Acosta Named New Timber Creek Elementary Principal
Lewisville ISD (LISD) announced July 6 the appointment of Amy Acosta as the new principal at Timber Creek Elementary, effective July 25.
“I am very honored and truly blessed,” Acosta said. “I look forward to continuing our journey of excellence together as a campus and community. We share a common passion and purpose - to make a difference in the lives we touch as public educators.”
Acosta has been in LISD for 12 years, most recently serving as Assistant Principal at Timber Creek. She is committed to excellence and focused on designing successful standards-based learning experiences for students everyday. She has assisted with the implementation of coaching circles within LISD, collaborating with the district’s Professional Learning Department to provide opportunities for administrators to grow as leaders.
Acosta began her career in education in 1994 as a bilingual teacher in Houston, Texas before moving to South America in 1999 to teach English Language Arts and Social Studies. She joined LISD in 2004 as a Spanish teacher at Bridlewood Elementary and then moved to Peters Colony Elementary in 2010 where she was Assistant Principal. She served as Summer School Principal in 2015 and 2016 at both Independence Elementary and Timber Creek Elementary, respectively.
Acosta has been a part of several LISD committees, including the Teacher Evaluation Committee since 2014, the Discipline Matrix Committee in 2014 and the Student Handbook Committee in 2014. She is part of the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA) and was recently inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG), an organization that promotes personal and professional growth in women educators.
Acosta was selected as Teacher of the Year in 2005 at Bridlewood Elementary. She received the Lewisville Education Foundation (LEF) Changing Children’s Lives Award in 2015 and was a finalist for Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year in 2016.
“I have personally worked with Mrs. Acosta for many years and am so proud to continue to work with her as the new leader at Timber Creek,” LISD West Zone Leader Rhonda Godbey said. “Mrs. Acosta will continue the initiatives already started at Timber Creek and I know she will bring in many new ideas as well. She is a true servant leader. I look forward to more great things with her at the helm.”
Acosta graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Texas A&M University and earned her Masters of Education degree from Concordia University.
Acosta is married to Lakeland Elementary Assistant Principal Luis Acosta. They have two children together: daughter, Nicole (15) and son, Nelson (11), both attend schools in the district.