Steve Constantino

Leader, teacher, speaker, and best-selling author Dr. Steve Constantino has a long and distinguished career working at the school, district, and state levels and is considered one of the nation’s leading authorities in the area of family and community engagement.

Dr. Constantino’s work quickly gained national prominence and soon he began traveling the United States speaking and working with educators to promote sound practices in the leadership of organizations and the leveraging of family engagement as an essential element in increased academic achievement for all students.

As a result of his experiences and his practical approach to engaging families, Dr. Constantino is a much sought-after speaker and has authored four books on the subject. His first book, Making Your School Family Friendly (NASSP, 2002) was published after being selected by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the MetLife Foundation to create the first-ever family friendly schools national symposium, held in Washington DC.

His second book Engaging Every Family: Creating a Positive School Culture by Putting Research Into Practice (Rowman and Littlefield, 2003) soon followed. This book expanded on the conceptual framework of the four domains of family engagement. In 2008, Dr. Constantino released his third book 101 Ways to Create Real Family Engagement (Engage Press, 2008). His fourth book, Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles is published by Corwin Press. The new and improved second edition of Engage Every Family was released in 2021. Both editions quickly became best sellers.

Dr. Constantino began his career as a teacher and moved through the ranks from award-winning principal to district superintendent. At the state level, Dr. Constantino held positions as Chief Academic Officer and Acting State Superintendent for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Today, Steve is an Executive Professor in the Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership Department at the William & Mary School of Education and continues to accept numerous invitations to speak and consult with schools, districts and business organizations in the United States around the world.