Sherman ISD Building Bearcats Magazine October 2016 Inaugural Issue | Page 17

to know they can go to college and they’ll have
better opportunities for jobs because of their
skills. That is what I want to teach them.”
Originally from Colombia, Roth came to the
United States when she was 18. She attended
Southeastern Oklahoma State University to
learn English to better communicate with her
husband and give her opportunities in work
and life.
“My husband didn’t speak Spanish and I didn’t
speak English, so that was a little hard,” Roth
said. “But we got married anyways and we
figured it out.”
Now married 34 years, Roth and her husband
have three children and one grandchild. She
started her teaching career in Denison, before
coming to Sherman. She also spent
four years as a national curriculum
coordinator before returning to
teach in Sherman.
“I’ve always been faithful to
Sherman ISD, especially
Washington Elementary,”
Roth said. “I couldn’t do
any of this without my
parents, my kids, or our
administration.”
As the Texas bilingual
educator of the year,
Roth is the Texas
nominee for the National

Association for Bilingual Education Teacher
of the Year competition.
“This is such an amazing experience
for Ms. Roth and Sherman ISD because
our students will reap the benefits
from her amazing teaching,” Assistant
Superintendent of Curriculum and
Instruction Susan Horowitz said. “This
also gives Ms. Roth and Sherman ISD
an opportunity to be seen as a leader in
bilingual education.”
Roth was recognized at the TABE Teacher
of the Year awards luncheon Oct. 21 in
Galveston. The national bilingual Teacher
of the Year winner will be selected in
February at the NABE conference in Dallas.

“I think we are going to
win,” Roth said. “I’m
very proud and
I am looking
forward
to letting
everyone
know we
are from
Sherman
ISD.”

17