Steven V. Kaszynski

Director, Social Studies and Alignment

Since 2004, Steven has been an integral part of the CSA team. He has conducted research and created content writing for print and digital social studies products, managed teams of writers in the production of social studies and ELA materials, managed fact-checking teams for numerous publishers in social studies and the sciences, and served as a mentor to junior editors, correlators, and project managers.  He also works diligently to ensure that a curriculum meets and exceeds the required standards.

At CSA Education, Steven has contributed on a wide variety of projects for publishers and others within the education industry, including Pearson, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Benchmark, and Educational Systemics. With strong organizational skills and a critical eye, he has managed, coordinated, written, and edited student and teacher materials, as well as performed analytics (correlations and alignment services) for grades K–12, including the following products:

• Writing and managing a content alignment management system for grades K–12 in social studies, encompassing national and state standards
• Managing and adapting existing national student and teacher materials, writing and tailoring them to client- and/or state-specific guidelines, ensuring compliance with all requirements
• Researching, creating content, and managing teams for digital and print social studies programs
• Managing correlations and alignment for ELA, math, science, and social studies
• Writing and editing assessments for ELA, math, science, and social studies, grades K–8
• Managing and writing text-evidence questions for student supplements
• Writing assessments for standardized exams
• Creating and designing grades K-8 student activities (with teacher materials), puzzles, and graphics
• Performing and managing indexing services for publishers
• Identifying and implementing key word services for publishers of grades K–12 supplemental materials
• Managing, implementing, and writing lessons for transitional ELA programs, including assessments, grades K–8

Steven holds a BA in English from Northern Illinois University and an MLIS from Dominican University. He is passionate about the educational experience for all students, channeling that passion into volunteering locally as a baseball coach and as an active member of the PTA, currently serving as the board president.