Blairsville Elementary School Principal
Debra Shirley 
- Enrolled in Doctoral program in Curriculum
and Instruction Fall - 2008
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Elementary and Secondary Principal
Certificate K-12 - 2005
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science - 1985
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Supervisors Certificate
in Special Education - 1982
University of Pittsburgh
- Masters in Special Education - 1979
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Bachelor of Science in Education Elementary Education and Special Education - 1977
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- High School Diploma - 1973
Kiski Area High School, Vandergrift, PA
- Blairsville Elementary School Principal, July 2009 to present
Blairsville-Saltsburg School District
- Blairsville Middle School Principal, October 2008 to 2009
Blairsville-Saltsburg School District
- Extended School Year Teacher, Summer 2008
ARIN Intermediate Unit
- Saltsburg Elementary and Saltsburg Middle High School Learning Support Teacher, 1977 - 2008
- Varsity Softball Coach
- Yearbook Advisor
- Assistant to the Principal
- Varsity Cheerleading Coach
- Actively involved in the Student Assistance Program, Site Base Team, Curriculum and Planning, Crisis Management Team, Strategic Planning Committee, and School Community Council
- JH National Honor Society Co-Advisor
- Summer School and Homebound Teacher
- Computer Teacher, 1988 to present
Westmoreland County Community College
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)