Melissa Whitcher, M.Ed.
Education
- M.Ed.in Educational Leadership, Texas A&M, 2022
- K-8 Reading Endorsement, Drake University, 2023
- B.A. in Elementary Education, Faith Baptist Bible College, 2000
Present Ministry
- Assistant Professor in Education, FBBC, 2021–present
Experience
- SST (Student Support Team) member, Criswell Elementary, 2020-2021
- Curriculum Writer, Forney Independent School District, 2019-2021
- Content Lead Specialist, Forney Independent School District, 2019-2020
- Dual Language Teacher, Criswell Elementary School 2019-2021
- Dual Language Teacher, Blackburn Elementary School 2015-2019
- Admissions Counselor Faith Baptist Bible College, 1997-1998
- Pastor’s wife Carpinteria Valley Baptist Church, Carpinteria, CA, 1999-2001
- Homeschool supervisor, Des Moines, IA, 2002-2005; in Forney, Texas:
- Elementary School Teacher, Blackburn Elementary, 2014-2015;
- Reading and Math Vertical Alignment Chair, Blackburn Elementary, 2018-2019;
Professional Development
- LETRS Training for Administrators (IBOE), Spring 2025-
- FBBC courses:
- G-CO 332 Introduction to Linguistics, Winter 2024
- M-LC 433 Counseling Children, Fall 2024
- M-OL 202 Leadership Toolbox (audited), Spring 2021
- Drake University Courses:
- EDUC 229 Linguistics for Educators, Summer 2023
- EDUC 278 Lit. Assessment, Instruction & Practice II, Spring 2023
- EDMA 207 Todays Children’s Literature, Fall 2022
- EDUC 255 Language and Literacy, Fall 2022
- EDUC 275 Literature Assessment and Instruction, Fall 2021
- EDUC 270 Reading in the Content Areas, Fall 2021
- Dyslexia Friendly Classroom Summit, Summer 2021
- TELPAS rater certification, 2014-2021
- Gifted and Talented Foundations 30 hr. Certification, 2016
Memberships/Affiliations
- State of Iowa Master Teacher License, 2023
- State of Iowa Initial License, 2023
- State of Texas Bilingual Education Supplemental-Spanish EC-6, 2021
- State of Texas English as a Second Language Supplemental, 2015
- State of Texas EC-6 Generalist Teacher, 2015
- Iowa Substitute License 2000
