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SB2: State College School Board Opposes Pa. 'Voucher'
Proposal; Congressional maps in State Supreme Court’s hands now
SB2: State
College School Board Opposes Pa. 'Voucher' Proposal
StateCollege.com by Geoff Rushton on February
15, 2018 11:14 AM
State College Area School Board this week unanimously approved a resolution opposing a state Senate bill that would create educational savings accounts for families to use public basic education funds at private schools and for other expenses. "The shorthand way to explain this is that it takes taxpayer money and gives it to private schools," said board member David Hutchinson. Senate Bill 2 was introduced in 2017 and has not yet moved out of committee. Action on the bill is expected to resume soon. "Families approved to participate in the ESA program agree to withdraw their students from public school and receive the average state funding per pupil—deducted from the local district’s state education subsidies—as a grant in an account held by the Department of the Treasury," a memo from the bill's primary sponsors stated. "Special education students will receive this amount multiplied by the appropriate category weight as specified in the special education funding formula." The bill's sponsors and supporters say it's needed to help students who have no choice but to attend an underperforming public school because of where they live and their families' financial means.
State College Area School Board this week unanimously approved a resolution opposing a state Senate bill that would create educational savings accounts for families to use public basic education funds at private schools and for other expenses. "The shorthand way to explain this is that it takes taxpayer money and gives it to private schools," said board member David Hutchinson. Senate Bill 2 was introduced in 2017 and has not yet moved out of committee. Action on the bill is expected to resume soon. "Families approved to participate in the ESA program agree to withdraw their students from public school and receive the average state funding per pupil—deducted from the local district’s state education subsidies—as a grant in an account held by the Department of the Treasury," a memo from the bill's primary sponsors stated. "Special education students will receive this amount multiplied by the appropriate category weight as specified in the special education funding formula." The bill's sponsors and supporters say it's needed to help students who have no choice but to attend an underperforming public school because of where they live and their families' financial means.
"This happens nowhere else other
than the United States of America," Murphy said. "This epidemic of
mass slaughter — this scourge of school shooting after school shooting. It only
happens here not because of coincidence, not because of bad luck, but as a
consequence of our inaction."
DeVos calls for congressional hearings on school
shootings
Politico By AYANNA ALEXANDER 02/15/2018 10:44
AM EST Updated 02/15/2018 10:48 AM EST
Following a shooting at a Florida high school that
left more than a dozen dead, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Thursday
that Congress should hold hearings on school shootings, “Congress needs to be holding hearings on these
issues. And we’ve seen lots of discussion about this every time we’ve had
another incident,” DeVos said during an interview with conservative
radio host Hugh Hewitt. “We've seen, you know, lots of finger pointing back and
forth. But we need to have a conversation at the level where lawmakers can
actually impact the future, because going back to and putting myself in the
seat of one of those families impacted, you know, one of these shootings is one
too many. And we have got to have an honest conversation, and Congress has to
lead on this. It’s their job.” However, a few members of Congress have already
publicly voiced their opinions on gun control. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
told MSNBC Thursday morning
that Congress hasn't done a good job in deciphering who should be able to get
guns. "We have not done a very good job of making sure that people that
have mental reasons for not being able to handle a gun getting their name into
the FBI files and we need to concentrate on that." On Wednesday,
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called out Congress for what he called "inaction"
on gun issues on the Senate floor as police were still investigating the crime.
Trib Live by DEBRA ERDLEY | Thursday, Feb.
15, 2018, 5:18 p.m.
The National Rifle Association, under heavy fire on
social media following the Parkland, Fla., school massacre, has spent more than
$210,000 to support members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation over the
past two decades, campaign finance records show. The money, doled out as campaign contributions
directly to candidates, is just a small piece of the pie in the post-Citizens
United world where super PACs representing corporations, nonprofit
organizations and labor unions can spend millions more to underwrite
independent, issue-oriented communications to support their favorites. Gun
control advocates, who often are outspent by as much as 10-1 on the national
stage, say it would be a mistake to underestimate the power of the NRA and
other gun rights groups.
Another
mass shooting. More congressional hand-wringing. Repeat.
