Karen R. Nerpouni
CHS Class of 1967
CHS ’67 Class Valedictorian, National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society, Yearbook (Assistant Editor-4), Math Club (2,4), Math Team (3,4), Science Club (2,3,4), Science Fair, American Field Service Club (3,4), Band (1,2,3,4), German Chorus (4), “It’s Academic” TV Show Team, Awards: Dorothy F. Gray Award for Excellence in French, Readers Digest Award for Excellence in Academics
Tufts University BA French Magna Cum Laude ’71 Studies at the Sorbonne Paris, France; MA French & Education ‘79
Bentley College MBA Specialization in Organizational Behavior w/High Honors ‘87 Advanced Graduate Study Boston College, Boston University & Harvard University
Career
Concord-Carlisle High School Teacher (French), Chair (Foreign Language Department), Foreign Language Curriculum Coordinating Committee (Chair), Research Sabbatical (Alternative Forms of Assessment), Leader of Group to develop a Senior Project Course; Concord Public Schools & Concord-Carlisle High School (K-12 Curriculum Coordinator), Assistant Superintendent of Schools for Curriculum & Instruction
Professional Activities
Wellesley, MA Public Schools Review of Foreign Language Program (Leader); Massachusetts Department of Education MCAS Assessment Development Committee (World Languages); Co-Presenter at Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Annual Conference (Task Design); Course Development for beginning teachers (Understanding Learning); Concord-Carlisle High School (Mentor Team)
Community
Tufts University (Walk for Hunger), Doctors Without Boarders, Donor (WGBH & WBUR); Massachusetts Foreign Language Association, American Association of Teacher of French, American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council, CHSAA