English Learners: How Do You Get Involved in Your Child’s Reclassification Process and Keep Your School Accountable?
When my mom enrolled me in a public school in East Los Angeles, she filled out a form called aRead 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:
Are You At the Decision Making Table When It Comes To Your Child’s Education?
Who makes decisions about our public education system? You could say Betsy Devos, the State Department of Education, and localRead More…
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Teaching the Whole Child: Teachers and School Staff Must Consider Their Students’ Home Life
I want to start off by explaining that I am not a teacher, but my experience working at schools andRead More…
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Learn More About The Enrollment Process for KIPP Bay Area Schools for 2018-2019
The mission of KIPP Bay Area Schools is to operate high-achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities. In the FallRead More…
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Claiming Our Schools and Districts to be “Sanctuary” Is Not Enough!
The US has over 11 million undocumented people living across the States. Some major cities such as New York, LosRead More…
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Do You Want Free Money for College? Have You Heard of The Pell Grant?
Why does the Pell Grant Matter? The Pell Grant is a FREE RESOURCE! It is FREE money granted by theRead More…
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My High School Could Have Done A Better Job Of Preparing Me For the Culture Shock of College
I graduated from a public high school in East Los Angeles almost nine years ago. Although my family had economicRead More…
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3 Ways You Can Exercise Your Power To Impact Your Child’s Education
The definition of Power is the ability to act. Many times the word power can be intimidating. I want youRead More…
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Breaking Down Barriers when Engaging Parents for Quality Education
I grew up in East Los Angeles and the youngest of four children and was the first to graduate fromRead More…
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