Hello, my name is Melissa Dunbar and I have been teaching at CMS since 2003. I love to read, write, fish, swim, search for gems, research different cultures, and scuba dive. I was raised on a ranch in Junction, Texas, but have traveled to Cozumel, San Miguel de Allende, Progresso, Guanajuato, Patzcuaro, Zacatecas, Mexico; Jamaica; Cayman Islands;Hawaii; New Mexico; Utah; Oklahoma; and Colorado. I am very proud of my Choctaw Indian heritage and vote in tribal elections. Things I dislike are bullies and negative attitudes. Life is much easier when everyone gets along and has a positive attitude.

Our class is a safe zone and everyone is free to express their opinions and answer questions free from ridicule and negative feed back. Our mission is to learn in an environment where students feel safe and loved. All students must give 100% every day and do all they can to succeed.

Hola, me llamo Melissa Dunbar y yo he estado enseñando en CMS desde 2003. Adoro leer, escribir, pescar, nadar, y zambullida de escafandra autónoma. Fui levantado en una hacienda en el Junction, Tejas, pero he viajado a Cozumel, San Miguel de Allende, Progresso, Guanajuato, Patzcuaro, Zacatecas, México; Jamaica; Islas de caimán; Hawaii; Nuevo México; Utah; Oklahoma; y Colorado. Estoy muy orgulloso de mi Choctaw herencia y voto indios en elecciones tribales. Las cosas que tengo aversión a son peleones y actitudes negativas. La vida es mucho más fácil cuando todos se llevarsn y tienen una actitud positiva.

Nuestra clase es una zona segura y todos son libre expresar sus opiniones y la respuesta que preguntas libertan de la irrisión y comida negativa atrás. Nuestra misión es de aprender en un ambiente donde estudiantes se sienten seguro y adorados. Todos estudiantes deben dar 100% cada día y hacer todo ellos pueden para tener éxito.

I was selected by Dr. Harry Wong for his August 2009 Effective Teacher feature article on Teachers.net. The Wong's First Days of School has been a significant tool in my teaching program.

teachers.net/wong/AUG09/

BELIEVE, LEAD, ACHIEVE
SCHOOL YEAR 2009 - 2010

CMS Vision Statement: Comfort Middle School will provide differentiated instruction
designed to facilitate the desire to become lifelong learners and productive citizens
through excellence in academics and extra-curricular programs


CMS Mission Statement: Using teamwork with an emphasis on superior performance
in academics and athletics, Comfort Middle School staff and parents will guide our
students to become productive citizens in their community.


Mission Statement: We will work to ensure all children receive the best education from Comfort ISD. All children will be treated equally, regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, parental status or intelligence level. All students deserve a fair opportunity to be successful. The district seeks teachers, staff and stakeholders with this same goal and for people that desire the best for all children. We will continue to strive to meet the needs of the state academically, but will go above and beyond the call of duty to teach morals ethics, and responsibility. We must find that golden talent in every child and develop it for the good of all.

District Wide Long Term Goals
1. Continued progress toward district-wide Recognized status and to experience higher levels of Achievement in math and science.
2. To improve the quality of special programs, such as bilingual/ESL classes, career and technology classes, dropout recovery and advanced classes at all grade levels.
3. To prepare a facility master plan that addresses future plans for the Dixon property and to maintain issues at the existing facilities.
4. To employ, develop, and retain personnel who are motivated and driven to provide classroom environment conducive to quality teaching.
5. Maintain consistent discipline throughout the district. The District will strive to be fair, honest and open concerning discipline.
6. Establish productive communication and involvement between the community and school.
7. Continue to emphasize the importance of teaching students morals, respect, ethics and self-discipline.

Diving photo of Dunbar used with permission of photographer Senor Pulpo, dive master.
School photo used with permission of Lifetouch.