An educator of 17 years, Victoria Youngblood-Baldwin is the principal at MacArthur High School. 

“I am humbled and honored to be chosen to continue the tradition of excellence with MacArthur High School,” says Youngblood-Baldwin. “My passion is supporting students and staff by helping them find their pathway to achieving success through a culture of collaboration and support. I am excited to partner with the Irving ISD community as we continue to positively impact our students and build relationships. Go Cards!" 

Youngblood-Baldwin began her career in education as an English and AVID teacher at Irving High School. She also taught English at Bowie Middle School. She then served as an AVID coordinator in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD for a year before transitioning to AVID co-coordinator and dean of students at Irving High for two years. She was most recently an assistant principal at Arlington High School in Arlington ISD for seven years.

Youngblood-Baldwin earned a Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Dallas Baptist University and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Education from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Margie Perez joined the MacArthur Family in 2015 as the Dean of Students and transitioned into her current role as an Assistant Principal and now Associate Principal. Previously, Ms. Perez served as an AVID Coordinator and AP Spanish teacher at Garland High School. She has also served as a Spanish and ESL teacher at Charlestown Academy in South Carolina and as an Academic English Coordinator at Universidad Industrial de Santander in Colombia. This year, Ms. Perez looks forward to building strong relationships with the Mac faculty and staff and supporting them in everything they need. She is eager to equip teachers with the necessary tools and support to improve student achievement. 

Ms. Perez earned her bachelor's degree in languages (majoring in Spanish & ESL and minoring in French) at Universidad Industrial de Santander. She also earned her master's degree in educational administration at Texas A&M Commerce. During her free time, Ms. Perez enjoys reading and traveling.