Acting Superintendent Named In Spring-Ford School District

ROYERSFORD, PA — In a unanimous vote Monday night the Spring-Ford Area School District school board ofcially filled its superintendent vacancy by making Robert Rizzo the Acting Superintendent until June 30.

Rizzo has been Assistant Superintendent in the district since 2019. Board approval was needed to fill the district superintendent position vacated by Dr. David Goodin in December. Rizzo will receive a stipend of $5,000 for taking on the role for the rest of the year, according to the Feb. 22 meeting agenda.

SFSD board member David Shafer expressed confidence in Rizzo's ability to fulfill the position. Before the vote was taken, Shafer said he "appreciated Mr. Rizzo stepping right up and right into the role and he has my full confidence and excitement for him to take on this new challenge."

Rizzo earned his Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility in 2015 from California University of Pennsylvania, his Principal Certification and Master of Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and is a graduate of Penn State University. Rizzo is pursuing his Doctorate of Educational Leadership: Instructional Technology through Wilkes University.

He began his career as a Band Director in the East Allegheny School District in 1993. Since that time, he has served as a Band Director for Penn Hills School District and Indiana Area School District, as well as an Assistant Principal at Indiana Area Senior High School, Principal at Ben Franklin Elementary School, Coordinator of Instructional Technology for Indiana Area School District, and most recently, Assistant Superintendent of the Indiana Area School District.

Former Superintendent Dr. David Goodin resigned in December to return to the Carolinas where his children and grandchildren live. Read that story here.

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