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biography... 

Bernadette Legoria joined the Holy Ghost Faculty in August of 2007.  Mrs. Legoria holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Education which she obtained from Southeastern Louisiana University.  She also holds a kindergarten certification and is a certified supervisor of student teachers.  Mrs. Legoria was previously employed with the Tangipahoa Parish School system for thirty-four years.  She has experience teaching kindergarten, first grade and fourth grade.  She spent her last year with the school system as a Reading Media Specialist at her school site.  Mrs. Legoria has extensive knowledge with the English Language Arts Content Standards and Benchmarks.  She developed a working document addressing the ELA Content Standards and Benchmarks which she utilized when preparing her students for the state assessment.

During her thirty-four years of teaching, Mrs. Legoria has participated in numerous professional development activities.  She is trained in Project Read, Shurley Method, Classroom Organization and Management Program (COMP), Lee Canter’s Assertive Discipline, SAGE Specialist (Supporting Academic Growth for Educators), Thinking Maps, Write from the Beginning, Tangi Tech I, and  Kagan Cooperative Learning.  She served as a member of her school improvement team and assisted in writing school improvement plans for nine years. 

Mrs. Legoria attended Mater Dolorosa Catholic School and Independence High School.  She has been a member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church for approximately forty years.  She is married to Joseph Legoria and has two children who are both graduates of Holy Ghost School.  They are also both teachers.  Her son, Dr. Joseph Legoria, PhD., is an assistant professor of accounting at Louisiana State University. Her daughter Jennifer Ingraffia is a literacy coach for the Tangipahoa Parish School System.  She is proud to have three grandchildren now attending Holy Ghost School:  Lawrence, Patrick, and Caroline Ingraffia.

Mrs. Legoria is excited to be a part of the Holy Ghost educational community.  She is looking forward to challenging students as they prepare for future endeavors.  Most importantly, she is dedicated to fulfilling the concepts of the school motto, loving, learning, and living in Christ.