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PASA and PASBO warn of superintendent turnover, rising health costs and business‑office vacancies
Summary
Representatives of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators and the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials told the committee that escalating health‑insurance costs, increasing superintendent churn and gaps in school business staffing are straining districts and recommended targeted supports and service consolidation where appropriate.
Dr. Sherry Smith, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, told the committee that while progress has been made to attract new educators, districts continue to face staffing shortages, rising health‑insurance costs and rapid turnover among school leaders.
"We had 91 again last year, in 82 districts, turnover," Dr. Smith said, describing superintendent churn and warning that frequent leadership changes harm…
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