Background
Cucchiara, Sandra Chiavaras was born on April 8, 1949 in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States.
Cucchiara, Sandra Chiavaras was born on April 8, 1949 in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Special Education, Fitchburg State College, 1970. Master of Education in Reading, Fitchburg State College, 1976. Postgraduate (fellow), Clark University, 1983.
Postgraduate, Merrimac Educational Center, Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
Teacher special class Webster Schools, Massachusetts, 1970—1973. Assistant coordinator program materials, resource room Webster Schools, 1974. Teacher/coordinator primary special needs program Webster Schools, 1975—1978, teacher junior high English, 1978-1979, reading teacher junior high, 1979—1980.
Administrative assistant intern Shepherd Hill Regional School, Dudley, 1980—1981. Director, owner Teddy Bear Day Care Center, 1983—1985. Development specialist Fort Devens Post Learning Center, Shirley, 1985—1986.
Resource room teacher Murdock High School, Winchendon, Massachusetts, 1986. Teacher behavioral modification Middle School, 1986—1987. Coordinator, teacher gifted and talented Lancaster Public Schools, 1987—1990.
Teacher learning disabilities Leominster Public Schools, Massachusetts, 1990—1991, teacher primary level behavior modification, 1991—1997, learning disabilities specialist, 1997—1999, teacher fifth grade, 1999—2000, teacher eighth grade, 2000—2002, dean of students, 2001—2004, Samoset School, Leominster, since 2002, assistant principal, 2004—2005. Teacher ENglish Leominster High School, since 2005. Advisory council Samoset Middle School, Leominster, since 2002, coordinator spelling bee, 2003, student council advisor grades 5 and 6, since 2003, team chairman performance improving information mapping system, since 2004.
Administrator preparation program Merrimack Education Center, since 2002, assistant principal, since 2004, coordinator reading grant, since 2005. Member audit team Merrimack Educational Collaborative Department Education, 2005.
Secretary Samoset School Parent Teacher Organization, Leominister, 1995—1997. Member education reform change team Samoset Middle School, since 1998, immersion team liaison, since 2003. Secretary Leominster High School Parent Teacher Organization, since 2003.
Member of National Education Association, Leominster Administrators Association (secretary since 2004, member negotiating team since 2004), Massachusetts Reading Association (North Worcester County council 1994-1995), International Reading Association (vice president 1994-1995, Chairman Celebrate Literacy award 1994-1995), Leonminster Teachers Association (building representative 1992-1995, negotiating committee since 1993, secretary since 1995, welfare committee chair since 1997, secretary/treasurer 1999, negotiating team since 2000, president 2001-2003, since 2001), Massachusetts Teachers Association, Webster Emblem Club 1984-1985, (newsletter editor since 2000), Phi Delta Kappa (Horace Mann grantee 1989-1990).
2 children.