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“The state Senate Education Committee had been scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to move Senate Bill 2 to the full Senate. But the bill was removed from the committee’s agenda on Monday with no indication when it will come up next”
SB2: Erie County school districts oppose voucher bill
GoErie By Ed Palattella Posted at 2:01 AM
Legislation that would create education savings account remains stalled in committee in state Senate.
Nearly all of Erie County’s 13 school districts have lined up to oppose a piece of school-choice legislation that could reshape the finances of public and private schools statewide. The districts, like their counterparts throughout Pennsylvania, are waiting to see what happens next in Harrisburg with the legislation, called state Senate Bill 2. It would create education savings accounts, similar to vouchers, in which Pennsylvania would allow state money to pay for private school tuition of elementary and high school students in struggling public school districts, such as Erie’s. The state Senate Education Committee had been scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to move Senate Bill 2 to the full Senate. But the bill was removed from the committee’s agenda on Monday with no indication when it will come up next. The Erie School District and the others in Erie County have already voiced their concerns. The Erie School Board on Wednesday was among the latest school boards in the county to approve a resolution against the passage of Senate Bill 2. The Erie board’s vote was unanimous. “School districts throughout Pennsylvania have come together to say that anytime we take money, such as vouchers, away from public schools to subsidize private schools, we are hurting our children,” said Erie School Director Darlene Feeney, a retired district teacher who urged her fellow school directors to approve the resolution. As of Wednesday, the most recent day on which the tally was updated, more than 200 of the state’s 500 school districts had adopted resolutions opposing the bill, according to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180424/erie-county-school-districts-oppose-voucher-bill
“In the weeks since this announcement, PSBA and other education organizations have been working with PDE officials to explain these concerns and to develop possible solutions. Although much work remains to be done, the good news is that on April 19, PDE issued further guidance, clarifying that the First Philadelphia decisions have no impact on the federal fund deductions specified in the PDE 363 calculation, and that districts should continue to use the PDE 363 form to calculate tuition rates. The new guidance also instructed that in case of disputes about tuition rates, PDE would not process requests from charter schools seeking redirection of subsidy payment to sending districts to satisfy disputed tuition claims unless the charter school provided proper documentation about the information sources, including the district’s PDE 363, supporting the way the charter schools calculated the claimed per-student rates. The announcement provided a slightly revised PDE 363 form to be used going forward, in which the only substantive change is the addition of another budget category in which federal funds are to be excluded, category 7505 for the Ready to Learn Block Grants.”
PDE issues clarification on charter school tuition rates
PSBA Website April 20, 2018
PSBA is pleased to report that there is some relatively good news on the charter school tuition front. Back in February, PSBA explained in a video alert that recent decisions of the Commonwealth Court had declared invalid guidelines first issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) in 2012 that required school district charter school tuition rates to be revised during the school year to reflect actual school district expenditures rather than the budgeted expenditures districts forecast at the outset of the year. The court concluded that the plain language of the Charter School Law required tuition to be based on the per-student budgeted total expenditure, and that PDE guidance requiring tuition to be reconciled at year-end to reflect actual expenditures was “per se invalid.”
https://www.psba.org/2018/04/pde-issues-clarification-on-charter-school-tuition-rates/
HB722: Rep. Roe ‘disappointed’ with changes to redistricting bill
By Michael Rellahan, Daily Local News POSTED: 04/23/18, 3:58 PM EDT
A Chester County legislator who helped write proposed legislation that would change the way the state’s legislative districts are drawn with a hope of curtailing the gerrymandering that led to a controversial court-ordered redrawing of districts earlier this year is lashing out at what happened to his suggested fix. State Rep. Eric Roe, R-158, of West Goshen said in a press release that he was “disappointed” in the action by the House State Government Committee that essentially rewrote the bill he and a Democratic state representative had introduced, but that he would “keep fighting” to have the bill passed as written. “The intention of our bill was to make the redistricting process less partisan and more neutral,” Roe said in the release. “The ‘gut-and-replace’ amendment inserted by the committee did just the opposite. It placed more power in the hands of partisan politicians, and it gave the majority party – whichever party that will be after the next census in 2021 – an even greater opportunity to gerrymander.”
