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A Leader in Cyber Academics

As Chief Academic Officer (CAO), Francie Spigelmyer ensures
that PA Cyber implements best practices in online education
and meets the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s
standards. PA Cyber, short for the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter
School, educates more than 11,500 students in grades K-12 from
most districts throughout the Commonwealth. Spigelmyer, who
holds a doctorate in instructional management and leadership,
oversees thirteen departments that comprise the school’s
academic staff.

“My greatest joy at PA Cyber is working with a very talented
group of people who are clearly driven to commend and improve Francie Spigelmyer
the teaching and learning environment for all students,” she says. oversees several
academic departments
Prior to joining PA Cyber in 2018 as CAO,she held several positions at PA Cyber as Chief Spigelmyer speaks to PA Cyber’s graduating
at Butler County Community College (BCCC) over two decades, Academic Officer. class of 2021.
notably Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2000, she was She notes that PA Cyber is deeply rooted in resilience.
one of the original faculty members who created and taught the
first online classes at BCCC. “The 20-year ride as a cyber charter, however bumpy,
has been and will continue to be successful since the
Spigelmyer wanted to be a teacher since she was in third teachers and staff are anchored with the formidable goal of
grade. “My friends in my neighborhood would avoid me at student accomplishment.”
times because I always wanted to play school in the summer,”
she says. In her early career she taught high school in both Francie Spigelmyer is a prime example of the drive that PA
Pennsylvania and New York, covering subjects such as history, Cyber educators bring to making the classroom an enriching
civics, psychology, sociology, and English. “Education is and experience for its students. To learn more about PA Cyber,
always will be a deep passion for me.” visit pacyber.org. A Special Advertising Section of The Morning Call

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