NEW FCASD BOARD MEMBERS
Next Step for Educator is Serving on Board
M
arybeth Dadd, the School Board’s new
vice president, has been an educator for
many years, and, although she is engaged in
various aspects of education, she has a “deep
interest” in teaching and curriculum development.
“As an educator, I feel serving on the Board is the next step in
my work in this field. I want to help use the district’s resources
to support the students as they progress through their
educational experience,” she says. “My greatest area of interest
is always what we can do as a district to give our students the
best education possible.
Ms. Dadd has taught middle and high school social studies,
and has been a mentor and curriculum developer. She
currently supervises student teachers at Duquesne University.
She sees the district’s biggest strength as the teachers and staff
members.
“We have very dedicated, motivated, and hard-working
teachers and staff in our district who really make a difference
in children’s lives,” she says.
In her spare time, Ms. Dadd is involved in the Dorseyville
Middle School and O’Hara Elementary School PTOs. She
is also one of the O’Hara
parent representatives
for Parent Advocates for
Learning Support (PALS),
and serves on the Green
Foxes Committee and
as a TAG (Traveling Art
Gallery) volunteer at O’Hara
Elementary.
Ms. Dadd has a bachelor
of arts degree in secondary
education/social studies from Niagara University and a
master of science degree in curriculum development and
instructional technology from the University of Albany. She
also has a graduate certificate in supervisor of curriculum and
instruction from Duquesne University.
Ms. Dadd, who was born and raised in New York, and her
husband, Robert Sroufe, Ph.D., moved here from Boston and
have lived in O’Hara for more than 12 years. They have two
daughters, one who attends Dorseyville Middle School and
one at O’Hara Elementary School. The family enjoys traveling
and spending time with their black Lab, Olive.
Retired Teacher Serves Students in Different Capacity
F
ox Chapel Area
School Board
member Ron Frank
retired in 2018
after spending more than
40 years in the Fox Chapel
Area School District as an
art educator.
“Moving away from the
classroom meant more
time for new opportunities
to learn, to grow, and to
serve,” Mr. Frank says. “Our
residents and students are
our greatest assets, and our schools are the most important
community resources.”
During his career, Mr. Frank had a wide variety of experiences
inside and outside of the classroom. He coached football
and baseball, and served as Fox Chapel Area’s head wrestling
coach for 40 years. His coaching career victories are third all-
time in WPIAL wrestling history, and he has continued on as a
volunteer wrestling coach at the high school.
Mr. Frank also says that his experiences in a wide variety
of positions have taught him about the importance of
collaborating with different groups in the pursuit of common
goals. One of his biggest objectives is moving the district
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forward with an eye on fiscal accountability. He also stresses
that learning is about the whole academic experience,
which includes core classes, as well as the arts, music, and
extracurriculars.
“Students learn and develop in many different ways, and
grow in small increments each day and every year through
many experiences,” Mr. Frank says. “We must maintain our
great schools at a cost that is reasonable and affordable to our
residents knowing that the majority do not have children in
our schools.”
Mr. Frank served as the president and vice president of
the Fox Chapel Educators Association. He serves the local
wrestling community in numerous volunteer capacities. He
has also been the manager of the Chapel Gate pool for many
years.
Mr. Frank has an associate’s degree in fine arts from
Community College of Allegheny County, bachelor’s
and master’s degrees in art from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania, and postgraduate certification in elementary
education from the University of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Frank and his wife, Maureen, have resided in Indiana
Township for more than 30 years. Their sons – Patrick,
Michael, and Timothy – are all Fox Chapel Area High School
graduates and reside with their families in the district. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank have nine grandchildren.