Faviola Cantú

Dr. Faviola Cantú serves as the Chief Academic Officer for the Aldine Independent School District. Dr. Cantú brings nearly two decades of experience in education. As CAO, she is responsible for providing leadership in planning, developing, maintaining and evaluating the district’s curriculum and instruction. With oversight over several departments, she will provide direct supervision to curriculum staff and guide instructional development. Dr. Cantú most recently served as a School Assistant Superintendent (SAS) of elementary schools. As a SAS, she supported principals to ensure they reached students where they were while challenging them. Before joining Aldine ISD in June 2019, Cantú served as the Director of Multilingual Programs for Sheldon ISD, where she was responsible for implementing curriculum and developing and leading district initiatives, including a dual language program that begins in prekindergarten and extends to seventh grade. Dr. Cantú has also served as an assistant principal and principal.

You can follow her on Twitter at @DrFavy.