Corrections School Principal pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 20370
- Class code
- 20370
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- S3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Corrections School Principal is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 20370.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 03/17/2023.
What the state says the job is
This is professional supervisory and administrative education work at a state correctional facility. An employee in this job directs and administers a school within a state correctional facility. Work involves planning objectives and curricula for educational programs, and directing the implementation of all program rules, regulations, and policies. Work includes scheduling classes, administering the General Educational Development (GED) program, and evaluating purchase requests against educational budgets. Supervision is exercised over professional educators. Work is performed independently and reviewed by an administrative supervisor for adherence to educational standards and established policies and procedures, and for attainment of program objectives.
Examples of the work
• Plans and directs the implementation of curriculum for adult basic education or secondary education programs, vocational education programs, and library services to meet the individual needs of inmates in a state correctional facility. • Ensures that special education programs are available to inmates with impaired learning ability. • Schedules classes, graduation ceremonies, extra-curricular activities, and other educational events for students. • Prepares the annual Planned Education Program, which outlines the programmatic and fiscal components of the education programs.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of professional educational experience, including three years as a classroom teacher or education counselor in a public school, licensed private school, or an adult correctional education program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes three years of professional educational experience as a classroom teacher or education counselor in a public school, licensed private school, or an adult correctional education program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
Special requirements
• Certain employees who are assigned to a Commonwealth Secondary Diploma facility must possess a valid and active Administrative (Principal K-12), Administrative I (Principal K-12), or Administrative II (Principal K-12) certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) or must b ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.