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Smethport school board concerned with cyber charter school tuition
Bradford Era By FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com April 18, 2018
SMETHPORT — Smethport Area School District officials expressed their serious concern Tuesday about the budgetary impact of the substantial amount of funding loss caused by students attending cyber charter schools. In a case of "funding following the student," the student's home district is required to pay the charter school the full cost of tuition, causing financial problems for the districts that must adjust their spending plans. During a discussion that was initiated by school director Dan Wertz, it was noted that the district has just been notified of another increase in cyber school tuition, one for approximately $50,000, and this is for the current school year. At the school board's March meeting, Wertz mentioned his concern about the lost revenue the district must cover due to cyber charter schools, when he said, "In a recent year, cyber school tuition cost us more than $364,000. Cyber school funding needs reform at the state level." Referring to the cyber charter school rates, business manager Sue Jordan said she is attempting to find the source of the charter schools' increased rates. If a district doesn't pay these cyber school rates, then that amount of funding is deducted from the district's Pennsylvania Department of Education subsidy. District Superintendent David London pointed to the discrepancy in amounts districts are charged for cyber school tuition. "If Smethport is charged $12,000 per student, that rate in a neighboring district could be $15,000."
http://www.bradfordera.com/news/smethport-school-board-concerned-with-cyber-charter-school-tuition/article_a551a976-42ad-11e8-a1cd-5f6df207b54a.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=user-share
SB2: Bill allowing students to use tax dollars for school raises concerns
Sun Gazette by MIKE REUTHER Reporter mreuther@sungazette.com APR 19, 2018
State lawmakers may not be taking action anytime soon on a bill that would allow students in low-achieving school districts to use tax dollars to fund their education at schools of their choosing. But Senate Bill 2 has drawn some attention of late just the same. At least two school boards in the local area –Montgomery and Muncy Area school districts — passed resolutions this week expressing their rejection of the piece of legislation. And state Rep. Garth Everett, R-Muncy, conceded he’s received some feedback from people about it. “There is no indication that the Senate plans to do anything with the bill,” Everett said. “It’s sitting in committee.” The bill would amend the act of March 10, 1949, known as the Public School Code of 1949, “providing for education savings account; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Education and the State Treasury.” Public school officials have often spoken out against the use of state dollars, often referred to as vouchers, providing funding for students to attend private educational institutions.
http://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/04/bill-allowing-students-to-use-tax-dollars-for-school-raises-concerns/
Business apparently doesn’t have a friend in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Online by JOHN BAER | Philadelphia Daily News April 19, 2018
And now for yet another national survey — released Tuesday on Tax Day — showing Pennsylvania rates badly on economic issues. This one comes from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a Virginia-based, limited-government, free-market group that includes 2,000 state legislators from around the country. ALEC calls itself nonpartisan, since it has members from both parties, but it’s known for pushing conservative causes such as tough voter ID laws, deregulation, school vouchers and right-to-work legislation. And, in terms of economic policy, its findings suggest conservative states are more prosperous than liberal states. Top states (Utah, Idaho, Indiana, North Dakota, Arizona) all voted for President Donald Trump in 2016. Bottom states (New York, Vermont, Illinois, California, New Jersey) voted for Hillary Clinton. Yet its 2018 “Rich States/Poor States” annual report ranks Pennsylvania 38th in “economic outlook,” calling the state one of the nation’s five “biggest losers.” Maybe you’re thinking, wait, didn’t Pennsylvania vote Trump, and isn’t it run by an increasingly conservative Republican Legislature? Why, yes. Yes, it did. And yes, it is. Then why such a low ranking?
