My name is Maria Flores, and I am the Special Education Bilingual teacher and Team Leader of Special Education at Hickey Elementary. I have taught Kindergarten through fifth grade as a Bilingual Instructional Coach in previous years here at Hickey. I was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I moved here when I was fifteen years old. I received my degree from Texas A & M Commerce University with a bilingual certificate. I am married, and I have a daughter and a son who keep me busy.  My daughter is a junior at Plano East Senior High, my son is in fourth grade and attends his home campus in McKinney. Some of the things I enjoy doing outside of work are spending time with my family, baking, cooking, doing crafts for home or school, and reading.