Deputy Director, Keystone State Challenge Academy, DMVA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 24588
- Class code
- 24588
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Deputy Director, Keystone State Challenge Academy, DMVA is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 24588.
- 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 07/07/2020.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work directing cadet operations for the Keystone State Challenge Academy (KSCA) in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). The employee in this job is responsible for the management and oversight of academy operations in the core areas of cadet instruction, residential services, and counseling. Work includes overseeing and participating in curriculum planning, development, and implementation; ensuring the compliance of cadet operations with federal, state, and departmental laws, regulations, and policies; assessing and ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of cadet operations; developing and implementing operational policies; and facilitating performance audits and inspections by the National Guard Bureau (NGB) and other organizations and developing corrective action plans.
Examples of the work
• Manages the academy’s core cadet operations including instruction; residential and activities services; cadet recruitment, selection, and enrollment services; behavioral/emotional health and career counseling services; and post program placement and mentorship services. • Oversees and participates in the planning, development, and implementation of academy curriculum and instructional guidelines and ensures compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory provisions in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). • Develops and implements policies and procedures for cadet operations in accordance with regulatory, statutory, and NGB requirements and directives.
Minimum qualifications
• Five years of professional elementary, secondary, or career and technical education, or youth counseling experience; and a master’s degree in education, school counseling, educational administration, social work, business administration, public administration, or a related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training.
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.