Pat Einfalt

Region 8: Pat Einfalt

Region 8 consultant Pat Einfalt's activities in ACSA have spanned just about as long as her career in education.

A longtime member, Einfalt has always been extremely active in her professional association.She served on the Human Resources and Administrative Affairs committees, held regional offices, and participated in many local and state conferences.

But she wouldn't take her retirement sitting down, and decided to stay active in ACSA by becoming a region consultant.

"That's the fun of this profession - even though you retire from one occupation, you never really retire."

Like most administrators, Einfalt began her educational career as a teacher.After working in Indiana and Massachusetts, she relocated to California and took a job at Palo Alto USD.She eventually became assistant superintendent and superintendent, retiring 29 years later.

"I came up the chain of administration," Einfalt said.

Having held the job for the last three years, Einfalt said it allows her to keep up-to-date on the latest information in education and gives her the opportunity to keep in touch with her friends and colleagues in Palo Alto.

"This is an excellent way to stay connected and work locally," Einfalt said.

Although she's held numerous positions within the ranks of ACSA leadership, Einfalt said her current position is the best way for her to get out in the heart of things and keep busy.

"I like it very, very much," she said."It's just great to get out there.It's invigorating and very rewarding."

Patricia Einfalt

Co-Chair: Pat Einfalt, CA

Vice-president Pat Einfalt, retiree of PAUSDSecretary Kay Philips, retired YWCA executive directorTreasurer Allan Chin, retired business executive

They are joined by:

The Christmas Bureau's board consists of President Mildred Chin, Vice President Pat Einfalt, Secretary Kay Philips, Treasurer Allan Chin, Maria Eichler, Gretchen Emmons, Virginia Fahimi, Kirsten Flynn, Sybil Florant, Valerie Glassford, Trina Lovercheck, Virginia Powers, Joan Sterling, Olga Thomson, and President Emeritus Florence Bogner.

Executive Director - Region VIII: Pat Einfalt, Executive Director

v SUCCEED with PAR (Co-Authored with Patricia Einfalt, MA, and Patricia Souza, MA)

Professional Assistance Team, Inc., is the collaborative brainchild of Pat Souza and Pat Einfalt, offering exceptional human resources, employee relations and staff development experience, knowledge and expertise with a passion for recruiting, developing, and supporting administrators, teachers and staff.
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Pat Einfalt began her career in education as a high school English, speech and drama teacher, honing skills that have served her well over the years.Beginning in 1968, she held a variety of administrative positions in the Palo Alto Unified School District along with leadership roles in ACSA and AASPA.Pat retired from Palo Alto as Deputy Superintendent, Human Resources, in 1997.In addition to her work with PAT, Inc., she serves as Executive Director of Region VIII (Santa Clara County) of the Association of California School Administrators.Pat has received many honors and awards for her contributions to education including recognition by the California State Senate, the Women Leaders in Education Outstanding Administrator award (1991), and ACSA State Human Resources Administrator of the Year (1994).

Pat Einfalt, a consultant with PAT, Inc., conducted the study.Einfalt, a former deputy superintendent from Palo Alto, said that she and Pat Souza (a former superintendent in the Oakgrove School District in San Jose), who together comprise PAT, Inc., used the initial feasibility study that was facilitated by School Services of California last spring.
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Einfalt said she conducted extensive interviews before making her recommendations."Everyone was to have a position in the combined district, so we looked at everyone's skills, experience and credentials," said Einfalt."We also interviewed all the principals.It was a challenge because we had people who had been working at the districts for a few months and others who had been there for many, many years.Our job was to assess what the critical positions were in the districts and advise how they should be filled," she said.New jobs were also created, Einfalt said, to address the duplication of some existing positions and the need to split others.According to Einfalt, the administration is not bloated as a result of the merge."They definitely do not have too many people," she said."We looked at other school districts to compare this to, and our findings show that they're not top-heavy.I know that seems strange to the community, but they're actually in a good place because this process takes more people than many think."Einfalt added that the positions in the new administration are not designed to be temporary but said, "An organization ultimately changes over time, so there are bound to be some adjustments.You have two superintendents coming together so that isn't easy."

Vice-president Pat Einfalt, retiree of PAUSD