Mario Acosta
Mario Acosta has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, new teacher professional development specialist, professional development consultant, assistant principal, academic director, and principal.
Mario Acosta
Mario Acosta, EdD, is principal at Westwood High School in Texas, a Newsweek top-fifty campus and member of the High Reliability Schools (HRS) network. He has served as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, new teacher professional development specialist, professional development consultant, assistant principal, academic director, and principal.
Mario specializes in campus-level implementation of effective campus culture, professional learning communities (PLCs), instructional improvement, response to intervention, and standards-referenced reporting. As an HRS certifier, Dr. Acosta works with K–12 schools and districts across the United States as they progress through the various levels of certification.
Dr. Acosta holds a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Texas and a superintendent certification in the state of Texas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Texas and a master’s degree from Lamar University.
Presentations
- Becoming a High Reliability School
- Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools
- The New Art and Science of Teaching