https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/business-apparently-doesn-t-have-a-friend-in-pennsylvania/article_a4261fb6-4319-11e8-877b-dbd5e4c14ffa.html
SB1078: Bill would allow school security matters to be discussed in private
POSTED 3:16 PM, APRIL 18, 2018, BY FOX43 NEWSROOM, UPDATED AT 04:44PM, APRIL 18, 2018
HARRISBURG — A bill that would permit local school districts and governments to discuss school safety matters in private passed the Pennsylvania Senate today, according to a PA Senate Republicans release. The legislation, deemed Senate Bill 1078, passed unanimously. The bill balances concerns about protecting sensitive discussions and documents involving school security with the public’s “right to know,” Sen. Jake Corman said. “While I strongly support transparency, it makes no sense to give someone who intends to commit an act of violence against our schools access to the plans being adopted to prevent a tragedy,” Sen. Corman added. “We want our schools to be safe and to work with local and state law enforcement to develop comprehensive safety plans. We want them to do so without compromising safety.” He continued, “This sensible approach will help our school districts, local governments and first responders as they develop new school safety plans and procedures that will hopefully become national models.”
http://fox43.com/2018/04/18/bill-would-allow-school-security-matters-to-be-discussed-in-private/
Pennsylvania lawmakers want to force schools to administer citizenship-like tests
Trib Live by NATASHA LINDSTROM | Friday, April 20, 2018, 1:09 a.m.
Students would be required to take U.S. citizenship or civics tests by the time they finish high school under a bill awaiting action by the Pennsylvania Senate. On a 191-4 vote, the state House this week approved an amended version of House Bill 564 — proposed legislation aimed at strengthening civics education and ensuring students enter adulthood knowing how their government works. As originally introduced, H.B. 564 would have required students to score a passing grade (at least 60 percent) on the official U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate from high school. The watered-down version advanced by the House does not link passing a civics test to earning a diploma. The grad-requirement approach had drawn staunch opposition from the likes of teachers unions, local school districts and education advocacy groups.
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13552078-74/pennsylvania-lawmakers-want-to-force-schools-to-administer-citizenship-like-tests
State lawmakers aim to improve Career & Technical education in Pennsylvania
PAHomepage By: Rachel Hoops Updated: Apr 18, 2018 04:36 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY - Members of the House today announced that the House Education Committee has advanced to the full House a bipartisan, nine-bill package to enhance Career and Technical Education (CTE) in Pennsylvania, according to the committee chairmen Reps. Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin) and James Roebuck (D-Philadelphia). The package of bills is the result of hearings held and data gathered from 2015 to 2016 by the former Select Subcommittee on Technical Education and Career Readiness. “Shortly after I was appointed to chair the Education Committee in 2016, Chairman Jim Roebuck and I met to discuss education issues,” Hickernell said. “We quickly agreed that the committee should continue to focus on career and technical education and we have been working hard on this effort ever since.”This bipartisan effort began in 2015, when House Resolution 102 was unanimously adopted by the House of Representatives. This resolution created the Select Subcommittee on Technical Education and Career Readiness. This select subcommittee traveled the state and gathered data and testimony on CTE.
http://www.pahomepage.com/news/state-lawmakers-aim-to-improve-career-technical-education-in-pennsylvania/1128917503
State education official visits Beaver County
Beaver County Times By Kate Malongowski Posted Apr 19, 2018 at 4:01 PM Updated Apr 19, 2018 at 4:36 PM
CENTER TWP. — David Volkman of the Pennsylvania Department of Education described the Beaver County Career and Technology Center as a “phenomenal program” during his visit at the school Thursday morning. Programs such as BCCTC are ones that Pennsylvania leaders are beginning to focus on more. “We’re on the right road when it comes to our entire focus on career readiness in Pennsylvania now. It’s not so much about degrees,” said Volkman, executive deputy secretary at the education department. “It’s really about certifications, it’s about training, it’s about helping people become who they were born to be, right? And so I think if we can tie a person’s career trajectory into the work that they’re doing here, they’re going to be much more successful.” Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed $50 million for job-training funding in the state’s 2018-19 budget. That includes the launch of PAsmart, a realignment of workforce development initiatives from K-12 education through career programs. That would highlight programs such as health sciences, electrical occupations, HVAC, carpentry and welding, five programs offered at the career and technology center that were seen by state and local leaders during the visit.