Morning Call by Laura Olson and Nicole Radzievich Contact Reporters Call Washington
Bureau February 15, 2018
In the wake of another mass shooting — again at a
school and targeting students — a familiar question arises: What can lawmakers
do to prevent gun tragedies? Since the taking of 20 young lives in 2012 at
Connecticut’s Sandy Hook
Elementary School, members of Congress have expressed sadness,
frustration and a renewed push to tighten gun laws. Each time, those
legislative efforts have failed. Republicans control the
House, Senate and White
House, and many of them — because of politics and personal beliefs — don’t see
firearms restrictions as a solution. Most Democrats do support controls, but
lack the clout to break a legislative logjam that extends well beyond gun
safety. The U.S. Senate has taken three major rounds of votes on gun-control
legislation since Sandy Hook, with none — including one before Republicans won
back control of the Senate in 2014 — producing a bill that could clear the
chamber. The U.S. House has held fewer votes, most recently passing a bill
sought by the gun lobby to broaden the right
to carry a concealed firearm. It has not become law.
Ideas to redraw maps beat deadline in gerrymandering
case
AP State Wire By MARC LEVY Published: Today
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - New proposals to redraw
Pennsylvania's congressional districts rolled in Thursday in a high-stakes
gerrymandering case, meeting a court-ordered deadline to submit maps of
boundaries for the state Supreme Court to consider adopting for this year's
election. Submitting maps were the group of registered
Democratic voters who sued successfully to invalidate the current map, plus
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, Democratic lawmakers and a group of Republican
activists who intervened in the case. Republican lawmakers submitted a plan
last week. Pennsylvania's congressional map is widely viewed as among the
nation's most gerrymandered. Upending it could boost Democrats nationally in
their quest to capture control of the U.S. House and dramatically change the
state's predominantly Republican, all-male delegation. Meanwhile, sitting
congressmen, dozens of would-be candidates and millions of voters could find
themselves in different districts. Among many differences in the suggested maps
are how many times the heavily populated Montgomery County is split up, which
counties are packaged with the city of Reading and whether incumbent
congressmen are kept in their districts.
Pa.
redistricting is in the court's hands now, after Gov. Wolf rebuffs last pitch
for delay
Penn Live by Charles Thompson cthompson@pennlive.com Updated Feb
15, 5:26 PM; Posted Feb 15, 5:02 PM
House and Senate Republicans made one last pitch to
try to forestall a fast-approaching state court takeover of Pennsylvania's
Congressional maps, but were rebuffed by Gov. Tom Wolf. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Centre County,
told reporters he and his House GOP counterpart Dave Reed, R-Indiana County,
asked Wolf Thursday to make a joint appeal with them to the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court for more time. Under the GOP's offer, the 2018 election cycle
would proceed under the existing maps that the state court
last month found in violation of state constitutional guarantees of
"free and equal" elections. The leaders and Wolf would then commit to
a redraw -- after a full, legislative process that would by definition require
both major parties' buy-in -- that would take effect for the 2020 campaign
cycle. Corman said Wolf rejected the offer, though that could not be
immediately corroborated by Wolf's office.
Pa.
Democrats, others send congressional redistrict plans to Supreme Court
Inquirer by Jonathan Lai, Staff
Writer @Elaijuh | jlai@phillynews.com Updated: FEBRUARY
15, 2018 — 10:39 PM EST
A slew of proposals were submitted to the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday as the clock ran out for the state
legislature to draw a new map of congressional districts and have it approved
by Gov. Wolf. Now it’s up to the high court to adopt its own reconfigured map
by Monday — or sooner — and write the next, but probably not last, chapter in
the historic gerrymandering case. Republican lawmakers, who had proposed a
map that Wolf vetoed
Tuesday, have vowed to fight any new map the court chooses.
The House Democratic caucus was the first to file a proposal Thursday for how
the 18 district boundaries should be redrawn to more fairly represent the
state’s voters. Senate Democrats followed later in the day, as did Democratic
Lt. Gov. Mike Stack and a group of Republican voters and local officials. The
voters who brought the legal challenge to what had been the district map
submitted two map proposals Thursday night. The governor was expected to file
his version of the district map before midnight.
Eight
Pennsylvanias: Pa. Supreme Court gets a lot of ideas for new Congressional
district lines
Penn Live by Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com Posted February
16, 2018 at 05:56 AM | Updated February 16, 2018 at 05:56 AM
Over the next four days, the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court has promised to fix a problem with partisan gerrymandering of the state's
18 Congressional districts that, in a Feb. 7
opinion, it found has reached constitution-busting
proportions. This map, a 5-2 majority found, violated the state constitution's
guarantee of "free and equal" elections by improperly diluting
Democratic votes over the last three elections cycles. Republicans have
consistently won 13 of the state's 18 seats in the U.S. House of
Representatives, irregardless - the plaintiffs say - of all the political
trends around them. That decision itself - reached by the five justices who
were elected to the court as Democrats - has been accused of being partisan.
