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Contact me: 801-834-1798 melissa.bueno.hamilton@gmail.com 

Education
  • Current, Education Specialist Degree (Doctor of Education), Univ. of Virginia

  • 2024 CTE Endorsement (pending approval)

  • 2024 CAPM- Certified Associate in Project Management, Project Mngt. Inst.

  • 2022 Instructional Coaching Endorsement, USBE

  • 2012 Level I Math Endorsement, Brigham Young University

  • 2009 Level I Reading Endorsement Weber State University

  • 2001 Administrative Certification, Educational Leadership & Policy

  • University of Utah Outstanding Graduate Student, Commencement speaker for College of Education

  • 1998 ESL Endorsement Weber State University

  • 1994 Graduate Cum Laude Utah State University Drake Outstanding Student Teacher Award

  • 1994 Basic Secondary Education Certification: Geography, History, English as a Second Language

Professional Experience
  • Current           CTE Teacher, Butler Middle School

  • 2024-2017      Director of Elementary Teaching & Learning, Director of

                             Technology

  • 2024-2017     Chair, Northern Utah Curriculum Consortium

  • 2024-2017     Executive Board Member, UASCD 

  • 2017-2015     Principal, Viewmont Elementary, Murray City School District

  • 2015-2011     Principal, Spring Creek Elementary, Provo School District

  • Current-2014  Adjunct Professor, University of Utah Department of ELP,                               Southern Utah University

  • 2011-2006     Principal, Bruin Point Elementary, Alternative Language         

                            Services Director

  • 2010-2001    Co-Chair, Carbon County Health Families Coalition

  • 2010-2005    Executive Board Member, UASCD

  • 2006-2001    Assistant Principal, Carbon High School

  • 2001-1999    Administrative Intern/Religion Teacher (6-7), St. Vincent      

                               Catholic School

Professional Trainings/
Conference Presenter
  • Presenter, Educational Equity, Equity in Computer Science, Girls Who Code

  • Presenter, Multiple Computer Science Conferences Presenter, Title I, Utah State Legislature Education Taskforce, Jordan District, Granite District 

  • Presenter, Educator Assessment Data Management Systems Conference

  • Presenter, Utah State Office of Education, Title I, School Improvement Grant

  • Consultant, Presenter, Jordan School District, Granite School District

  • Participant, University of Virginia Turnaround Initiative

  • Participant, Comprehensive Math Instruction

  • Participant, Title I Principals Leadership Academy

  • Participant, USOE Principals Literacy, Math and Science Academy

  • Participant, Attended various Solution Tree Conferences

  • Trainer of Trainers for UALPA, SIOP I and II

  • Presenter, Multiple Reading First initiatives

  • Presenter, Utah School Counselor Association

  • Presenter, Rocky Mtn./Great Plains Regional Social Studies Conference

  • Presenter, Integrated Curriculum, Regional Educational Equity Conference

  • Writer, Contributor, Editor Utah Studies Hispanic Curriculum 

 

Awards and Recognition
  • 2020 Women in Technology Council, Educational Innovator Award

  • 2017 Turned non-Title I School from C to A school in one year

  • 2016 National Title I Distinguished School Award, Spring Creek Elementary

  • 2015 USOE, Title I High Performing Schools Recognition

  • 2012 National Title I Distinguished School Award, Bruin Point Elementary

  • 2011 Carbon School District, Administrator of the Year

  • 2010 USOE, Title I Closing the Achievement Gap, High Performing Schools 2009 Utah State Office of Education, Title I Closing the Achievement Gap

  • 2007 Community Partner of the Year through DCFS

  • 1994 Nominated, Drake Outstanding Student Teacher Award

  • 1997 Child Advocate of the Year Award

References Personal & Professional 

Dr. Jennifer Throndsen

Fmr Director of Teaching & Learning

Utah State Board of Education

801-518-1213

Jennifer.Throndsen@impactfullearningdesigns.com

Mrs. Gaye Gibbs, Elementary Supervisor

Provo School District, Retired

385-225-0704

gayeg4242@gmail.com

Curriculum Directors from Northern Utah Districts: Weber, Cache, Box Elder, Park City, Logan, Ogden, Tooele, Davis, Morgan, Rich, Jordan, Juab

Lead Contact Brittany Foster, Cache School District

brittany.foster@ccsdut.org

435-754-9955

 

Mrs. Keri Hohnholt, Colleague
Murray City School District
(801) 440-7630
khohnholt@murrayschools.org

 

 

Todd Call, Director of Strategic Initiatives

Utah State Board of Education

801-538-7715

todd.call@schools.utah.gov

Mrs. Robin Williams, Director
Murray City School District
(435) 659-0044
rwilliams@murrayschools.org

 

Mrs. Rebecca Donaldson, Retired

Utah State Board of Education, Title I

becky.donaldson@live.com

 

 

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