Mary Jo Santoro

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  American Association of School Administrators -... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/4/2004    Last Visited: 12/5/2005  

  Mary Jo Santoro Assistant Superintendent/Principal

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  Lowell Sun Online - GL Tech passes a key test - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/1/2006    Last Visited: 6/1/2006  

  Cassin said credit goes all around, from Business Manager George Garabedian to Principal Mary Jo Santoro, to the School Committee.

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  Lowell Sun Online - GLTHS program helps students... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/29/2007    Last Visited: 1/30/2007  

  "Part of the requirement of the grant was building community partnerships and getting the kids to recognize the connection with economic success and job success," said Mary Jo Santoro, principal and assistant superintendent at Greater Lowell.
  
  As part of the program, students attend MCAS-tutoring classes four days a week after school at the Boys & Girls Club in Lowell.The rest of the week, they work at jobs ranging form the Lowell Chamber of Commerce to the Mambo Grille to D'Youville Manor.
  
  Of the 42 students who participated in the program last summer, 30 have since passed the MCAS."Good stats for a first-time program," said Santoro.

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  Lowell Sun Online - GLTHS sees big hike in students'... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/5/2006    Last Visited: 9/5/2006  

  Assistant Superintendent and Principal Mary Jo Santoro credits the hard work of the faculty and a few key procedural changes in pumping up the numbers.
  
  "You could walk around the halls and test the stress levels of teachers," said Santoro.
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  "We still have our work cut out for us, but we're definitely on the right road," said Santoro.

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  Lowell Sun Online - Greater Lowell Tech seeks ways to... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/18/2006    Last Visited: 8/18/2006  

  "Using a progressive approach to discipline should guide students to make better choices," said Mary Jo Santoro, assistant superintendent and principal of GLTHS.
  
  Under the new plan, a uniform list of rules will be posted in each classroom.The list will outline the rewards students will receive for good behavior and the punishments for disobedience.
  
  "For positive behavior, a student might get a free pass from homework for one night, or whatever the teacher deems appropriate for their own classroom," said Santoro.
  
  The consequences for bad behavior will be minor for a first offense, then grow in severity with each subsequent violation.
  
  "Kind of a three-strikes-you're-out rule," said Santoro.
  
  The school will pay Simmons Associates $2,000 for its initial presentation on Aug. 28.The total cost for its services will vary, depending on how much technical assistance the school contracts the firm to provide during the year.It is currently under contract for two more sessions, bringing the price tag to $6,000.
  
  According to Santoro, the new disciplinary system does not mean the school has a great deal of students with behavioral problems.
  
  "We have a very safe school," said Santoro.

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  Lowell Sun Online - Local - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/9/2005    Last Visited: 9/9/2005  

  Assistant Superintendent-Principal Mary Jo Santoro told the School Committee last night that great strides have been made in the first quarter report.
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  Santoro also told the board that the MCAS passing rate in 2004-2005 was 97 percent.

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  Lowell Sun Online - Local - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/14/2004    Last Visited: 4/15/2004  

  "He definitely deserves it," observed interim Assistant Superintendent Mary Jo Santoro.
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  According to Santoro, although the award program is intended to "honor and reward outstanding K-12 educators for the quality of their teaching," identification and selection procedures of candidates are kept confidential.
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  Santoro said Barton is the first teacher from Greater Lowell to win the Milken award.

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  Lowell Sun Online - Local - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/20/2004    Last Visited: 8/20/2004  

  When the meeting reconvened, the committee voted without discussion to grant the raises and approve a contract with Interim Assistant Superintendent Mary Jo Santoro, who has been serving since January in place of William Burns, who has been ill.

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  Lowell Sun Online - Residency-requirement study fails - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/13/2006    Last Visited: 10/13/2006  

  Mary Jo Santoro, the school's assistant superintendent and principal, who lives in Merrimack, N.H., said: "I would hate to have to look at where (teachers) live to determine if they would be a good teacher."

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  Lowell Sun Online - SAT? Try S-A-D - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/30/2006    Last Visited: 8/30/2006  

  "Whenever you change the structure of an exam, especially one that's been around for so long ... you're going to get a change in scores because kids have to adapt," said Mary Jo Santoro, assistant superintendent and principal at GLTHS.
  
  She said the addition of the writing test balances the SAT, which had primarily consisted of multiple-choice questions until 2006.Still, it's possible that some students are reaching the point of too much testing.
  
  "Kids do get tired when they're sitting for hours taking a test," Santoro said.

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