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description: "Melissa is the Senior School Success Program Manager at Folio Collaborative. She will lead the Folio team that provides all of your implementation and school success support. She has more than 20 years of experience in education. During that two-decade career, she has served as an adjunct college instructor, classroom teacher of mathematics, state coordinator of mathematics, and worked in higher education administration.\nShe entered into the edtech space at DreamBox Learning as a Senior Customer Success Manager where she combined her passion for learning and school success to support districts. Prior to this role she was the Mathematics Consultant at the Kansas State Department of Education for nearly a decade.\n\nShe has led professional learning opportunities for educators on a variety of topics such as: administrator and peer observations, creating a growth mindset school culture, and establishing SMART goals to drive educator and student success. In addition to her work with educators, she has provided professional learning to parents, local school boards, business and industry representatives, and legislators.\n\nMelissa has a Bachelor of Science from Bethel College, 7-12 Professional Teaching License of Mathematics for Washburn University, and a Masters of Science from the University of Kansas."
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# Melissa Fast

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##### Melissa is the Senior School Success Program Manager at Folio Collaborative. She will lead the Folio team that provides all of your implementation and school success support. She has more than 20 years of experience in education. During that two-decade career, she has served as an adjunct college instructor, classroom teacher of mathematics, state coordinator of mathematics, and worked in higher education administration. She entered into the edtech space at DreamBox Learning as a Senior Customer Success Manager where she combined her passion for learning and school success to support districts. Prior to this role she was the Mathematics Consultant at the Kansas State Department of Education for nearly a decade. She has led professional learning opportunities for educators on a variety of topics such as: administrator and peer observations, creating a growth mindset school culture, and establishing SMART goals to drive educator and student success. In addition to her work with educators, she has provided professional learning to parents, local school boards, business and industry representatives, and legislators. Melissa has a Bachelor of Science from Bethel College, 7-12 Professional Teaching License of Mathematics for Washburn University, and a Masters of Science from the University of Kansas.

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### [Introducing Melissa, Senior School Success Program Manager](https://blog.foliocollaborative.org/blog/introducing-melissa-our-new-senior-school-success-program-manager)

March 19, 2024

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