http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180419/state-education-official-visits-beaver-county
GOP Guv candidate Laura Ellsworth dings rivals for ditching education reform debate | Thursday Morning Coffee
Penn Live By John L. Micek jmicek@pennlive.com Updated Apr
19, 8:38 AM
Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers.With the ongoing slap-fight between GOP gubernatorial hopefuls Scott Wagner and Paul Mango showing no signs of abating any time soon, you'd be forgiving for occasionally overlooking the fact that there's a third candidate in the race. But Pittsburgh attorney Laura Ellsworth is taking aim at her two rivals this Thursday morning for ditching a scheduled April 24 debate on school issues put on by the Philadelphia-based advocacy group Excellent Schools PA. The debate was canceled after Wagner backed out, organizers said in an email obtained by PennLive. "The Wagner campaign has declined participation in event so we will not be moving forward," Stephen DeMaura, the executive director of Excellent Schools, wrote in an April 17 email. Undeterred, Ellsworth accused Mango and Wagner of "avoiding these issues of substance," while they wage an increasingly nasty ad war on the statewide airwaves. "Excellent Schools PA is one of the leading organizations in the field of education reform, and the challenges facing our schools are immense," she said. "People seeking public office have a moral obligation to discuss education. Instead, Wagner and Mango are avoiding these issues of substance."
http://www.pennlive.com/capitol-notebook/2018/04/gop_guv_candidate_laura_ellswo.html#incart_2box_politics
Is the new Philly school board diverse enough?
The notebook by Greg Windle April 19, 2018 — 1:46pm
Sheila Armstrong and Catherine Blunt at a town hall hosted by the People's Slate put forth by the Our City Our Schools coalition for membership on the new school board. Blunt was recommended by the nominating panel, but not chosen by Mayor Kenney. Mayor Kenney finally has his new locally controlled school board, which will start governing the School District on July 1. But the lack of economic diversity on the board and the closed-door selection process have left longtime education advocates lamenting that the new board is too similar to the School Reform Commission. Sheila Armstrong, a member of the interfaith social justice organization POWER who has been involved in public education activism for six years, said the new board struck her as an “elite group.” She was a member of the People’s Slate, a group of candidates put forward by the Our City Our Schools advocacy coalition. The coalition, which includes POWER, worked long and hard to bring an end to the School Reform Commission and return the District to local control. “As an education advocate, I don’t even see any names of people I recognize,” Armstrong said, adding that she didn’t want to judge the board too harshly before she gave its members a chance to prove themselves. She plans to try to work with the new board, but has her doubts. “It makes me wonder, where were they advocating for education? I haven’t seen them advocating for our kids or being a voice for parents like me.” Armstrong grew up in poverty, living in University City before it was gentrified, and she is now a parent of two Philadelphia public school students. Her name was submitted for the new board, but she never heard from the nominating panel. Armstrong was glad to see racial and cultural diversity on the board, but disappointed that none of the final picks seemed to be working-class or low-income parents.
http://thenotebook.org/articles/2018/04/19/new-school-board-diverse-enough
North Hills school board mulls online foreign language program
Post-Gazette by SANDY TROZZO APR 19, 2018 12:58 PM
The North Hills School District is considering an online summer foreign language exploratory program for elementary students. “These resources are already available in our online academy,” said Allison Mathis, chair of the school board’s education committee. “There is interest from elementary parents, but not room in our daily schedule.” Other board members expressed interest in studying the idea during the April 5 work session. Particulars such as cost will be brought to the board at a future meeting. Olav Carter, a high school representative to the board, called it “a very smart thing to do.” He said early education in foreign languages is common in Europe, citing a foreign exchange student from Germany who began studying English early in life “and could speak both languages fluently.”
