Paul Martuccio

Principal NYC Department of Education
Public School 13

Paul Martuccio has been the principal of THE Public School 13 in Rosebank, Staten Island, New York for the past ten years. Painted with a broad stroke, he experiments within the disciplines of both systemic and organizational leadership, and, at a more granular level, enjoys developing and working alongside instructional teams that aggressively pursue answers to questions that afford ALL students the ability to achieve to their greatest potential. Paul is a Cahn Fellow, Teacher’s College, Columbia University (2013). He led his school as they earned the National Title I Distinguished School Award (October, 2012). He’s received the Outstanding Administrator Award from St. John’s University (April, 2011), The Louis P. DeSario Educator of the Year Award, United Activities Unlimited, Highest Honor, (April, 2013), The Hank Murphy Award, Distinguished Educational Leader, Wagner College, (June, 2016), The Patrick F. Daly Award, The Office of the Borough President, (September, 2017), and #NYC Schools Tech Summit Award (July 2018). Most recently, Paul was part of a team that presented at the National ASCD Conference in Chicago around Impact Teams and Innovation. Within his district, Paul leads a learning partner principal’s group comprised of elementary, intermediate and high school level principals. He is a member of the Guiding Coalition for Inquiry Teams, participates in the Star Factor Coaching program for leadership development, and maintains an Elementary School Basketball League of twenty schools serving approximately 600 students. Paul holds master’s degrees from both Wagner College in Education and Mercy College in Educational Leadership. His undergraduate work was completed at Regis University. Paul is currently working with his learning community around Social Emotional Learning and is an avid Cross-Fitter outside of his professional life. He currently resides in Staten Island with his wife Donna and four children.