Ms. Johnna Grasso, Principal
Johnna L. Grasso joined the ºûµûÖ±²¥ staff with many years of experience in public education. After graduation from the College of Saint Rose, Ms. Grasso served as a summer school principal, as well as a classroom teacher, in the Plainedge School ºûµûÖ±²¥. Over the years she has taught fourth grade, math and preschool. Ms. Grasso continued her education at SUNY Stony Brook and Hofstra University, earning both a master’s degree and a Professional Diploma in Administration. Currently, she is pursuing her doctoral degree at Hofstra University in the Department of Foundations, Leadership and Policy Studies. Ms. Grasso was an Assistant Principal at South Country and Fifth Avenue Schools.
Mr. Duncan MacDougal, Assistant Principal
Duncan MacDougal, a graduate of ºûµûÖ±²¥ High School’s class of 2001, taught English in the ºûµûÖ±²¥ School ºûµûÖ±²¥ for fourteen years before becoming a ºûµûÖ±²¥ administrator. An experienced educator, Mr. MacDougal has presented at NCTE’s Annual Conference (2012), LILAC’s Annual Conference (2019 & 2020), and Molloy College’s Suffolk Center (2018) discussing innovative instructional practices, educational technologies, and building relationships during periods of remote instruction. In the summer of 2020, Mr. MacDougal oversaw the ºûµûÖ±²¥ School ºûµûÖ±²¥’s first ever Virtual Summer School Program, helping a number of students to earn high school diplomas despite COVID lockdowns and disruptions to in-person learning. Mr. MacDougal received his School ºûµûÖ±²¥ Leader and School Building Leader certifications through Stony Brook University’s Educational Leadership Program in 2021, and since then has worked as Assistant Principal of Mary G. Clarkson School, Fifth Avenue School, and South Country School. Mr. MacDougal is passionate about the ways that literacy development helps to bolster students’ power of expression and self discovery. He is also a proud father and semi-decent guitar player.