Paul K. Fox is State Retired Member Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA), Past State Chair (2016-2024) and current member of the PMEA Council for Teacher Training, Recruitment, and Retention, Artistic Director of the  South Hills Junior Orchestra, Steering Committee/ School District Representative of the UPPER ST. CLAIR TODAY magazine, Staff Announcer for the Upper St. Clair High School Marching Band, Director of Communications and Arts Committee Chair for the Community Foundation of Upper St. Clair, and Volunteer Escort for the St. Clair Hospital.

He retired in June 2013 from 35 years of public-school music teaching and administration. His final job assignment was Performing Arts Curriculum Leader and orchestra/string teacher (grades 5-12) employed by the Upper St. Clair School District (Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania). As a music educator, he also taught choral music (grades 7-12), vocal/general music (grades K-8), elementary band (grade 4), plays/musicals (grades 4-12), and music theory (grades 10-12).

Since 2012, he has presented 80+ professional development workshops and has written more than 200 articles about care/health/wellness of educators, creativity in education, interview techniques, marketing professionalism, pre-service training, educator ethics, and retirement resources for a variety of websites and publications, most of which are archived at this website: https://paulfox.blog/.

Mr. Fox graduated with University Honors from Carnegie-Mellon University, earning degrees in Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music/Viola (1977) and Master of Fine Arts in Music Education (1979).

Mr. Fox is a sustaining member of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia honorary music fraternity. In addition to PMEA, he holds memberships in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), American String Teachers Association (ASTA), ASCD, and Phi Delta Kappan (PDK).

Residing with his wife (also a retired music teacher of 50+ years) in Upper St. Clair Township, a southern suburb of Pittsburgh, PA, Mr. Fox can be reached via e-mail at paulkfox.usc@gmail.com.

Catalog of Paul K. Fox Academic Journal/Website Articles (6/17/26)
PDF  EXCEL with active links

Recent Classes/Workshops/Presentations:

• April 25, 2026 ADVOCACY “It Takes a Village – Music Booster Parent and Director Sharing Session” PMEA Annual Conference at Kalahari Resort/Poconos
• April 24, 2026 RETIREMENT “Retirement 101 – The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Preparing for Post-Employment” PMEA Annual Conference at Kalahari Resort/Poconos
• April 23, 2026 CARE “Self-Care Cookbook 1.0 – Reflections, Recipes, and Resources for Teachers” PMEA Annual Conference at Kalahari Resort/Poconos
• February 21, 2026 “THE INTERVIEW CLINIC – Exercises to Improve Your Performances at Employment Screenings” MMEA Annual State Conference in Baltimore, MD
• January 30, 2026 CARE “Self-Care Cookbook 1.0 – Reflections, Recipes, and Resources for Teachers” DCMEA Winter Conference, Washington D.C.
• January 30, 2026 SOCIAL MEDIA/ETHICS “Social Media – Boon or Nemesis?” DCMEA Winter Conference, Washington D.C.
• January 30, 2026 ETHICS “All Aboard the E³-Train – Essential Educator Ethics” DCMEA Winter Conference, Washington D.C.
• December 9, 2025 TRAINING “Empowering Educator & Student Leadership” SAS Institute 2025, Hershey, PA
• December 8, 2025 CARE “Self-Care Cookbook 2.0 – Recipes and Resources for School Leaders” SAS Institute 2025, Hershey, PA
• October 14, 2025 ETHICS “Catch the E-Train – Essential Ethics for the Educator” for Washington-Jefferson College Students
• April 11, 2025 RETIREMENT “Retirement 101 – The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Preparing for Post-Employment” PMEA Annual Conference at Kalahari Resort/Poconos
• March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025 ETHICS “PA Educators: Your Ethical Codes and School Law” (Series 8) 12-hour PDE-approved Act 45 online course for PA school/system leaders, CTC directors, and other administrators
• January 29, 2025 “BOOKENDS – The (Partial) Life Cycle of a Successful & Happy Music Educator” online workshop for Seton Hill University music student teachers
• December 9-10, 2024 ETHICS “Planning School Ethics Training” (two sessions Parts I & II) PDE SAS INSTITUTE 2024 Purposeful Leadership Conference at Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
• November 19, December 16, 2024 ETHICS “PA Educators: Your Ethical Codes and School Law” (Series 7) 12-hour PDE-approved Act 45 in-person course for PA school/system leaders, CTC directors, and other administrators at the NEIU19 in Archibald, PA

Catalog of Paul K. Fox Presentations (6/17/26) PDF

Short_Bio_PAUL_FOX (6/17/26) PDF

Paul K. Fox Full Resume and 2025-26 Updates (1/27/26) PDF  WORD

Trifold brochure of presentations and articles (below – as of 2/24/25) PDF