Director, School Services Office, PDE pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 24390
- Class code
- 24390
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, School Services Office, PDE is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 24390.
- 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 08/27/2026.
What the state says the job is
This is highly responsible professional educational and administrative work directing the School Services Office in the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). The employee in this job directs and develops statewide programs and services that support public school districts, public charter schools, public cyber charter schools, career and technology centers, vocational technical schools, public intermediate units, licensed private schools, and non-public, non-licensed schools. Work involves developing policies and procedures related to emergency school closings, student support services, curriculum deficiencies, background checks, and educational technology.
Examples of the work
• Develops and revises policies impacting schools including emergency school closings, home education and private tutoring, enrollment of students, teacher background checks, and issues involving the Department of Human Services and child labor laws. • Directs the development and implementation of various education programs, initiatives, and services. • Oversees the school employee background check process, including establishing PA Safe Check accounts for administrators, assisting applicants with obtaining FBI clearance documentation, and providing technical support for issues related to the PA Safe Check system.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional education experience that includes two years in an administrative or supervisory capacity, and a bachelor’s degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional education experience in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
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.