1. Humanities English 9
Dr. Struzziero
Room 131

2. Making a Successful Transition: Challenging and Nurturing
Communication
transparent
collaboration
problem solve
trust+respect+fun= high performance

3. I Can’t Succeed Without Your Help
ext. 2131

4. Grading: High Standards in a “Culture of Redemption”
10% Test
45% Essays
10% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
20% Homework

5. Resume Education B.A. English, Cum Laude, Tufts University 2002
M.A.T, Simmons College
A.P. English Literature Training, St. Johnsbury Academy 2006
Doctorate, School Leadership, UMASS Lowell 2015

6. Resume

7. Professional Experience
Newton North High School
Shrewsbury High School
Hingham High School Present

8. The Curriculum
Writing
Reading
Vocabulary
Grammar

9. Writing: 19 Essays Study skills “Eat the Elephant one bite at a time”
process
variety of genres (essay, research paper, personal narrative, reflections, sonnet, short story, speech)

10. Reading
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mythology and You
The Odyssey
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
A Tale of Two Cities
Lord of the Flies

11. Course Description: Journey
Welcome to high school (compassion, courage, humility)
leadership (humility, team, serve, think)
make good decisions
charity and service

12. Skill-based Learning: Reading Purposefully
Monitoring comprehension
Strategies to repair meaning
predicting
analyzing (part to whole)
inferential thinking

13. 2015 AP Scores percentage above 3
96 and 100
vs.
67 and 65 (MA)
55 and 54 (USA)

14. 2015 MCAS Scores percentage scoring Advanced or Proficient
98 vs. 91

15. Boston Magazine and Newsweek
#104 in top 500 high schools in the US
94.5% college bound
(Boston Latin School, Brookline, Lexington, Westborough, Westford Academy, Weston)

16. Thank you for your support!