FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa.–The superintendent of Shippensburg Area School District has resigned after one year at the helm.
The Board of School Directors announced in a Facebook post today that they accepted the resignation of Dr. Chester Mummau on Monday and the decision to move on was mutually agreed upon.
Dr. Mummau will receive $165,000 — one year salary and accrued leave — for his departure, according to Mark Buterbaugh, the Board President of Shippensburg Area School District.
Buterbaugh adds that a state-wide search has begun for a replacement.
In the meantime, retired Greencastle Superintendent Dr. Gregory Hoover will stand-in as Interim Superintendent.