Amy Wadsworth

Amy Wadsworth is the retired Chief Administrative Officer and founder of the Salt Lake Arts Academy, one of the first 12 public charter schools in Utah. Prior to the Arts Academy, she worked in the Salt Lake City School District for 25 years as a teacher and administrator.

Amy began her career in education teaching in the Granite and Salt Lake City School Districts. After 11 years in the classroom, she became the Assistant Principal at Clayton Intermediate and later Principal of Wasatch Elementary. Across her career, she has been engaged in Kindergarten through High School education. Her commitment and study of middle school education led to the foundation of the Salt Lake Arts Academy, a charter school serving students in 5th through 8th grade. In 2003, she and a team of like-minded parents and education professionals founded the charter school based on their commitment to arts education, community engagement and the unique developmental needs of middle school aged students. She served as the CAO for 16 years before retiring in June 2019.