But this is the system we're in here in The Keystone State.
York Dispatch education reporter Junior
Gonzalez brings us up to speed on the closure of York City's Helen Thackston
Charter School.
York Dispatch by Junior Gonzalez,
717-505-5439/@EducationYD Published 3:25 p.m. ET Feb. 15, 2018 | Updated
3:41 p.m. ET Feb. 15, 2018
A deal allowing Helen Thackston Charter School to
stay open through the end of the 2018-19 school year fell apart this week, with
the York City School District ordering the school to shut its doors for good in
a little more than four months. That means the district will have to
accommodate about 500 new students next fall — a year earlier than
administrators expected. Preparations already are underway, according to
district officials. “The cabinet and the district are in the process of
planning for an influx of students in the fall from Thackston,” district
spokeswoman Kate Harmon said in a statement. “There is a plan in place,
and it does (involve) additional staffing needs to accommodate those new
students.” While some parents may elect to enroll their children in other
schools, such as the York Academy Regional Charter School or the York County
School of Technology, it's likely many Thackston students — most of whom
live within the York City School District — will return to their home district.
“And before you conclude that this is
somehow a push for charter schools over traditional district schools, let me be
as clear as possible: charter or district, union or non-union, it doesn’t
matter. There are great district and charter schools in our city, and there
are awful district and charter schools, too. We need to support great schools
and help them thrive; and we need to fix or close schools that don’t provide
our children with a high-quality education.”
Time to
declare a state of emergency in Philly schools
WHYY Opinion By David
Hardy February 15, 2018
David Hardy is a senior
adviser for the nonprofit Excellent Schools PA. He is the founder and former
CEO of Boys Latin Charter School in West Philadelphia. Contact him directly
at dhardy@excellentschoolspa.org.
It is time to stop
sentencing thousands of Philadelphia’s children to a lifetime of poverty and
despair, thanks to public schools that offer them virtually no chance at a
successful life.
It is time to stop defending a racist status
quo that enables academic segregation: Philadelphia’s wealthy, mostly white
children continue to get the best education money can buy, while poor children,
many of whom are African-American or Hispanic, are consigned to failing schools
that are little more than way stations on the road to a lifetime of
joblessness, low income, and misery. It is time to declare that “a state of
emergency” exists in our schools for children living in poverty. As a
citizenry, we must demand excellent schools in Philadelphia and throughout
Pennsylvania. All children, not just some of them, deserve a high-quality
education.
Trib Live by NATASHA LINDSTROM | Friday, Feb.
16, 2018, 12:12 a.m.
The Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers moved a step
closer Thursday night to going on strike as soon as next week. Nina
Esposito-Visgitis, president of the teachers union, emphasized that she and
other union leaders would prefer to reach an agreement with Pittsburgh Public
Schools district officials during an all-day negotiation session Friday. “I
want the community to know that our educators want to be in school with your
kids, but we will fight for what we know is in the best interests of students
and schools,” Esposito-Visgitis said in a statement following a meeting of the
union's executive board. “The negotiations team is prepared, as we have been
for the last year and a half, to stay for as long as it takes on Friday to get
this contract settled,” she added.
The board unanimously agreed to give
Esposito-Visgitis the authority to call a strike if necessary — a move in line
with a vote by union members this week.
“Estep said he likes what he sees from
Wolf’s efforts but, he stressed, more work needs to be done on behalf of public
education. “As superintendent, I’m
appreciative that the governor has tried to put money back into public
education,” he said. “However,
it’s still not cutting it at this point. We continue to have mandated expenses
to deal with the money coming in.”
