Background
Pizzuro, Salvatore Nicholas was born on January 25, 1945 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of John G. and Mary F. (Interdonato) Pizzuro.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Salvatore Nicholas Pizzuro
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, Jersey City State College, 1970; Master of Arts, Jersey City State College, 1973; professional diploma, Fordham University, 1980; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1991.
Career
Teacher special education, Garfield (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1970-1971;
teacher special education, Lodi (New Jersey) Public Schools, 1971-1975, 76-78;
learning consultant, Mount Carmel Guild, Newark, 1976-1976;
instructor, Columbia University, New York City, 1988-1991;
assistant professor special education, Jersey City State College, since 1990. Post-doctoral fellow U. Kentucky, 1993-1994. Director Learning Consultation Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, since 1990.
Coordinator pre-services program in mental retardation Teachers College, Columbia University, 1990-1991. Research associate University of Illinois, 1991-1992. Chairman Early Childhood Inclusion Conference, Philadelphia, 1993.
Director United Learning Consultants, since 1994. Chairman conference "Assessment: Impact on Svc. Delivery", New Jersey, 1995.
Consultant Independent Child Study Teams, Inc., since 1995. Member task force commission on economics and educational opportunities United States House of Representatives, 1994-1996, chair, consultant Committee Education & Workforce, since 1997. Chairman the Future ofEdn. in New Jersey Conference, 1996.
Adjunct faculty member Kean College of New Jersey, since 1997. Consultant Ednl. Resource Center, New Jersey, 1998. Chairman symposium on education funding Eagleton Institute Politics Rutgers University, 1997.
Chairman New Jersey Committee on Pers. Studies in Education. Chairman symposium on school construction Kean U., 1998, chairman symposium on urban education, 1998, chairman symposium on legislation initiatives in education, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Walk for Hunger, 1979, North-East Regional Legislation Coalition, 1984-1986, National AD HOC Comm. on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, chairman National Forum on Reauthorization, 1996, Conference onFuture of Education in New Jersey, since 1996, New Jersey Coalition on Study of School Reform, since 1996. Staff member for United States Congressman Major Owens, since 1997. Chairman press conference with United States Congressman Robert Menendez on school construction, 1998, with United States Congressman Donald Payne on urban education, 1998.
Member Council for Exceptional Children, New Jersey Council for Exceptional Children (president 1984-1985), New Jersey Division on Mental Retardation (president 1986-1987), Jersey City State College Alumni Association (president 1974-1975), Teachers College.Christian Fellowship (president 1988-1990), Rehabilitation Engineering Society North America, Correctional Education Association.
Connections
-
Born
-
Nationality
American -
Religion
Roman Catholic