Crystal Harrison-Pena is a 2026-2027 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow. She is a 12th grade English language arts, English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and ESL coordinator at Boswell High School in Saginaw, Texas. Crystal also is the English IV lead teacher and campus Language Proficiency Assessment Committee coordinator. She previously taught grades 5–12, including 14 years in Title I schools. Crystal earned a BA in English with a minor in secondary education from Texas Texas Woman’s University.
