The Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13 (IU13) board of directors recently appointed Matthew Stem of Lancaster as the new assistant executive director, effective Monday, June 14. Stem currently serves as the deputy secretary of elementary and secondary education for the Pennsylvania Department of Education, a position he has held since 2015. In Stem's new role at IU13, he will support the strategic vision and work of the executive director's office, as well as the growth of aspiring leaders within IU13 and schools across the commonwealth.
Stem has over 22 years of experience as a teacher, principal, district-level administrator, and assistant superintendent. Nineteen of those years were spent with the School District of Lancaster and three were spent at the Wyomissing Area School District in Reading.
While with the state Department of Education, Stem was instrumental in the development of the Future Ready PA Index and the Every Student Succeeds Act Consolidated Plan, served as liaison to the State Board of Education Council of Basic Education, provided testimony before the General Assembly Education Committees on budget and finance matters, expanded the State System of Support funding and activities within the Pennsylvania Association of Intermediate Units, led the process for developing computer science standards, and created a Division of Charter Schools to provide technical assistance and increased accountability to Pennsylvania charter schools, as well as leading other statewide initiatives.
Stem holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Millersville University. He has a master's degree in educational administration from Temple University, in addition to a Pennsylvania Superintendent's Letter of Eligibility.
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