Cheryl Ann Melton

Background

Melton, Cheryl Ann was born on January 5, 1949 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Raymond Franklin and Irene Louise (Cotton) Blair.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Education, Ohio State University, 1971. Master of Science in Education, Nazareth College, Rochester, New York, 1976. Postgraduate, California State University, 1998.

Career

Elementary teacher New York City Board Education, Brooklyn, 1971-1972, Rochester City School District, 1973-1984, Long Beach (California) Unified School District, 1984-1990, language arts specialist, since 1990, reading recovery teacher, since 1992, mentor teacher, since 1996. Regional reading specialist Los Angeles County Office of Education, since 1996, AB1086 staff development trainer grades K-12, since 1998. Member School Program Improvement Leadership Team, Long Beach, since 1990.

Advisory board Scholastic, Inc.-Literacy Place, 1994-1995. Summer facilitator trainer Early Literacy Inservice Course, 1995. Participant California State University-Long Beach South Basin Writing Project's Think Tank, summer 1996.

Instructor masters reading specialist program School Education University LaVerne. Distinguished schools site visitation team chair John Muir Middle School-Burbank Unified School District, 1999. Faculty member Teach the Teachers Collaborative, summer 1999.

Achievements

• Cheryl Ann Melton has been listed as a noteworthy educator, small business owner by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman membership development Junior League Long Beach, 1991-1992, member by-laws task force, 1992-1993, advisory future planning, since 1989, selected mentor, since 1991, sustaining advisor placement committee, 1994-1995, sustainer council member, since 1995. Chosen delegate Junior League Dallas. Member Teachers Association Long Beach, National Council Teachers English, National Council Negro Women, Links (Orange County chapter Inc., co-chair model initiative youth project 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, co-chair Journey into Possibilities, Rochester chapter, charter), Jack and Jill of America (charter Long Beach chapter), International Reading Association, Reading Recovery Council North America, Beach Cities Reading Association, California Reading Association, National Council Teachers English, English Council of Long Beach, Delta Sigma Theta (charter, Long Beach alumnae).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading magazines, networking, literacy.

Connections

Married Gilbert Edmund Melton, August 26, 1972. Children: Byron Adrian, Brandie Alicia.

Father:

Raymond Franklin Blair

Mother:

Irene Louise (Cotton) Blair

Spouse:

Gilbert Edmund Melton

child:

Byron Adrian Melton

child:

Brandie Alicia Melton