Phone: (620) 947-3121 ext. 1504
Dr. Melinda Rangel

Education

  • Ed. D., Educational Leadership, Wichita State University
  • MSSL, Master of Science in School Leadership, Baker University
  • MS, Master of Science in Business Education, Emporia State University
  • BS, Bachelor of Science in Business Education, Emporia State University

 

Professional Background

  • Assistant Principal / Director of Career and Technical Education, Newton High School
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Bethel College
  • Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Baker University
  • Business instructor, Newton High School and Maize High School

 

Certifications

  • Career Development Mentor, ESSDACK
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset Facilitator Certification

 

Recognitions & Awards

  • 2021 Women Who Lead in Education, Wichita Business Journal
  • National Secondary Business Teacher of the Year, National Business Education Association
  • USD 373 Excellence in Teaching Award Winner
  • Mountain-Plains Business Education Teacher of the Year
  • Kansas Business Education Teacher of the Year

 

Publications

  • Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, doctoral dissertation, Wichita State University, May 2021
  • DECA: College Course for Business Students, Mountain-Plains Business Education Association Notes & Quotes, Fall 2020
  • Telling their Stories: Voices of First-Generation College Students at Wichita State University, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program field study research; Research presented virtually at WSU GRASP conference and American Educational Research Association conference, August 2020
  • Spaces and Places, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program field study research; Research presented at Wichita State GRASP Conference, Spring 2019

  • Rangel, Melinda (2017). Developing College and Career Readiness Through Career Shadowing. Business Education Forum, October 2017.

Presentations

    • Rangel, Melinda (2024, Jan.): “Supporting the Entrepreneurial Mindset through Curriculum and Programming in Rural Kansas,” U.S. Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Birmingham, Ala.
    • Rangel, Melinda (2022, April): “Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, American Education Research Association Conference, San Diego, Calif.
    • Rangel, Melinda (2022, April): “Postsecondary Experiences of Career Academy Students: A Narrative Inquiry of Lived Experience, Business Education Research Conference (BERC), San Diego, Calif.
    • Rangel, Melinda (2021, June), “The Impact of a Career Academy Model of Instruction”, Mountain Plains Business Education conference, Fort Worth, Texas
    • Rangel, Melinda (2020, Oct.), “Implementing a Work-Based Learning Program”, Iowa Business Education Conference, virtual presentation
    • Rangel, Melinda (2019, Feb.). “Implementing an Agriculture Career Academy,” Kansas Association of Career and Technical Education conference, break-out session
    • Rangel, Melinda (2018, Oct.). “Implementing an Agriculture Career Academy,” Kansas Department of Education conference, break-out session
    • Rangel, Melinda (2018, March). “Preparing Students to be College & Career Ready through Professional Learning Experiences,” Kansas CAN Symposium, break-out session
    • Rangel, Melinda (2017, Oct.). “Professional Learning Experiences for College and Career Readiness,” Kansas Business Education Association conference, break-out session
    • Rangel, Melinda (2016, April). “Professional Learning Experiences for College and Career Readiness,” National Business Education Association conference, break-out session
    • Rangel, Melinda (2016, July). “Building Bridges between School and Business,” Kansas Career and Technical Education Association conference, break-out session

     

    Service

    • National Business Education Association member
    • National Business Honor Society Governing Council member
    • Mountain-Plains Business Education Association member