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/north/2018/04/19/North-Hills-school-board-mulls-online-foreign-language-program/stories/201804120009
As others plan walkout, Columbine students opt for day of service on massacre anniversary
Morning Call by Colleen Slevin and Kelli Kennedy Associated Press April 19, 2018
A planned national high school walkout for gun control on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting Friday won't include student protests at the Colorado school that changed the way the nation viewed shootings. Just as it has done every year since the April 20, 1999, shooting killed 12 students and a teacher, Columbine High School will be closed, and students there will stick with their tradition of holding a day of service to commemorate the tragedy in a community that includes both those who have pushed for gun control and to arm teachers. Junior Kaylee Tyner, who helped organize a walkout at the school on March 14, said the anniversary is a day to remember those lost in the shooting and those they left behind and politicizing it could divide the community. "Every other day can be a day to push for change," said Tyner, who wishes organizers of the national walkout had reached out to the Columbine community first. "But that is a day to respect victims and their families."
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/ct-day-of-service-columbine-anniversary-20180419-story.html
National School Walkout is Friday. Here's how State College Area local students are participating
Centre Daily Times BY KELSEY THOMASSON kthomasson@centredaily.com April 19, 2018 03:37 PM Updated April 19, 2018 04:34 PM
Some local students will join thousands of others across the country Friday morning to protest gun violence. As part of the National School Walkout movement, six State High students plan to lead a rally in hopes of bringing attention to gun reform, even if it means facing disciplinary action for skipping class. "I think it’s a really important way that we as students can make our voices heard," Auden Yurman, a State High sophomore, said. "Most of us are too young to vote, so it’s hard sometimes to feel like we have an impact on politics or on the laws that affect us." They plan to leave class at 10 a.m., and the rally is expected to last about an hour.
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/education/article209317594.html
Friday’s national walkout not drawing much interest from Bucks area schools
Intelligencer By Chris English Posted Apr 19, 2018 at 3:23 PM Updated Apr 19, 2018 at 3:23 PM
Of the several schools and school districts that responded to inquiries, only Pennridge High School and Solebury School have official events planned for Friday’s national walkout to observe the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Friday’s second national walkout since the Feb. 14 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida, apparently is not drawing nearly as much interest in area schools as the first one March 14. Of the several area schools and school districts that responded to inquiries from this news organization, only Pennridge High School and the private Solebury School have official events planned Friday for the walkout observing the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting that took 13 lives at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. Officials from the Central Bucks, New Hope-Solebury, Pennsbury, Council Rock, Neshaminy, Centennial and Bensalem school districts all said they had planned no events Friday and knew of none being planned by students. What is unclear is if students are planning walkouts on their own for Friday without consulting with school officials. This news organization was unsuccessful in several attempts to reach students from several school districts who participated in the March 14 walkout for comment.
http://www.theintell.com/news/20180419/fridays-national-walkout-not-drawing-much-interest-from-area-schools
Students Are Walking Out Again to Protest Gun Violence: Is Anybody Listening?
Education Week By Denisa R. Superville April 19, 2018
A second national student walkout is planned for Friday—on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre—to call attention to gun violence, press legislators to pass stricter gun measures, and promote political participation. But whether the protest—the third major demonstration against gun violence since the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., left 17 dead—will prompt large numbers of students to walk out of class is unclear. The first walkout, on March 14, coincided with the one-month anniversary of the Stoneman Douglas shooting. More than 2,500 events are listed in nearly every state on the National School Walkout’s website, including in Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Washington state. Organizers are calling for students to leave their classrooms at 10 a.m. in each time zone, and—unlike the previous walkout—to not return to school. Students at Germantown Friends School, a Quaker school in Philadelphia, for example, plan to leave class at 10 a.m. and later hold a 45-minute die-in at Philadelphia City Hall.
