The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Judy Swigart has been named superintendent of Greater Latrobe School District effective September 29 with a starting salary of $135,000.00 (read the article here).
Swigart was one of five finalists in a nine-month process to replace William D. Stavinsky. Stavinsky was named PA Superintendent of the Year in 2006.
The article also notes that Swigart has a superintendent's letter of eligibility and is enrolled in a graduate program to earn a doctorate in educational leadership.
Swigart currently serves the Nazareth Area School District as Assistant Superintendent for
Education Support Services.
4 comments:
Well, well, such good news that the other assistant superintendent is on her way out. I have a STRONG RECOMMENDATION for the School Board.......combine the TWO Assistant Superintendent postions back into ONE position and save the taxpayers some money! I believe they already hired Michael Roth to replace Diane Dautrich and in the June board minutes it stated that they were to clarify the position's responsibilites.....soooo, if it's not yet clarified, do it now and include all the asst. super responsibilities. If it was already clarified, then RE-clarify to include this 'other' position's responsibilities.
This School Board really needs to take a serious look at ADMIN Personnel expense and downsize a bit, start 'doing more with less', and cut some fluff positions to save money. If the Board needs help doing this, I'd offer to help. I've worked years in the corp environment and have seen this done. I also see lots of admin positions doing less for more money and too many needless newly created postions.
If this reduction in force would happen, I'm sure the savings could offset the dreams of a 'culvert' and weight room improvements!
I had heard some time ago that Swigart was in line to replace Lesky when he retires ---this seemed to me to make the two asst superintendents positions understandable since almost all of the surrounding districts only have 1 asst superintendent.
I have had a few dealings with Ms Swigart and felt she was both professional and approachable and am sorry to see her leaving. Also agree with previous poster, the board should attempt to use this as a way to going back to one asst superintendent position.
What does a Asst Superintendent actually do? What does Lesky do all day that he needs an asst? Speaking of which, did anyone read the Exp. Times this morning, there will be some type of salary restrictions on school superintendents. The state has said that salaries have ranged from $77,000 - (sigh) $220,000 a year .. some guy was set to retire and would have received $750,000 retirement package (on the taxpayers) !! thats what opened there eyes to the shady dealings..hmmm.. that could never happen here..
I really believe that in the next 5-10 years all schools will be run by the state. Trust me its not just Nazareth, ive heard horror stories of schools in the Pottstown,Boyertown, outer Philly districts that make what we spend seem like pennies. It has just gotten way, way out of hand with the salaries, school building costs, etc.
Ryan -
You are absolutely right.
Take a look at the Bangor teachers, just landed a 5% per year contract for 5 years. Five percent! Yet the candidate they support for President says we are in a recession. How do they justify extorting this kind of money from taxpayers when, according to their Messiah, WE ARE IN A RECESSION!
School teacher and administrator salaries and benefits were never meant to rival professionals in the private sector, let alone exceed them. But PSEA has grown into the monster that it is because of the corrupt PA legislature and school boards filled with liberals and ex-school teachers and adminstrators.
There is only one way to stop this madness, and that is to elect state legislators who will outlaw teacher strikes and break that terrorist union, as well as local school directors who have at least an ounce of backbone. Now that would be real "Hope and Change"!
As for giving up that position, we have a better chance of seeing God.
Eliminating positions only happens in the private sector, where revenue shortfalls can occur. In the world of unaccountability that is the PA public school system in general, and the NASD in particular, there is no such thing as a revenue shortfall. They just reach in our pockets and take it.
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