IDEA Montopolis sets high expectations for every student and goes the extra mile to make sure every student realizes their own potential. Personalized learning, critical thinking skills, mastery of core subjects is our recipe for success.
IDEA Montopolis is located at:
IDEA Montopolis, 1701 Vargas Road, Austin, TX 78741
Selene Mireles currently serves as the Assistant Principal of Instruction at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory, where she leads instructional systems and teacher development with urgency and heart, grounded in a deep commitment to student achievement.
Her journey in education began in 2018 at IDEA Brackenridge on the West Side of San Antonio and in the same community where her grandparents raised their family. As a first-generation college graduate, her work is deeply personal and rooted in expanding opportunities for students and closing the achievement gap.
Since joining IDEA Montopolis in 2022, she has found purpose in strengthening teams and leading campus learning. Education allows her to celebrate student growth daily, and this continual progress fuels her dedication to students and educator alike.
Marie Banzon began serving as Assistant Principal of Operations at IDEA Montopolis in July 2023. Prior to this position, she served as an Assistant Principal of Instruction at IDEA Montopolis College Preparatory beginning in October 2022.
Marie brings with her 17 years of experience in education, including 10 years of experience as an Assistant Principal. She graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in December 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in Education specializing in Secondary Education Social Studies and is certified to teach English language arts and reading, mathematics, physics, and social studies for grades 8-12.
Marie strives to ensure that her WHY drives the decision making that impacts the lives of each and every scholar at IDEA Montopolis: "By ensuring a suitable, safe, and nurturing environment in which students are not defined by their past, free to take risks, and encouraged to take ownership of their actions, learning will stimulate students’ inner thirst and desire to embrace a lifelong love of learning while helping them to realize their highest value and potential in all areas of their lives, thereby creating educated and responsible citizens, leaders, and participants for society.”