My name is Melanie Deanne Dean.  I graduated from Kinston High School in 2002. After high school, I attended Enterprise State Junior College and Lurleen B. Wallace Community College before transferring to Troy University where I received my Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education. I also attended the University of West Alabama where I received my Masters of Education in Instructional Leadership. I taught 5^th grade at Samson Elementary School for 9 years. This is my fifth year teaching at Samson Middle School. I currently teach 7^th and 8^th grade Math.