This is Ashley O’Neal. She is a very energetic, goofy, and outgoing educating leader. She teaches PreK-4 and she is the JETS lead at Candlewood Elementary. In the year of 2020-2021, she taught Kindergarten at Candlewood Elementary. Before starting the public schooling, she taught HeadStart at Parent Child Inc for two and a half years.

She is from West Helena, Arkansas. She attended the magnet program DATA (Design And Technology Academy) at Theodore Roosevelt in San Antonio, TX. She has a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies, from Texas A&M University San Antonio. She is certified in EC-6th General Education. She is working on her 7th-12th Secondary Math Education certification. Her professional goal is to become an athletic director on the college level. She is very prideful in her attendance. She was awarded a perfect attendance for PreK through 12th grade.

In her free time, she trains kids in basketball starting at the ages of 4 the fundamental skills and abilities to be a leader. She coached 4th and 5th grade boys on an AAU team called AAO. She also loves to play basketball in adult leagues such as women or co-ed. She also loves spending time and traveling with her family. She has a 4-year-old daughter, Genesis, that she loves to play and have fun with.

Ms. O'Neal has an amazing paraprofessional that works along side her, Ms. Alisha Jones. Ms. Jones was born and raised in San Antonio, TX. She graduated from Brackenridge High School in the year of 2016. During her free time, she likes to have family time with her two girls and fiancé. She loves to skate, sing, dance, and just have fun with family and friends.