Patrick M. Dallabetta

Patrick Dallabetta was a teacher, principal, and superintendent for 37 years. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in 1970 and Doctor in Educational Administration from Northern Arizona University in 1980. During his career he was elected as President of the Superintendent’s Division of Arizona School Administrators and won many awards for his public school programs. As an administrator he supervised programs in curriculum, instruction, and special education. He was also an adjunct professor, teaching many different post-graduate courses in educational research, foundations, and school administration for Northern Arizona University. Dr. Dallabetta was responsible for many state and national presentations dealing with a variety of educational issues. In 1984 he represented the western school superintendents at a Reading Reform Meeting in Washington, D.C. and used his experiences to help develop an elementary school program that won state and national acclaim for outstanding student performance.