Valerie Stevenson earned a BA in English (UCLA) and an MA in Educational Leadership. She has taught English, including AP English Language and AP English Literature, for more than twenty-five years to all grades from middle school to college. In addition to her work as a classroom teacher at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California, she has been a team leader, department chair, resource, and mentor teacher for the San Diego Unified School District. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Adolescent/ Young Adult English Language Arts.
As a very active College Board endorsed consultant of more than ten years, she has presented at numerous conferences and workshops, the AP Annual Conference, and Advanced Placement Summer Institutes both nationally and internationally. Valerie is an experienced reader of many years for the AP English Language and Composition exam.
Valerie is the Chair of the Board of Directors for The Preuss School UCSD, a sixth through twelfth grade public charter school dedicated to preparing low-income, urban students to be the first in their families to go to college. The Preuss School UCSD was named the #1 Transformative High School in the country by Newsweek magazine in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Valerie and her husband have lived in San Diego for more than thirty years.
You can email Valerie at valeriestevenson@cox.net
