Superintendent of Schools

Michael J. Pladus, Superintendent of Schools
School District of Upper Dublin
1580 Fort Washington Avenue, Maple Glen, PA 19002
(215) 643-8802
Fax: (215) 643-8812
e-mail: mpladus@udsd.org

Katie Braun, Executive Assistant
1580 Fort Washington Avenue, Maple Glen, PA 19002
(215) 643-8802
Fax: (215) 643-8812
e-mail: kbraun@udsd.org

Education

• Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Teaching
  Teachers College of Columbia University, New York (1993)
• Master of Science in Education Administration
  University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania (1985)
• Master of Science in Education
  Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1984)
• Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education
  Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania (1980)

Professional Background
Over 28 years of experience as both a middle school and high school principal and as a Superintendent of Schools.  Dr. Pladus is beginning his tenth year as the Superintendent of Schools in the School District of Upper Dublin.

Career/Professional Highlights
In January of 1999, Dr. Pladus, as the Principal of Interboro High School, was presented with the "National High School Principal of the Year Award" in Washington, D.C. by the U. S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley and executives from corporate sponsor MetLife and the National Association of Secondary Principals.  He is the only principal from Pennsylvania to have been awarded this distinction. Other career highlights and distinctions include the successful 2007 referendum in which the citizens of Upper Dublin approved construction of the new Upper Dublin High School, and being presented with the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in 2010. He curerently serves as the Syperintendent of Record for the Eastern Center for Arts and Technology and also represents Superintendents on the Montgomery County Advisory Committee for the Human Relations Commission.