Estep
prepares budget
Proposed state budget would have minimal
local impact on schools
The Sentinel by JOE CANNON sentinel@lewistownsentinel.com
FEB 16, 2018
LEWISTOWN – As he begins preparations for crafting a
budget for 2018-19, Mifflin County School District Superintendent James Estep
said Thursday that the proposed budget offered by Governor Tom Wolf last week,
if passed as is, won’t create much of an impact on the local school numbers. During
a committee-of-the-whole meeting on Thursday, Estep said the budget proposal
Wolf presented on Feb. 6 includes a $100 million increase in basic education
spending and $20 million more for special education. “In a perfect world and
the legislature passes the governor’s proposal, that would give the Mifflin
County School District about $360,000 in new dollars,” Estep said. Not
much help in terms of next year’s expenses, he added. “For example, we have
negotiated with Highmark not to raise health insurance rates any more than five
percent,” he pointed out. To budget five percent out of the current $8
million we spend on health care, we’re talking $400,000 and that wipes that
(state increase) out. And that’s if the budget passes as is.”
Estep said the district continues to look at ways to
save money. He noted that when he became superintendent, the district’s health
insurance payments stood at $9.6 million. “We’re now at $8 million for
healthcare so you can see we’ve made a lot of changes in order to save the
district money.”
Kenney
opposes Council resolution to set high bar for removing Board of Ed members
The notebook by Dale Mezzacappa and Greg Windle February
15, 2018 — 7:52am
A City Council resolution opposed by Mayor Kenney
was introduced Thursday that would establish a high bar for removing
members of the new Board of Education, which will assume governance of the
School District on July 1 from the state-dominated School Reform Commission. Introduced
by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, with the backing of Council President Darrell
Clarke, the resolution says that board members could be removed only “for
cause.” That would replace the standard of “at the pleasure of the mayor”
that was in effect before the SRC was installed in 2001, taking control of the
District from the Board of Education. The new bill signals a power struggle between Kenney
and Council over the new school board. Kenney said he needs this authority so
he can maintain accountability for the School District. Clarke says that the
“for cause” provision will allow the board to maintain independence from the
mayor and prevent board members “from being removed for purely political
reasons.”
Are
Kenney, Council in a power struggle over Philly's new school board?
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham & Holly
Otterbein - Staff Writers Updated: FEBRUARY 15, 2018 — 4:45 PM EST
Once in lockstep over the process of returning
control of Philadelphia’s schools from the state-dominated School Reform
Commission to a local school board, it appears Mayor
Kenney and City Council President Darrell L. Clarke are at odds, setting up a
potential power struggle with significant fallout. The Council, with the
mayor’s blessing, had always planned to pass legislation allowing voters to
consider a City Charter change that would give Council approval power over
the board members. A charter change
is likely to be on the ballot this spring. But with Clarke’s backing, a bill to
change the charter was introduced Thursday that would make it more difficult
for Kenney to remove school board members — a move seen by some as the Council
president’s attempt to wrest authority from the mayor.
SRC
approves nearly $100 million in contracts for online services and substitute
teachers
The commissioners also moved along Policy
406, vociferously opposed by charters
The notebook by Darryl C. Murphy February 15, 2018 —
11:08pm
While advocates call for more teachers and
resources, the School Reform Commission Thursday approved two contracts for a
total of $20 million to update its information management system and bring some
online courses and instructional programs to schools. Community members fear it
will interfere with face-to-face instruction and data security. But District
administrators said that the programs are not intended to replace human
instruction. “These resources are not
used to supplant the teacher,” said Chris Schaffer, deputy chief for
curriculum, instruction, and assessment. “They are a supplementary resource for
teachers to use.” Students can look forward to $10,000,000 worth of
“online courses and adaptive instructional programs” in writing, literacy,
and math for grades K-12 thanks to an approved contract with 14 vendors
including Raz Plus, HeadSprout, Lexia Learning, and more. The contracts will
run from March 3, 2018 to June 30, 2020.
Philadelphia’s
Proposed New Charter School Reports: February 22, 2018
Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools by Lisa
Haver February 14, 2018
On February 22, the lame-duck School Reform
Commission (SRC) will vote to accept or reject applications from seven charter
companies: APM Community Charter School, Franklin Towne Charter Middle School,
Mastery Charter Elementary, MaST Community Charter School, Philadelphia Hebrew Charter School, Antonia
Pantoja Preparatory Charter School and Eugenio Maria de Hostos Preparatory
Charter School. (Pennsylvania Institute Charter School withdrew its
application at the hearing; Qor Charter withdrew its application subsequent to
the hearing.) APPS members have read and analyzed the
applications, attended the hearings, researched the charter company and its
officers, and examined the records of any existing schools the company operates
in the district. Those who scratch the surface of this process begin to realize
the depth and breadth of the questions surrounding the funneling of tax dollars
into institutions that are not “public” in the sense of serving the common
good. Dig further to discover highly paid top administration
officials, cozy and complicated financial dealings, far from transparent or
open organizational practices, and academics that are rarely superior to public
schools.
