Peter Compitello

Pete Compitello is an ELA Fellow and the Gates Network for School Improvement (NSI) Research Project Manager for the IFL. Before teaming up with the IFL to improve equitable education in public schools across the country, he taught high school English in New York City public schools for almost a decade, managed editorial development and print production for publishers around the world, and led people to new heights in outdoor education and adventures in as many of these United States as his feet could carry him. With a bachelor’s degree in world literature and a master’s degree in English from North Carolina State University, a master’s degree in secondary education from CUNY Hunter college, a certificate in teaching students with disabilities from CUNY Brooklyn college, and a history of helping students with disabilities, people of color, and low-income and other high need groups become college and career ready, Pete is looking forward to using his background in equitable education to support the IFL as a Gates NSI hub for the Dallas Independent School District and other districts nationwide. Pete believes education is a lifelong playing-to-learn and learning-to-play experience, so when he’s not helping teachers teach teachers to better teach students, he plays with his wife Kirsten, son James, and daughter Elise.