Pierina brings her experience as a literacy coach, special education teacher, homeschool parent, SAT / ACT tutor, and paraeducator. She spent the last five years at the middle school level focusing on identifying and closing academic gaps, including working with students one-on-one, in small groups, and overseeing intervention groups. Pierina worked with teachers across content areas on data-led instruction to focus on providing students with opportunities to demonstrate grade-level mastery. As a literacy expert, she sat on the panel of CURATE to review middle school English language arts curricula to ensure they meet Massachusetts state standards and students’ needs. She specializes in accelerated learning, curriculum development, and international pedagogy.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Italian from St. John’s University and a Master of Education in Elementary Education and Special Education from Rivier University.
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