https://appsphilly.net/2018/02/14/philadelpias-proposed-new-charter-school-reports-february-22-2018/
How Philly
schools are cutting out bad behavior and improving academics
Inquirer by Kristen A. Graham, Staff
Writer @newskag | kgraham@phillynews.com Updated: FEBRUARY
16, 2018 — 5:55 AM EST
For a time, Hartranft Elementary School wrestled
with student behavior problems — children disrupting class, fighting, and
walking the hallways of the North Philadelphia school. There seemed to be no
consistent rules, and academics suffered. These days, Hartranft is soaring.
Student achievement is steadily progressing, but most of all, the school is a
citywide model for climate and culture. Credit a reboot of student discipline
and a system of school operation that teaches kids how to behave in every
scenario and rewards positive behavior. Rather than only negatively reacting to
misdeeds, every adult in the building creates clear expectations and goes out
of his or her way to honor good conduct as a way of preventing trouble.
The Hill BY BRANDON CARTER - 02/15/18
04:18 PM EST 293
President Trump’s proposed 2019
budget would cut millions of dollars from federal education programs designed
to help school districts improve safety and provide mental health assistance in
the event of a tragedy. The budget proposal, which was unveiled earlier this
week by the White House, would reduce funding for national school safety
activities by $25 million compared to 2017, Politico reported. That
reduction would include the elimination of “project prevention grants,” which
have helped schools across the country fund conflict resolution programs,
prevent bullying and pay for mental health assistance for students. Politico
reports the budget would also cut the $1 million in funding for the School
Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) program, which has previously provided millions in funding to
the school district in Newtown, Conn., following the 2012 massacre at Sandy
Hook Elementary School.
Commonwealth Court Hearing on Legislative leaders motions to Dismiss the Wm Penn SD challenge to state funding.
Before the Court en banc sitting in Court Room No. 1 Ninth Floor, Widener Building, 1339 Chestnut Street, One South Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107
All members of Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court will
hear oral argument on motions to dismiss filed by legislative
leaders in the school funding lawsuit William Penn School District, et
al. v. Pennsylvania Dept. of Education, et al. The
Legislators are arguing that the Petition challenging the inadequacy
and inequity of Pennsylvania’s funding of schools is moot because
the new school formula has supplanted the funding scheme existing when students
and school districts filed their Petition in 2015. In addition,
Legislators also contend that the Petition failed to allege that insufficient
state funding caused any harm such as poor PSSA results or lack of
sufficient instructional resources. In September, the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court ordered the Commonwealth Court to hold a trial on whether state officials
are violating the state’s constitution by failing to adequately and equitably
fund public education. The Legislators objections have delayed efforts to
bring this case to trial.
Updated: Snooze
or Lose: Promoting Sleep Health in Adolescents
Dr. Wendy
Troxel Mon., March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Radnor High
School auditorium
The Radnor Township School District Adolescent Sleep
& School Start Time Study Committee will welcome Dr. Wendy Troxel for a public
presentation on Mon., March 12 at 7 p.m. in the Radnor
High School auditorium (130 King of Prussia
Road, Radnor). Dr. Troxel is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at
the RAND Corporation and Adjunct Faculty in the Departments of Psychiatry and
Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. A licensed clinical psychologist
and certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Troxel been widely
cited by the media, including The Wall Street Journal, The
New York Times, The Financial Times, ABC World News
Tonight, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR and BBC. Dr. Troxel
was also one of the featured sleep experts in the National Geographic
documentary “Sleepless in America.” Her TED talk on the impact
of school start times on adolescent sleep has received more than 1.4 million
views.
THIS EVENT IS FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED at http://bit.ly/RTSDSnoozeorLose
Help draft a plan to implement a
statewide vision for the future of public education in PA!
(Updated) PSBA
Member Roundtables/Receptions – February and March Dates
Member Roundtable and Receptions
Join your PSBA Member Roundtable and Reception to
hear the public education advocacy and political updates affecting your school
district. Take this opportunity to network, learn and develop your leadership
skills. Enjoy light hors d'oeuvres and networking with fellow school leaders
in your area, then provide your input on the future vision for public education
in PA.