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180423/roe-disappointed-with-changes-to-redistricting-bill
HB638: Partisan politics is a disease that shouldn't be spread to Pennsylvania school boards
The state House passed legislation last week that would make school board elections partisan by prohibiting candidates from cross-filing as Democrat and Republican. The legislation is pending in the Senate.
Morning Call Paul Muschick Contact Reporter April 23, 2018
One reason I despise politics is because it instigates conflict. Once a public office-holder is branded as a Republican or a Democrat, they may feel obligated to support causes they really aren’t behind or oppose things they really support because that’s what their party — the people who vote for them — expects. Political labels can make otherwise reasonable people become unreasonable. The last place we need more of that is on our school boards, the level of government that I believe has the greatest impact on the life of the average working-class family. Yet that’s what some state officials want to see, by forcing school board candidates to run on a party line. I’m not surprised. The Pennsylvania statehouse is a den of blatant partisanship looking to spread its disease. Some legislators don’t even try to conceal their bias. Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, chairman of the House State Government Committee, wrote Friday on Facebook that, “I block all substantive Democrat legislation sent to my committee and advance good Republican legislation!” Politics in Harrisburg has stymied routine state government operations, such as passing a budget on time. Is that what you want to see happening on your school board? It could under legislation approved by the state House last week.
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/muschick/mc-opi-partisan-school-boards-bad-idea-house-bill-638-muschick-20180420-story.html
Schooled: Season Two Trailer
WHYY Air Date: April 20, 2018 Listen 1:30
John Wister Elementary is a tiny school in a Philadelphia neighborhood besieged by poverty. And it sparked a huge, citywide debate. After months of bitter acrimony, district leaders pushed out the school’s faculty and gave control of Wister to a charter organization. In Season Two of Schooled, based on years of reporting, we ask three questions: did that change make a difference for kids? Why? At what cost? Throughout the season, we follow the story of Jovan Weaver, who attended Philly public schools and overcame a traumatic childhood to become Wister’s new principal. His goal: create a school good enough for his own children to attend. Listen to the trailer above. Subscribe to the podcast today.
This four-episode season, “You Shouldn’t Be Here: The story of Jovan Weaver and Wister Elementary,” will premiere on Wednesday, April 25.
https://whyy.org/episodes/schooled-season-two-trailer/
Wolf pushes to end gun-show exception to background checks
Penn Live By Marc Levy Associated Press Updated Apr 23, 1:57 PM; Posted Apr 23, 11:22 AM
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Gov. Tom Wolf wants the Legislature to pass a measure expanding background checks on firearms in Pennsylvania and end an exception for shotguns, sporting rifles and semi-automatic rifles that are sold at gun shows. The Democratic governor's Monday news conference comes as lawmakers consider firearms-related measures in the wake of February's Florida high school shooting that killed 17 people. However, the Republican-controlled Legislature has long resisted gun-control measures and is unlikely to expand background checks or ban certain devices, such as assault-style weapons or bump stocks, despite the governor's support.
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/04/wolf_pushes_to_end_gun-show_ex.html#incart_river_index
Want to fix Harrisburg? Start by approving these campaign finance reform bills | Editorial
By PennLive Editorial Board penned@pennlive.com Updated Apr 23, 3:35 PM
Late last month, Gov. Tom Wolf, joined by his Democratic allies in the state House and Senate, rolled out a comprehensive suite of reformsaimed at restoring public trust in the electoral process and to limit the influence of special interests in state politics. Included among them was a proposal to fix Pennsylvania's broken campaign finance system. "To rebuild trust in Harrisburg, we must have fair and accessible elections for all citizens from our rural communities to our big cities," Wolf said in a statement."These reforms have been championed by House and Senate Democrats to modernize our voting laws and put the people of Pennsylvania back in control of our elections. It's time to remove barriers to voting, end gerrymandering, and curb special interests." If you're having trouble remembering that announcement, take heart, you're not the only one. After receiving a bit of attention at the time, the reforms Wolf floated were promptly swallowed by the legislative machine.
