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Keystone Oaks School District

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Office of the Superintendent

Office of the Superintendent

William P. Stropkaj, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools

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Dr. Stropkaj has been an educator for 38 years and has served in a variety of roles, including teacher, building administrator, assistant superintendent, and Superintendent of the Keystone Oaks School District, a position he has held since July 2012. 

Prior to being named superintnedent, Dr. Stropkaj served as the Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education and Curriculum in the North Allegheny School District. In addition, he served as a middle school principal, elementary principal, and federal programs coordinator in the Montour School District. He taught in the Deer Lakes School District and Sto-Rox School District while teaching various mathematics courses and Physics.  

Dr. Stropkaj has Bachelors and Masters degrees from Duquesne University and his doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a certified mathematics and physics teacher, holds both an elementary and secondary principal certification, and has his superintendent’s letter of eligibility.

Dr. Stropkaj has been an adjunct professor at both Community College of Allegheny County and Point Park University for the last several years. 

In addition, Dr. Stropkaj currently serves as the Superintendent of Record for Parkway West Career and Technology Center and is the President for the Allegheny County School Health Consortium Board of Trustees, which is the organization that provides health insurance to over 90 public school entities throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Stropkaj’s focus on providing an educational program, K – 12, that is student focused, where no student is marginalized, and that is future-driven. He is committed to building a new educational system for leading, teaching, and learning with a paradigm shift in how administrators, teachers, and students function collaboratively to improve the educational experiences and to create meaningful, authentic, learning experiences that engage students in the learning and empower students to take ownership of their learning. The focus is to create a culture where students, teachers, and administrators redesign the school system to provide for balanced experiences that engage students in the process of gaining knowledge and developing life-long learning skills that are needed to prepare students for future careers and workforce placement. 

Superintendent's Goals 2025-2026

 

At their June 16, 2026 Business/Legislative Meeting, the Keystone Oaks Board of School Directors approved the following goals for William P. Stropkaj, Ed.D., Superintendent, for the 2026-2027 school year:

  1. Development of a Portrait of a Graduate that will guide the administration in transforming the district’s systems, processes, and structures to support a new set of metrics for a new Strategic Plan, that will begin with the 2027-2028 school year. 
  2. Development of a new student-centered Strategic Plan 2027-2032. 
  3. Development of a Comprehensive Plan in compliance with the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 
  4. Review and update the district’s Job Description Manual to reflect the changes in positions and job responsibilities within a learner-centered environment.