Roundtable Discussion: Help draft a plan to
implement a statewide vision for the future of public education in PA! PSBA
would like to capture your thoughts on what education should look like in the
coming decades. We will compile your expertise with the perspectives of others
from across the state to develop the Commonwealth Education Blueprint. The
Blueprint will then serve as our guiding resource and will set milestones for
creating the best public education experience for future generations of
students. Don’t miss your opportunity to weigh in!
Agenda:
6:00
pm – 6:15 pm Association Update
Learn the latest news, initiatives and upcoming events from your association.
Learn the latest news, initiatives and upcoming events from your association.
6:15
pm – 7:00 pm Government Affairs
Bring knowledge back to your district of how the commonwealth budget will fiscally impact it. Discuss the top legislative issues affecting public education. Learn how you can advocate for your school district taxpayers, students and public education success.
Bring knowledge back to your district of how the commonwealth budget will fiscally impact it. Discuss the top legislative issues affecting public education. Learn how you can advocate for your school district taxpayers, students and public education success.
7:00
pm – 7:45 pm Networking
Enjoy productive conversation with your school leader colleagues. Boost your network, share your experiences and build a stronger voice for public education.
Enjoy productive conversation with your school leader colleagues. Boost your network, share your experiences and build a stronger voice for public education.
7:45
pm – 8:30 pm Commonwealth Education Blueprint: Developing a vision for public
education
This focus group is your opportunity to share your input in drafting a blueprint for the future of public education. The Commonwealth Education Blueprint is a multiyear effort founded and managed by PSBA to develop and implement a statewide vision for the future of public education. Through this comprehensive project, education stakeholders from across the state and from many areas of expertise are coming together to proactively determine what education should look like in years to come. Having a clear and comprehensive statewide vision will ensure that we provide an increasingly excellent public education experience for children. This is your opportunity to get involved, share your feedback, and help draft the plan for the future of education!
This focus group is your opportunity to share your input in drafting a blueprint for the future of public education. The Commonwealth Education Blueprint is a multiyear effort founded and managed by PSBA to develop and implement a statewide vision for the future of public education. Through this comprehensive project, education stakeholders from across the state and from many areas of expertise are coming together to proactively determine what education should look like in years to come. Having a clear and comprehensive statewide vision will ensure that we provide an increasingly excellent public education experience for children. This is your opportunity to get involved, share your feedback, and help draft the plan for the future of education!
Pricing:
This is a
complimentary PSBA member event.
Locations/dates:
·
Feb. 26, Parkway West CTC (Section 5)
·
Feb. 27, A. W. Beattie Career Center (Section 5)
·
Feb. 28, Crawford Co. CTC (Section 1)
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Mar. 1, Seneca Highlands IU 9 (Section 2)
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Mar. 5, Central Montco Technical HS (Section 8)
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Mar. 6, Lehigh Carbon Community College (Section 8)
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Mar. 7, West Side CTC (Section 4)
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Mar. 8, Montoursville Area HS (Section 3)
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Mar. 12, PSBA (Section 7)
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Mar. 13, Altoona Area HS (Section 6)
Registration is now open for the 2018 PASA Education Congress! State College, PA, March 19-20, 2018
Don't miss this marquee event for Pennsylvania school leaders at the Nittany Lion Inn, State College, PA, March 19-20, 2018.
Learn more by visiting http://www.pasa-net.org/2018edcongress
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! Join the PA Principals Association,
the PA Association of School Administrators and the PA Association of Rural and
Small Schools for PA Education Leaders Advocacy Day at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June
19, 2018, at the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA.
A rally in support of public education and important
education issues will be held on the Main Rotunda Steps from 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visits with legislators will be conducted earlier in the day. More information will be sent via email, shared in our publications and posted on our website closer to the event.
Visits with legislators will be conducted earlier in the day. More information will be sent via email, shared in our publications and posted on our website closer to the event.
To register, send an email to Dr. Joseph Clapper at clapper@paprincipals.org before Friday, June 8,
2018.
Click here to view the PA Education
Leaders Advocacy Day 2018 Save The Date Flyer (INCLUDES EVENT SCHEDULE AND
IMPORTANT ISSUES.)
SAVE THE DATE for the 2018
PA Educational Leadership Summit - July 29-31 - State College, PA sponsored by
the PA Principals Association, PASA, PAMLE and PASCD.
This year's Summit will be held from July 29-31, 2018 at the Penn Stater
Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA.
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