Join host Pablo Muñoz for an outstanding conversation with his featured guest — Mercedes Fonseca.

Mercedes is an education leader and advocate for multilingual learners focused on helping schools create coherent, student-centered systems. Her work is grounded in comunidad, opportunity, and impact. Mercedes is the director of academics for TNTP in Dallas, Texas, where she works at the intersection of curriculum, leadership, biliteracy, and educational access.

1:03 - Introduction

2:06 - My Leadership Story

25:55 - Pobrecito Syndrome

27:09 - Latinos for Education

28:19 - Building Coherent Schools

32:01 - AI Integration

33:17 - Digital Promise

34:22 - Ultimate Test of a School System

38:00 - Latina Leaders

42:04 - Code Switching

43:36 - Belonging Before Achievement

46:41 - Hidden Cost of Mixed Messages

50:05 - Intentionally Designed Pathways

55:28 - Guiding Principles

Mercedes Fonseca is a first-generation Latina education leader, speaker, and instructional coherence strategist with more than 20 years of experience supporting schools and districts across the country. She has partnered with more than 30 school systems to strengthen curriculum implementation, instructional leadership, and equitable learning experiences for historically underserved students. Mercedes frequently speaks at national and regional conferences on multilingual learner success, instructional coherence, belonging, and pathways to opportunity.

Mercedes received a bachelor’s degree in professional administration from Barry University. She earned a master’s degree in educational leadership from Concordia University. Mercedes is a proud alumna of Latinos for Education.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/mercedes-fonseca-m-ed-aa487ba9

Email: mercedes.fonseca@tntp.org

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