I am so excited to welcome you to another wonderful year at Meadows Parkway Early Childhood! As I begin my first year as principal, I am looking forward to continuing the amazing work we do here, while further supporting student learning, growth, and building meaningful connections with our incredible students, families, and community members.
I have been truly blessed to call Meadows Parkway my home for the last six years as an Early Childhood Special Education teacher. During my time in the classroom, I also had the pleasure of serving in various leadership roles. I have served on our building Leadership Team to help guide our school improvement plan, represented our school on the District Professional Development Committee to ensure our educators receive meaningful training, and served as a Professional Learning Community (PLC) lead. Additionally, I led our instructional framework initiatives, ensuring our staff had the necessary tools and strategies to help their students succeed. Through this dedicated work, I was deeply honored to be selected as our Teacher of the Year for the 2021–2022 school year.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education and a Master of Arts in Educational Administration, both from Lindenwood University. I am certified by the state of Missouri in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, and Leadership and Supervision.
Outside of school, I am a proud "softball and baseball aunt" who loves watching my niece and nephew play. I am a huge lover of crisp fall weather, planning new solo trip adventures, and absolutely all things Christmas! I also enjoy catching a beautiful sunset on my family's land, listening to live music, making memories with lifelong friends, and snuggling up with my little shih tzu, Kaiser.
It is truly an honor to lead such an exceptional learning community. Meadows Parkway is a welcoming, inclusive, and caring environment where we focus on nurturing social-emotional growth and fostering a love for learning through meaningful, play-based experiences. I believe that a strong early childhood foundation sets the stage for a lifetime of success, and my door is always open as we partner together to ensure your child's first school experiences are magical.
I am incredibly excited for all the learning, laughter, and joy this new school year will bring!
Warmly,
Ms. Melanie Miller, M.A.
Building Principal
Meadows Parkway Early Childhood Go Penguins! #PenguinNation
Strengthen the family unit by providing parents with resources, strategies, and information to help children and families develop to their fullest potential.
Initiate individual and small group instruction programs that provide strategies to improve areas of weakness, while working with the student’s strengths.
Practice character education traits in structured and unstructured settings.
Collaborate in meaningful, interdisciplinary staff development to enhance professional skills.
Implement a variety of strategies to provide a safe and nurturing environment in the school for all students.
Implement best practices in Early Childhood Education through daily activities and interactions with students.
Develop and implement district assessment through the work sampling system and portfolios and through data collection and IEP review.
Meadows Parkway Early Childhood opened it’s doors for the 2000-2001 school year under the leadership Ms. Nancy Crystal. It was the third and final early childhood center to open in the Francis Howell School Distrct.
The building is situated on acreage in the City of Weldon Spring. It is host to 12 classrooms with a student capacity of 300.
As a District focused on continuous improvement, each of our 23 schools develops a site-based school improvement plan every year. The plan outlines the goals and actions the building plans to take throughout the year to improve various areas of performance.
A pyramid of intervention is a tiered approach to prevention and intervention strategies to support students both academically and behaviorally. The pyramid uses a variety of strategies and techniques to help all students stay on the right track. The foundation of the pyramid offers Tier 1 supports for all students. Tier 2 interventions provide additional support for smaller groups of students who need more targeted help. Tier 3 provides the most intensive supports for individual students when Tier 1 and 2 interventions have been unsuccessful. Our schools review and update their pyramid on a regular basis to ensure new strategies are incorporated and all are aligned with best practice.
The student handbook summarizes District policy and contains general guidelines and information. Translated copies of this Handbook are available. Contact the school office.
