Latino Founders Are Important: Joel Portillo Starts New KIPP Bay Area High School
I am very excited to share with you that KIPP Bay Area Public Schools is opening a new high schoolRead More…
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Melissa Salgado was raised in East Los Angeles by her single mother and three older siblings. She graduated from James A. Garfield High School and received her Bachelor's degree in Chicana/o Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2013. She currently works at KIPP Public Schools in Northern California as the Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement. Through personal and professional experiences, Melissa knows the importance of engaging families in schools and more importantly engaging them in their children's education. Her passion has always been in educational equity and her hope is that she can ignite fires in others to embrace the power of personal stories that creates changes in current systems of oppression specifically in our public education system.
Posts by Melissa:
How to Build a Collaborative Culture Between Parents and Schools
I have spent almost six years working with and guiding many parents through the public education system. The biggest roleRead More…
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Selecting the Right High School: Tips from a High School Placement Counselor
I interviewed Christina Calderon, a high school placement counselor at KIPP SoCal Public Schools (formerly known as KIPP LA) aboutRead More…
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Let’s Debunk the Poverty of Ambition Myth and Talk About Family Engagement Strategies
When I say family engagement, I don’t just mean volunteerism or the compliance based family engagement structures like Schoolsite CouncilRead More…
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We Need to Encourage Our Schools to Embrace Multilingualism
I recently went to Europe for two weeks to celebrate my honeymoon. My husband and I visited Lisboa and PortoRead More…
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When You Were a Kindergartener, Did You Know What College Was?
Since working at KIPP in Los Angeles I have always been mind blown over the fact that our young studentsRead More…
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Practical Tips about Money for Incoming College Students
It is Spring! You know what that means? Many people are receiving college acceptance letters if not have already madeRead More…
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Why Parents Want Options: It is time to Highlight Real Issues in our System
I once attended a panel in Los Angeles where members of the community came together to hear from public charterRead More…
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We Can Dismantle the Opportunity Myth By Giving Our Students What They Need To Be Successful
The Opportunity Myth: the false belief that if students show up, if they do the work and get good grades,Read More…
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Is Oakland Ready for The Opportunity Ticket?
There has been a lot of chatter here in Oakland about public schools across the district potentially closing or mergingRead More…
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