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/04/19/students-are-walking-out-again-to-protest.html
Navigating Student Walkouts & Mass Protests
NSBA Website
The media has widely reported what appears to be a growing student protest movement centered around the tragic February 14, 2018, school shooting in Florida. This checklist aims to help school boards and district leaders prepare for these activities in their schools and communities. Because student protests may vary in intensity and form, we have identified below a variety of possible scenarios, as well as operational questions to consider. Chief among our recommendations is that to the extent possible, school districts should plan ahead and engage your students, parents, and stakeholders. This brief outline will help school districts identify issues and potential responses to meet the challenges arising in this area. We encourage you to share this checklist with your school community and stakeholders. Because this list is not legal advice, we urge you to confer with your school attorney member of the NSBA Council of School Attorneys, as well as your state school boards association, before implementing any policies. For further reading, please access NSBA’s legal guide for public schools on the regulation of student and employee speech: http://www.nsba.org/coercion-conscience-and-first-amendment
https://cdn-files.nsba.org/s3fs-public/reports/Student_Protest_Guidance_Report.pdf?uDSiFTRFtDrCDS1Om9rXvsD7CSUR27OA
Everything You Need to Know About the April 20 National School Walkout
Time Magazine By SARAH GRAY April 18, 2018
Friday, April 20 is the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School. It was the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history – until 17 people were killed in Parkland, Florida in February. To mark the grim milestone, and in an effort to keep national attention on stopping school violence, students across the country are planning to leave class as part of the National School Walkout. The National School Walkout was started by Lane Murdoch, a 16-year-old who grew up just 20 miles from Sandy Hook Elementary School – where 20 students were killed in a mass shooting in 2012. The movement began as a Change.org petition following the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. More than 250,000 people have signed the petition, and there are over 2,000 protests registered. Murdock, a sophomore at Ridgefield High School in Connecticut, is part of a wave of student activists, inspired by the shooting survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who are protesting violence in schools and calling for tougher gun control measures. “I was 15 when I started this; I’m a newly-turned 16 year old,” she said. “I guess there’s no way to control this, but just for people to know that whether it’s the Parkland students or myself and my team, we’re growing up while doing this.” This is the second major school walkout in two months. On March 14, students walked out of class for the #Enough! National School Walkout. Since February, student activists have also organized meetings with lawmakers, boycotts against companies that partner with the NRA and the March for Our Lives in Washington, D.C. – which had siblings protests around the globe. Here’s what you need to know about the National School Walkout.
http://time.com/5238216/national-school-walkout-april-20/
Unionville-Chadds Ford school directors OK new four-year teacher contract
By Fran Maye, Daily Local News POSTED: 04/19/18, 11:20 AM EDT | UPDATED: 14 HRS AGO
EAST MARLBOROUGH >> Unionville school directors Monday night approved a new four-year “early bird” teachers’ contract that runs through June 30, 2013. The vote was unanimous. “We have done some early birds in this district,” said Vic Dupuis, school director. “This was a very collegial and productive process. I think both sides of the table worked diligently and cooperatively, and it was a real privilege to be a part of it.” The new contract calls for an increase of 2.99 percent in overall base salaries and it provides for teachers currently employed to step up in professional rankings. Supplemental contracts, such as those for advisers and coaches, will increase by 1 percent, and would retain the currently hourly pay rate of $42 per hour. The annual tuition reimbursement pool remains set at $250,000. The new contract has teacher salaries from $50,180 to $106,191 per year during 2019-2020. By the last year of the contract, that range goes to $51,155 to $107,391. The average salary for a teacher in Pennsylvania in 2016-17 was $66,265, but teachers’ paychecks vary greatly by district. Total cost to the district for the contract including salaries and benefits will go from $39 million during the 2018-2019 year to more than $44 million in 2022-2023. All employee salaries and benefits in the district account for 72 percent of the district’s budget. Curriculum accounts for 14 percent, and debt service another 10 percent.
