Director, Keystone State Challenge Academy, DMVA pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 24590
- Class code
- 24590
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- C3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Keystone State Challenge Academy, DMVA is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 24590.
- 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 06/29/2022.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative work directing the Keystone State Challenge Academy (KSCA) in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. The employee in this job is responsible for the overall management and direction of the educational, residential, and support operations of the KSCA. Work includes directing curriculum planning, development, and implementation; residential, counseling, physical fitness, discipline, and recruitment and admissions programs; and administrative and support functions such as public relations, fiscal management, medical services, and logistics. Work also involves directing the development and implementation of KSCA policies, procedures, and guidelines; ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, regulations, and program reporting requirements; and facilitating program audits and evaluations.
Examples of the work
• Develops and implements operating policies and procedures in accordance with regulatory, statutory, and National Guard Bureau (NGB) requirements and directives. • Ensures program compliance with all provisions of the federal cooperative agreement and NGB requirements. • Directs development of curriculum and program guidelines and ensures program compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory provisions in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the NGB. • Directs the student recruitment, selection, and enrollment processes. • Directs student progress evaluation and student discipline administration processes.
Minimum qualifications
• Eight years of professional elementary, intermediate, secondary, or career and technical education experience which includes three years of experience as an administrator; 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.