Family and Parent Liaison: Melanie Davis-Sanchez
Known for her selective word choice even in casual conversation, Melanie is a staunch advocate when it comes to assisting others with acquiring lifelong reading and writing skills. Melanie currently serves as an adjunct professor at two colleges and universities in Texas where she teaches developmental studies and English composition. She has held roles as mentor teacher for Region IV, Houston ISD, and Univ. of Houston, respectively in addition to demonstration lessons to assist classroom teachers with effective implementation of strategies. She has been recognized for her efforts in education such as Top 10% of Teaching excellence in Houston ISD in English Language arts instruction (top 10% based on state and national data), Teacher of the Year recipient for HAABSE, Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators, Houston ISD Fan Favorite Teacher of the Year finalist, a district vote in from the community where she placed in the final 4 of over hundreds of educators in the largest district in Texas. She has also received the distinction of being a Houston ISD District teacher of the year award recipient, Superintendent Schools region. Melanie’s research surrounds English acquisition for all language learners, interjections of visual rhetoric to enhance digital literacy into english language arts instruction, embedding cognitive behavior therapy and techniques in instruction and behavior management as well as working class studies and precarity. She also conducts research of color coding theory in instruction, Autism and ADHD behavior management. She is an advocate for students and families with exceptionalities, a firm proponent of positive reinforcement, in addition to being certified to teach Project Based Learning. Melanie has been selected to serve as a secondary education science fair judge for Environmental Sciences, sports coach and writing club coordinator. She actively serves as a family and parent liaison with St. Elmo Brady STEM Academy in the University of Houston College of Engineering department.
Melanie has earned her Bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Master's Degree in Education with a concentration in Critical Reading Skills from Centenary College of Louisiana and has also received an M.S. degree in English from Texas A&M University-Commerce in Summer 2021.With over 17 years of successful teaching experience, this veteran educator’s goal is to continue to bridge the gaps in learning for all students, no matter their race, gender, disability, or address.