Description:

Superintendent – Wilkinsburg School District, Wilkinsburg, PA. 

Appointment: July 2025

Enrollment: 600; grades pre-K-6

Operating Budget: $38 million

Intermediate Unit: Allegheny IU 3

The next superintendent of the Wilkinsburg School District will be expected to: Have an aptitude for working in a culturally diverse community with a wide range of socioeconomic levels.

• Have an aptitude for working in a culturally diverse community with a wide range of socioeconomic levels. 
• Encourage a collaborative environment of close cooperation between parents, teachers and other school district staff.
• Demonstrate experience in a building or district where student achievement has been increasing and describe the role that the superintendent must play in that process.
• Speak knowledgeably on general aspects of school district budgeting and know where to go for advice and assistance; describe how to supervise purchasing, payroll and other fiscal matters.
• Collaborate and partner with the school board, demonstrating the knowledge and resource-collection skills that contribute to governance discussions as the board’s chief systems advisor.
• Efficiently manage the operation of a school facility.
• Establish a strong and effective management team and coordinate decision-making with other administrators.
• Demonstrate skill in supervising employees at all levels and in developing programs for staff evaluation and corrective action plans, new staff orientation, and staff recruitment.
• Lead, manage and coach district leaders; demonstrate leadership skills that have motivated others to assume leadership roles.
• Effect change successfully, in spite of some reluctance on the part of staff, by motivating staff and students, bolstering morale and generating enthusiasm.
  
  

Salary is negotiable and will be competitive, based on training and experience, qualifications and meeting board criteria including but not limited to the skills listed above. A Pennsylvania Superintendent PK-12 Letter is required. Please direct questions to Erin Todd, lead consultant erin.todd@psba.org. 

Interested candidates will need to provide a signed cover letter, two-page resume, application, A Pennsylvania Superintendent PK-12 letter is required. Act 24 clearance, current Act 34 and Act 151 clearances and FBI fingerprints (dated within 1 year). Sealed university transcripts will need to be ordered and mailed to PSBA Member Services, attention, Erin Todd, 400 Bent Creek Blvd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.

To complete the application process and upload required documents go to PSBA’s Career Gateway at https://edcareergateway.com and begin by creating a profile. Career Gateway questions can be directed to Erin Todd at 717-506-2450 ext. 3728 or erin.todd@psba.org. Documents required by March 31, 2025 to assure a review by the Board are cover letter, resume and application. All other required documents must be submitted or “in process”. EOE