Melanie Mayeux

State Director of Migrant Education
Louisiana Department of Education

Melanie brings a diverse background to her work with Title III and ELs. Melanie joined the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) in the fall of 2007.  She returned home to Baton Rouge after 27 years in Houston where she worked in Adult and Family Literacy as an ESL and GED teacher and as a program administrator.  Her first assignment at the LDOE was to coordinate the newly funded GED/ESL grant program for 16-21 year olds.  In the summer of 2008, she moved into federal programs as a member of the Migrant Education Program and later became the State’s Title III coordinator.  In the fall of 2012, she was named State Director of Migrant Education.   

As a current member of the Federal Programs staff, she continues her roles in Title III and Migrant Education and was named Point of Contact for Foster Care in the fall of 2016.   In these roles, Melanie has had the opportunity to participate in several important initiatives, including the ESL Coaches Academy and the revision of the ESL Administrators Handbook.  Nationally, she serves on the National Title I Association’s English Learner Subcommittee and is the coordinator for the Migrant southwest regional workgroup.   Melanie has a BA in History and a Master’s in Education from the University of Houston.