Anthony J. Salvatore, Ed.D, retired in 2014 after 15 years as a public school administrator in Newtown, Connecticut, and 20 years as a high school and middle school language arts teacher in the state. Dr. Salvatore has been recognized by state and national organizations for his work in developing innovative and creative curriculum projects and has published articles on curriculum development and adolescent depression in peer-reviewed journals of the New England League of Middle Schools and the National Association of Elementary School Principals. During his teaching years, he was actively involved with the teachers' union and CEA and served as a building representative, grievance committee chair, negotiator, and eventually, President of READ10.
Dr. Salvatore graduated from The University of Connecticut with a B.A. in English Education, Central CT State University with a M.A. in Curriculum and Supervision, and The University of Hartford with his Doctorate in Educational Leadership.
Dr. Salvatore also has been an adjunct professor of middle level education and child development at The University of Hartford and St. Joseph University. His work with schools and communities on understanding and preventing mean behaviors and bullying created opportunities for community conversation workshops, televised public programs and site-based parent informational sessions. He also was awarded two Paul Harris Fellow Awards by Rotary International for his role in developing a district-wide monthly student recognition program and school-based Interact Clubs at the 5/6, 7/8, and 9-12 levels with the Newtown Rotary Club. Dr. Salvatore served 10 years as the local president of the Newtown Association of School Administrators (NASA), Local 113, CFSA/AFSA, a statewide negotiator with CFSA, and elected Co-President of the CT Federation of School Administrators (CFSA) as of July 1, 2021 and re-elected for a two-year term in May 2022.
During 2011–2012, Dr. Salvatore was the assistant principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. In November, 2013, he participated as a presenter and panel member at The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC Institute) in Michigan on the topic “After the Violence: Lessons Learned from Sandy Hook.” He contributed articles to the AFSA newsletter, The Leader (Spring, 2013; Winter, 2015) after the Sandy Hook shooting and was invited to be a panel member on supporting grieving students with Dr. David Schoenfeld and Dominic Nigro at the 2015 AFSA Triennial Constitution Convention in New Orleans and on December, 2015 with administrators in St. Louis. He also was invited to speak representing AFSA and NASA at the dedication of the National Memorial to Fallen Educators on the grounds of Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas on June 12, 2014 and has been invited back every year since then. After 12-14-12, Dr. Salvatore has become even more immersed in addressing the basic human needs of students and adults while being a “presence” for communities experiencing shootings like Parkland, FL, while understanding the short- and long-term impact of trauma and complicated grief, especially among school staff. Most recently, in response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, TX, Dr. Salvatore issued a statement about the tragedy and followed up with television interviews on WFSB-3 and WTNH-8 about the complex and long-term impact of trauma from a mass casualty incident.