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180419/unionville-chadds-ford-school-directors-ok-new-four-year-teacher-contract
“The memo recommends that charter advocates try to appease their opposition by pushing for additional spending on all schools. Research has shown that the expansion of charters comes at a significant price for district schools, which was a key issue in Massachusetts and elsewhere. “By giving a little to everyone, and sweetening deals with additional funding, the narrative that new charters will ‘take’ from current schools becomes less relevant,” the memo says.”
Walton memo recommends charter advocates do more to persuade Democrats and appease unions
Chalkbeat BY MATT BARNUM - April 19, 2018
Charter advocates in Massachusetts need to better galvanize charter teachers and do more to convince Democrats if they want to win future fights, recommends a memo commissioned by the Walton Education Coalition. Earlier this week, Chalkbeat reported on part of the memo — a postmortem of a high-profile effort to raise the cap on Massachusetts’ charter schools — and has since obtained additional pages, which appear to make up the entirety of the report. (The Walton Foundation, which is legally separate from the Walton Education Coalition, is a funder of Chalkbeat.) The final pages highlight challenges that charter advocates will likely face in the state and offer a playbook for moving past their recent defeat — though it’s far from clear whether these strategies will be successful.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2018/04/19/walton-memo-recommends-charter-advocates-do-more-to-persuade-democrats-and-appease-unions/
“The financial intervention by the Walton family reveals the stakes in the elections. The Senate GOP majority has been staunch supporters of privately managed and publicly funded charter schools, at a time when Mayor Bill de Blasio has sought to limit their expansion in the city. The Walton family has contributed millions of dollars to the charter school movement.”
Waltons help last-ditch effort to keep Republicans in control of NY state Senate
New York Post By Carl Campanile April 18, 2018 | 8:44am | Updated
The billionaire heirs to the Walmart fortune have thrown in $1 million to help embattled Republicans keep control of the New York state Senate, new campaign filings show. Alice and Jim Walton each donated $500,000 to New Yorkers for a Balanced Albany, the pro-charter group that is spending massive sums to help Republican candidate Julie Killian defeat Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in a special election Tuesday to fill a vacant Senate seat in Westchester. The seat was previously held by Democrat George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County executive last fall. If Killian wins, Republicans would maintain their razor-thin 32-seat majority in the 63-seat Senate. If Mayer wins, Democrats would have a 32-seat numerical majority. But they would only be able to control the chamber if conservative Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, who caucuses with the GOP, flips sides.
https://nypost.com/2018/04/18/waltons-help-last-ditch-effort-to-keep-republicans-in-control-of-state-senate/
Electing PSBA Officers: Applications Due by June 1st
Do you have strong communication and leadership skills and a vision for PSBA? Members interested in becoming the next leaders of PSBA are encouraged to submit an Application for Nomination no later than June 1, 11:59 p.m., to PSBA's Leadership Development Committee (LDC). The nomination process
All persons seeking nomination for elected positions of the Association shall send applications to the attention of the chair of the Leadership Development Committee, during the months of April and May an Application for Nomination to be provided by the Association expressing interest in the office sought. “The Application for nomination shall be marked received at PSBA Headquarters or mailed first class and postmarked by June 1 to be considered and timely filed.” (PSBA Bylaws, Article IV, Section 5.E.).
Open positions are:
In addition to the application form, PSBA Governing Board Policy 302 asks that all candidates furnish with their application a recent, print quality photograph and letters of application. The application form specifies no less than three letters of recommendation and no more than four, and are specifically requested as follows:
https://www.psba.org/2018/03/electing-psba-officers/
PASA Women's Caucus Annual Conference "Leaders Lifting Leaders"
May 6 - 8, 2018 Hotel Hershey
**REGISTRATION NOW OPEN**
Featured Speakers...
*Dr. Helen Sobehart - Women Leading Education Across Continents: Lifting Leaders from Here to There
*Dr. Tracey Severns - Courageous Leadership
*Dr. Emilie Lonardi - Lead and Lift: A Call for Females to Aspire to the Superintendency
*Deputy Secretary Matt Stem - Update from the PDE
Registration: https://www.pasa-net.org/wcconf
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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