My name is Limaris Swailes and I am Madden’s EL Specialist.  ELs are my passion as I was an EL student myself.   I was born in Puerto Rico and moved to Texas at the age of 15.  This year I begin my 25th year of teaching in FBISD and 19 of those years have been with ELs.  I graduated in 1998 from the University of Houston with a Bachelor in Interdisciplinary Studies.  I have taught, self contained 2nd and 3rd grade, and ELs. In 2011-2012 I was named Teacher of the Year at my campus and FBISD's ESL Teacher of the Year. Then in 2016-2017, I was named Madden's Teacher of the Year.  It was such a humbling experience to be nominated by my colleagues and to represent our campus.

I am a wife and mother of 2 beautiful children.  In my spare time I love to read and spend time with my family.  I am so proud to be at Madden and am looking forward to helping our second language learners excel academically.  If you have any questions regarding our EL program, please contact me.