- Wallingford-Swarthmore School District
- Welcome to the Office of the Superintendent
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Dr. Jim Scanlon is a lifelong educator who spent 22 years as a superintendent. He retired as superintendent in the West Chester Area School District in 2021, after 12 years in that role.
Dr. Scanlon currently leads the Pennsylvania cohort of the American Association of School Administrator’s national superintendent’s certification program. His post-retirement consulting work has extended to mentoring superintendents and supporting school boards and superintendents in developing positive working relationships and public protocols.
Prior to working in West Chester, he was superintendent in the Brandywine School District in Wilmington, Delaware for three years, and in the Quakertown Community School District for seven years. In 2022, Dr. Scanlon was interim principal at Lower Merion High School for seven months after the tragic death of the school’s leader. He was also interim superintendent in the Octorara School District in Chester County for three months in 2023, and in the Center Bucks School District for 6 months in 2024.
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. He earned a Master’s Degree and Educational Doctorate with Distinction from Temple University, and completed his undergraduate degree 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, and truly believes that teaching is one of the most rewarding and impactful, but also challenging, roles in our nation.
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Dr. Marseille Performance Standards
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2023-2024
2023 - 2024
The Wallingford-Swarthmore Board of School Directors completed its evaluation of the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year in August 2024. The Superintendent met the objective performance standards below and earned a Proficient rating on his annual performance evaluation for the 2023-2024 school year.
Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Planning
The Superintendent will work with the District Business Manager to develop and present a responsible budget that provides the resources needed to maintain quality education programs while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The Superintendent will initiate a planning process to develop a five-year financial plan that prepares the District to meet its mission and vision while simultaneously being aware of and attentive to the District's fiscal realities.
Student Academic Growth, Achievement, and Support
The Superintendent will collect and analyze multiple data points and work with the administrative team and other stakeholders to develop an action plan to increase and support student academic, social, and emotional outcomes. The plan will emphasize student groups for which data shows systemic and pervasive inequitable outcomes.
District's Strategic Plan, Equity Plan, Comprehensive Plan (or their equivalents)
The Superintendent will lead and collaborate with District stakeholders on the implementation of the strategic plan aligned to the Districts Mission and Vision.
Communication and Engagement
The Superintendent will analyze the District's communication strategies and protocols and improve communication and engagement with stakeholders.
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2022-2023
2022 - 2023
The Wallingford-Swarthmore Board of School Directors completed its evaluation of the Superintendent for the 2022-2023 school year in October 2023. The Superintendent met the objective performance standards below and earned a Proficient rating on his annual performance evaluation for the 2022-2023 school year. Board leadership met with the Superintendent to discuss the evaluation.
Student Academic Growth, Achievement, and Support
The Superintendent, in the collection and analysis of multiple data points, will work with the administrative team and other stakeholders to develop an action plan with the goal of increasing and supporting student academic, social, and emotional outcomes, including an emphasis on student groups that data shows systemic and pervasive inequitable outcomes.
District's Strategic Plan, Equity Plan, Comprehensive Plan (or their equivalents)
The Superintendent will lead and collaborate with District stakeholders on the design of a five-year strategic plan, equity plan, and revised comprehensive plan through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data that meets the District mission and vision, and commitment to excellence.
Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Planning
The Superintendent will work with the District Business Manager to develop and present a responsible budget that provides resources needed to maintain quality education programs while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The Superintendent will initiate a planning process to develop a five-year financial plan that prepares the District to meet its mission and vision while simultaneously being aware/attentive of the District's fiscal realities.
Communication and Engagement
The Superintendent will analyze the District's communication strategies and protocols and, in collaboration with stakeholders, identify and present a plan to improve the effectiveness of District communication and community engagement.
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2021-2022
2021 – 2022
The Wallingford-Swarthmore Board of School Directors completed its evaluation of the Superintendent for the 2021-2022 school year in September 2022. The Superintendent met the objective performance standards below and earned a Distinguished rating on his annual performance evaluation for the 2021-2022 school year. Board leadership met with the Superintendent to discuss the evaluation.
Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Planning
The Superintendent will work with the District Business Manager to develop and present a responsible budget that provides resources needed to maintain quality education programs while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The Superintendent will initiate a planning process to develop a five-year financial plan that prepares the District to meet its mission and vision while simultaneously being aware/attentive of the District’s fiscal realities
Student Academic Growth, Achievement, and Support
The Superintendent, in the collection and analysis of multiple data points will work with the administrative team and other stakeholders to develop an action plan with the goal of increasing and supporting student academic, social, and emotional outcomes including an emphasis on student groups that data shows systemic and pervasive inequitable outcomes.
District’s Strategic Plan, Equity Plan, Comprehensive Plan (or their equivalents) The Superintendent will lead and collaborate with District stakeholders on the design of a fiveyear strategic plan, equity plan, and revised comprehensive plan through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data that meets the District mission and vision and commitment to excellence.
Communication and Engagement
The Superintendent will analyze the District's communication strategies and protocols and, in collaboration with stakeholders, identify and present a plan to improve the effectiveness of District communication and community engagement.
