Alfonso Angelucci

What jobs have you held in the past?

Day-to-day building substitute teacher (grades K-12; 1992)
Long-term substitute teacher (grade 2; 1993)
Second grade teacher (1993-94)
Fifth grade teacher (1994-95)
Sixth grade teacher (1995 – 1999)
Basketball official (1995 – 1997)
Basketball coach (middle school; 1997 - 1999)
Asst. football coach (middle school; 1996)
Asst. elementary principal (2000)
Elementary principal (2000 – 2007)
Asst. superintendent (2007 – 2009)
Superintendent (2009 – present)

What types of recognition or awards have you earned?

Nominated for Teacher of the Year (H.H. Poole Middle School; 1998, 1999)
Coached a county championship basketball team (1997)
National PTA School of Excellence, West View Elementary School (2002)
Featured in national PTO Today magazine (October 2005)
Member of New Castle, PA, YMCA Board of Directors (2010 – 2014)
Member of Lawrence County School to Work Board of Directors (2009 – 2014)
Member of Univ. of Pittsburgh Tri-State Study Council Board (2011 – present)
Member of Western PA Forum for Superintendents (2012 – present)
Member of Butler County United Way Board of Directors (2014 – present)

What makes a good educator in your opinion?

The successful educator always makes decisions based upon what is best for kids. There is no “silver bullet” for improving education. Successful educators pay close attention to building positive relationships with students, parents, fellow staff members, and the school community.

What makes you proud to be a SRU alumnus?

Seeing the progress that the University has experienced over the course of the past 25 years makes me proud. I have had the opportunity to work with many, many successful and committed professional educators from SRU through the course of my career. We have and continue to leave a positive impression on the educational landscape on a national level.

What was your best experience at SRU?

Besides meeting my wife in 1990 when we were both cast in a drama production at Miller Auditorium, my next best experience would be the moment I realized that I would be a college graduate. It occurred in the McKay Education Building in May of 1993. I had completed all of my coursework and was closing out my student teaching period. After receiving confirmation of my final grades, I jumped off the steps exiting McKay and ran for a little while until I tired out! Dr. Kathleen Strickland and Dr. Mary Agnes McKay significantly impacted my education while a student in the SRU College of Education.

What can you tell us about your success story that SRU students can learn from?

Never deviate from what led you to become a professional educator. You got into education to make a difference in the lives of children. Be the best influence you can be – at all times.