Dr. Jim Scanlon began his tenure as Interim Superintendent on August 6, 2025 while the School Board conducts a search for a permanent superintendent. Dr. Scanlon is a lifelong educator who spent 22 years as a superintendent. He believes in the power of public education and considers it a privilege to have the opportunity to impact a
student’s life as an educator and member of a school district team.

Dr. Scanlon retired as superintendent in the West Chester Area School District in 2021, after 12 years in that role. His post-retirement consulting work includes mentoring superintendents and administrators, working with school boards, and leading the Pennsylvania cohort of the American Association of School Administrator’s national superintendent’s certification program. Jim was superintendent in the Brandywine School District in Wilmington, Delaware for three years, and in the Quakertown Community School District for seven years. Since retirement he has filled several interim administrative positions, including superintendent in in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District for ten months during the 24-25 school year. 

Dr. Scanlon began his career as a middle school English teacher in South Brunswick Township School District in New Jersey and taught for seven years in the New Hope-Solebury School District. He was a curriculum director and assistant superintendent in the Neshaminy School District and was principal at Doyle Elementary School in Central Bucks School District. He earned a master’s degree and educational doctorate with distinction from Temple University and completed his undergraduate degree in education at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Scanlon lives with his wife and their two teenaged sons in West Chester. He feels his experience as a parent gives him a valuable perspective as an educator.

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