Teacher first.
Still in the building.
I'm Joseph Roman-Torres. Assistant principal, doctoral candidate, and the person behind IgniteEd.
From Puerto Rico. Working in Dallas.
English and Spanish
13 years in Texas K-12.
A campus week at a time.
I'm from Puerto Rico. I started in bilingual, ESL, and special education classrooms, then moved into ESL and special education leadership. I'm now in my seventh year as an administrator.
For 2026–27, I serve Texans Can Pleasant Grove and Oak Cliff, alternating weeks between two Dallas campuses. That makes protecting coaching time a practical problem every week.
I build walkthrough protocols, coaching cycles, behavior systems, and progress monitoring tools because I need them in the building. IgniteEd is where I share that work with other campus leaders.
Practice shapes the work.
Foundation
Classroom practice
Bilingual, ESL, and special education classrooms.
Next chapter
Instructional leadership
ESL and special education leadership, then campus administration.
2026–27
Two campuses. One coaching calendar.
Assistant principal at Texans Can Academies, alternating weeks between Pleasant Grove and Oak Cliff in Dallas.
In progress
Research connected to practice
Doctoral work on instructional coaching and structured observational feedback in middle schools.