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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Pennsbury Superintendent Gets $10,000 Raise

The superintendent will now make $180,000. Do you agree with the raise?

After a unanimous vote from the school board last Thursday, Pennsbury Superintendent Dr. Kevin J. McHugh will be getting a $10,000 pay raise. Vice President Simon Campbell said at the meeting that McHugh achieved his “established goals and objectives.” The board members talked of how McHugh has exceeded expectations. Board member Gary Sanderson said when McHugh took the position he was on the low end of the pay scale. Since becoming head of the district in 2011, McHugh has dealt with change in administrators, unsettled labor deals and cuts in revenues for the district. McHugh began working at Pennsbury in the 1990s and worked his way up to the superintendent position. He recently moved from Montgomery County to the area last year. …

SJD

8:45 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

Dr. McHugh has done a good job as the Superintendent of the Pennsbury School District, however, I cannot support any salary raise for him at this time as the school district's teachers continue to work without a current contract. I am always amazed that taxpayers seems unconcerned that administrators continue to receive fair compensation while the educators that have direct contact with our …   more ›

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Pennsbury School Board CEO Paul Long Retires

Dr. Long spoke on his retirement during a school board meeting Tuesday night.

Pennsbury School District's Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction of K-12 Kevin McHugh replaces retiring Superintendent Dr. Paul Long. But before the official transition took place, Long spoke on his retirement during a school board meeting Tuesday night.  Long was named the Chief Executive Officer in 2006 by the school board. While in office, officials said Long was one of the most successful CEOs the board has seen. Long's list of achievements as CEO were plentiful, including improving Pennsburys’ Pennsylvania standardized test scores. In 2010, under Long's management, Pennsbury's schools, grade levels, and subgroups achieved yearly progress since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, according to school …

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