Meet the Assistant Principal

Dolly Viera

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I am honored to serve as an assistant principal at McWhorter Elementary. I bring four years of leadership experience, including three within Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, and I am proud to be a product of CFB schools.

I deeply value the strong sense of community that defines CFB and look forward to continuing to grow alongside the McWhorter family. In my personal time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my dog.
 

Jennifer Fernando

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With more than 26 years of experience in education, Jennifer Fernando is committed to helping every student achieve at high levels through strong relationships, high expectations and data-driven instructional systems. Most recently, she has served as principal of Santa Clara Academy in Dallas after having spent 3 years as an assistant principal for Dallas ISD. Other past roles include instructional coach, campus reading specialist and dyslexia interventionist. Throughout her career, including 20 years in the classroom as a bilingual teacher herself, she has successfully increased student achievement, developed effective systems and built collaborative partnerships with families and communities to support high-risk learners. 

A strategic and transformational leader, she holds a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and a bachelor's degree in Spanish and Linguistics from The University of Texas at Arlington. Jennifer is especially passionate about serving multilingual students and families, especially newcomers, and creating equitable learning environments where all children can thrive. She is excited to join McWhorter Elementary, where she looks forward to serving a community close to home and partnering with its strong bilingual population, bringing her extensive experience leading and supporting similar school communities to help every student succeed.