Costanzo, Frank C. (fcc2111)

Frank Charles Costanzo

Adjunct Assistant Professor SPA NYC

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Dr. Costanzo is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Organization and Leadership where he has taught the Introduction to School Leadership and Decision Making as well as the Internship in School Leadership. He has also served as a Summer Principal Academy graduate student coach.  

Dr. Costanzo has served in urban public school districts for nearly 20 years. He previously served as the Chief of School Operations for the Norwalk Public Schools for six years where he supervised principals, oversaw district and school improvement strategy, developed the NPS leadership pipeline, designed policy, led facilities master planning, food services, health services including the NPS COVID Reopening Plan, district security and human resources. In that time, Norwalk made significant gains on the Connecticut Next Generation Accountability Index in both reading and math assessments, driving NPS from the bottom to the top of its district reference group (DRG). Norwalk was the top-performing urban school district in Connecticut at the time of his departure. He was also a high school principal and teacher in the New Haven Haven Public Schools.

He earned his doctorate in Organization and Leadership at Teachers College in 2016. Frank holds master’s degrees from Harvard and Brown and earned his bachelor’s degree from Quinnipiac University.

Dr. Costanzo lives with his wife Nancy, their three children, and Teddy, their Portuguese Water Dog on the Connecticut shoreline in Madison, CT.

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