Background
Lawson, Melanie Kay was born on February 8, 1955 in Fort Valley, Georgia, United States. Daughter of William C. and Mamie Nell (Brown) Chapman.
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Melanie Kay Lawson
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Associate of Arts, Cisco Junior College, Texas, 1984. Bachelor of Engineering in Elementary/Special Education, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, 1988. Master of Education in Reading, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas, 1990.
Master of Education in School Administration, Abilene Christian University, Texas, 1992. Master of Education in Higher Education, Texas Technology University, Lubbock, 1996. Postdoctoral, Texas Technology University, Lubbock.
Career
Speech pathology assistant Head Start/Abilene Indiana School District, Abilene, Texas, 1983-1984. Associate teacher Head Start/AISD, 1984-1988, certified teacher, 1988-1990. English as Second Language teacher AISD-Curriculum division, 1990—1992.
Kindergarten teacher AISD-Long Elementary School, 1992-1993. Assistant director Child Development Center, Dyess Air Force Base, 1993-1994. Training manager 7 SVS Squadron, 1994-1997.
Reading specialist North Kansas City School District, Kansas City, Missouri, 1997-1999. 1st grade teacher Lubbock Indiana School District, Texas, 1999—2002. With 21st Century Program, Kansas City Missouri School District, since 2009.
K-3 special educational case manager Knights of Columbus Missouri School District, since 2010. Teacher Set Point multicultrual program Texas Tech University.
Achievements
Politics
Manifestations religious freedom include supporting separation of church and state, advocating for people everywhere to be guaranteed the right to worship free from discrimination, and lifting up respectful dialog as a healthy means to understanding.
Views
Your desires, ambitions, goals, and purpose change as you begin to enjoy a close walk with a living God. During this change, the outward begins to reflect the inward and is something you will neither fear nor regret, but embrace.
Membership
Member Youth Task Force, Abilene City Government, 1994-1995, Higher Education Working Group, Texas Head Start Collaboration Project, local conference corrd., Abilene Work/Family Planning Series Conference. Member advisory board Crisis Pregnancy Center, Lubbock. Member AARP, American Association of University Women, Veterans of Foreign Wars, DAV, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, United States Tennis Association, International Reading Association, National Association Education of Young Children (Membership Affiliate grant 1994, academy mentor since 1995, validator since 1993), Texas Association Education of Young Children (at-large, Texas Affiliate grant, 1993, 94, executive board, chair accreditation, President's Trust Fund Scholarship 1996), Big Country Association for Education of Young Children (membership chair 1988-1990, president 1992-1994, state repl 1992-1994), Texas Association for Gifted/Talented (grant 1991), United States Tennis Association (Set Point grant), Council Professional Recognition (representative since 1993), Golden International Key Honor Society, Kappa Delta Phi, Phi Delta Kappa.
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Married Robert Scott Lawson, December 18, 1975. Children: Robert Scott Junior, Joshua Cody, Ashley Jeanell.
