Kevin A. Skelly

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Kevin A. Skelly
Interim Superintendent,
Mountain View Whisman School District

Kevin A. Skelly is currently serving as the interim superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District in Santa Clara County, California. He previously served as superintendent of the San Mateo Union High School District (SMUHSD) from 2015 until his retirement in 2022. Prior to that, he was superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School District from 2007 to 2014. Skelly began his career as a high school math and Spanish teacher and basketball coach. He later served as principal at Saratoga High School in Santa Clara County and as associate superintendent of the Poway Unified School District. Skelly earned a BA in economics from Harvard University and a PhD in education policy and administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

updated 2025

Contributing topics
Educational governance & policy
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Publications by Kevin A. Skelly
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Conditions of Education in California, 1991
The seventh edition of Conditions of Education in California by PACE focuses on education policy issues in a national context. The report analyzes California's education data by placing it in multi-state, national, and international contexts. The…