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William R. Hartman,
Jr., Ed.D., Executive Director, PAESSP
William R. Hartman, Jr., Ed.D., who recently retired as
superintendent of the York Suburban School District, is the executive
director of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School
Principals (PAESSP).
Dr. Hartman brings a background of 38 years in public education to PAESSP. He
has served 29 years as an administrator. He spent 20 of those years as a
superintendent and assistant superintendent in the York Suburban School
District. He began his career as a middle school teacher in West Chester, where
he taught social studies and math. He served as a principal in the Waynesboro
Area School District for nine years.
Dr. Hartman received a bachelor’s degree in secondary education from
Elizabethtown College; a master’s in middle school resources from the
University of Pennsylvania; his elementary and secondary principal
certification from Villanova University; and a doctorate in educational
leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.
During his tenure as principal, East Junior High School in the Waynesboro Area
School District, was recognized as “A School of Excellence” by the Pennsylvania
Department of Education and the United States Department of Education (USDOE).
In addition, he was the principal of a USDOE Blue Ribbon School, received the
Outstanding District Administrator Award from Phi Delta Kappa (First Capital
Chapter) and the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary School Principal’s
Outstanding Service Award.
Dr. Hartman has completed training as an instructor for the Pennsylvania
Inspired Leadership (PIL) Program and conducts workshops for principals. He is
an instructor for the National Institute for School Leadership Training and
Pennsylvania Leadership Induction Network Training and mentors principal
protégés.
He is a member of the American Association of School Administrators, the
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa, the
National School Boards Association, Rotary, the Chamber of Commerce, the Penn
State Study Council, the University of Pennsylvania Study Council and the
Shippensburg Study Council.
Dr. Hartman is also active in his community. As a member of the Executive Board
of the Elizabethtown College Board of Trustees, he serves as the chair of the
Academic Affairs Committee. He served on the Board of Directors for the United
Way of York County and was the chair of the Educational Division; is a founding
member and serves as secretary of the York Suburban Dollars for Scholars Board
of Directors; is a board member of the Black Rock Church of the Brethren; and
served as the chair of the Pennsylvania Association of School Administration’s
Curriculum Committee for six years.
He resides in Hanover, with his wife, Rozenna. They have one son, Daniel, who is
currently a teacher and enrolled in an administrative doctoral program.
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