David Nungaray

Affiliation

TNTP

Biography

David Nungaray is a forever dual language teacher and school leader at heart no matter what his current work title is. As a son of Mexican immigrants, native Spanish speaker, gay educator, and a first-generation college graduate, David is passionate about educational excellence and ensuring school systems best meet the needs of all learners. David began his journey in education as a founding corps member of Teach For America-San Antonio in 2010 where he served as a 4th dual language teacher. In his first year of teaching, David was the district’s Elementary Rising Star Teacher of the Year. Currently, David works as a bilingual consulting partner at TNTP where he oversees partnerships in several states and supports national strategy to integrate multilingual learners into all of the work at the organization. With over 13 years of experience in education, David served as the principal of one of the flagship dual language schools in San Antonio ISD (SAISD) prior to his time at TNTP. During his tenure as principal, the school community revised and renewed their in-district school charter and established a partnership with the University of Texas-San Antonio to create the first dual language teacher residency lab network of schools in Texas. David holds his Masters in School Leadership from Trinity University, where he has served as an adjunct professor in multilingual education, school leadership, and special education.