intern. Sarah spends time daily with three Partner’s classes, helping the students with their coursework and providing general classroom support. When she is not working, Sarah enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephews, working out, and spending time outdoors.
Lowell Falcons MSP Student of the Week - Haley L.
· Honesty
· Loyal
· Fairness
· Trustworthy
· Respect
These are the values of the MSP Lowell Falcons High School credit class. Haley is a great student at Lowell MS. She has earned the title of, “Student of the Week”. She comes to school every day. She gets on Edgenuity and is motivated to fill up the sticker board as soon as she can. Her goal this year is to get 6.5 credits. She is also an athlete so she balances a huge workload and even finds time to work on Edgenuity at home. She has taken a leadership role in the classroom leading us through our Unit Organizers in order to learn new social skills. This opportunity gives her experience as a teacher and experience speaking in front of a classroom. She is very dedicated in everything she does and has a bright future ahead of her.
“I’m proud of you baby. I know you can do it. Keep your head up and you’ll get everything you want in life.” Joey L. (Father)