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Mrs. Jessica Strazisar

Mrs. Jessica A. Strazisar
It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.              
Nancy Thayer b.1943 (American Writer)
 
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Bachelor of Arts in English with Secondary Teaching Certification:  Seton Hill University.
Masters of Education in Literacy and Certification as a Reading Specialist - Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Training as a literacy coach - University of Pennsylvania

 

 
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY:
I believe that the only way to teach is to show students just how much there is for them to know, and to demonstrate how important it is for them to learn everything that they can.  My classroom has evolved into a learning community of shared ideas.  
EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
  • Chair of the Language Arts Department
  • Penn Highland adjunct instructor - Composition 1 & 2
  • Curriculum Designer (English Language Arts Department)
  • High School Instructional Coach
  • High School Reading Specialist
 
EXTRACURRICULAR RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Director of the Musical Theatre Program
  • Newspaper Advisor
  • Forensics Coach
 
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Please feel free to contact me about homework, grades, or other school concerns at:
814-749-9213 ext. 237   or   jstrazis@bvsd.k12.pa.us 
 
Students can submit assignments through Google
 
Students may also email assignments to me for verification or in case of absence.

 

CLASS SCHEDULE 2022-2023
 

Mrs. Strazisar

Homeroom

 

7:20

7:30

Period 1

MTSS

7:30

8:00

Period 2

Reading Specialist Support 

American Literature - Ollinger

8:02

8:46

Period 3

Teacher Prep

8:48

9:32

Period 4

College Composition  

9:34

10:18

Period 5

AP Literature and Composition  

10:20

11:04

Period 6

Lunch 

11:06

11:36

Period 7

Reading Specialist Support 

Middle School ELA 1 - McGhee

OR

Middle School ELA 2 - Litzinger

11:38

12:22

Period 8

ABC - Principles of Study

DEF - Instructional Coach 

OR

Reading Specialist Support 

Middle School ELA 1 - McGhee

OR

Middle School ELA 2 - Litzinger

12:24

1:08

Period 9

Reading Specialist Support 

Middle School ELA 2 - Litzinger

1:10

1:54

Period 10

Homeroom

Literacy Support

1:56

2:30