She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baylor University. Upon graduation, Mrs. Johnson began her teaching career with the Plano Independent School District at Haggard, Carpenter, and Bowman Middle Schools. While teaching in Plano, Mrs. Johnson earned a master’s degree from the University of North Texas in Curriculum and Instruction and Music Education.

 

After teaching 10 years in Plano ISD, Mrs. Johnson began as head orchestra director at Hector Garcia Middle School (Northside ISD) in San Antonio, TX where she opened the school in 2009 and established the Gladiator Orchestra program. In their first year as a brand new school, the top Advanced Orchestra received fourth place in the TMEA Honor Orchestra Competition. Each year, both varsity and non­-varsity groups have received Sweepstakes ratings at the U.I.L. Concert/Sight­-reading Contest. The orchestra program at Garcia MS has grown to 250+ students.

 

In 2016, she took over the O'Connor High School Orchestra and Music Theory AP programs. In her 26th year of teaching orchestra, Mrs. Johnson is also an active clinician/adjudicator in the San Antonio area and serves as a cooperating teacher for music student teachers from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

 

She is also consistently invited to conduct All­-Region Orchestras around Texas. In 2014, Mrs. Johnson began conducting for the Youth Orchestra of San Antonio (YOSA) Sinfonietta Strings group as well as the YOSA Summer Symphony Strings camp.

 

Awards received are as follows:

In 2004, Mrs. Johnson was one of four teachers in Texas to receive an award for excellence in music teaching named the Majorie Keller Young Music Educator's Award rewarded by the American String Teacher Association (ASTA).

 

In 2008­-2009, she received the Teacher of the Year and PTA Life Member Awards at Bowman Middle School.

 

In 2015-2016, she received the Educator of the Year Award at Hector Garcia Middle School.  

 

In 2016, she was awarded the Kens5/SACU ExCEL in teaching award.

Mrs. Johnson is currently a member of the Texas Music Educator's Association, Texas Orchestra Directors Association, and Texas Music Adjudicators Association.

 

She is a proud wife, mother of two children and two pups.

She enjoys reading, listening to Podcasts, traveling, and spending time with family.

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2016 WINNER OF KENS5 AND SACU EXCEL AWARD IN TEACHING 

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