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/04/want_to_fix_harrisburg_start_b.html#incart_river_index
Career and Technical Education bills near House vote
Altoona Mirror by RUSS O'REILLY Staff Writer roreilly@altoonamirror.com APR 23, 2018
The state House might vote on a bipartisan, nine-bill package to enhance career and technical education on April 30, Altoona’s state representative said. House Education Committee member Rep. John McGinnis, R-Altoona, emailed Wednesday from Harrisburg that all nine bills will likely be voted on at the next session day on April 30. The Education Committee approved the bills Tuesday. “These bills aim to address business and industry workforce shortages, strengthen educational partnerships with business and industry, increase access to CTE programs, and alleviate misperceptions regarding CTE by highlighting the benefits of these programs, training opportunities and future earnings potential to all students,” McGinnis wrote. “I have been and am in full support. Interestingly, at least one of the bills (House Bill 2155) was initiated by tech students with Rep. (Stephen) Bloom on a visit to the Capitol, an excellent example of grass roots democracy.” The bills seek to update vocational instructional certifications, create tax credits for businesses contributing to career and technical organizations, create an online career resource center and create a workforce development program clearinghouse among other things.
The Pennsylvania State Education Association issued a statement in support of the legislation.
“Career and technical education programs are pipelines between excellent public schools and good paying jobs,” Association President Dolores McCracken said. “(PSEA) is proud to support this legislation and we commend the state representatives who’ve worked on it for the bipartisan approach they’ve taken.”
A summary of the House bills passed by the House Education Committee:
http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/04/education-bills-near-house-vote/
Sen. Scavello Bill To Implement Homestead Property Tax Elimination Increases Personal Income Tax By 1.98% To 5.05%
PA Capitol Digest by Crisci Associates April 23, 2018
Sen. Mario Scavello (R-Monroe) Monday announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1137 to implement the homestead exemption for school property tax elimination approved by voters last November. Senate Bill 1137 will allow local taxing bodies to exclude from taxation 100 percent of the assessed value of owner-occupied homes in 2019. To fund the expanded homestead exclusion program, the legislation would increase the personal income tax rate 1.98 percent to 5.05 percent. This Education Tax is expected to generate $9.3 billion, which will be placed in a separate account dedicated solely to property tax elimination. Even with property tax elimination, Pennsylvanians will pay a lower income tax rate than surrounding states. Taxpayers apply to their county for a homestead exclusion. “We can all agree that any tax that would take a person’s home after working their entire life to pay for it is wrong and immoral. No individual should have to choose between paying for prescription medications, taking care of their health and paying for property taxes,” said Sen. Scavello. “People should be able to own their property and implementation of this legislation will protect and safeguard that constitutional right.”
http://pacapitoldigestcrisci.blogspot.com/2018/04/sen-scavello-bill-to-implement.html
Eyes on the SRC: April 26, 2018
Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools by Karel Kilimnik April 22, 2018
The continued adherence to outsourcing has been a mainstay of this administration. Many of these Resolutions either continue contracts or establish new ones instead of returning positions to the District. The Philadelphia School District has hosted Broad-affiliated superintendents since 2008 when then-Superintendent Arlene Ackerman served on the board of the Broad Foundation. Dr. Hite, is a 2005 graduate of the uncertified Broad Superintendents Academy. He avidly pursues many of the toxic notions promoted by both the Broad Foundation and Superintendent’s Academy. “They target urban school districts with the highest poverty by having graduates from their Broad Superintendents Academy appointed who are prepared to starve public schools in order to make charter schools appealing to parents. The hemorrhaging of students from public schools to charters has led to urban school districts closing public schools all over the country due to “under enrollment”. Part of their strategy is implementing a market place approach to education ensuring that vendors help themselves to lucrative contracts thereby also eroding union membership. In the last days of the SRC we witness a plethora of contracts waiting their approval for moving funds into the private sector and away from public accountability.
https://appsphilly.net/eyes-on-the-src-april-26-2018/
Mt. Lebanon, Penn Hills, Woodland Hills students call attention to young lives lost
Trib Live by JAMIE MARTINES | Friday, April 20, 2018, 7:39 p.m.
Students in the Pittsburgh area are leveraging the national conversation around school safety to tackle issues they say are impacting communities close to home. "Part of school safety is gun violence," said Malik Paolucci, a junior at Penn Hills High School. "If we could take certain steps to stop gun violence, our schools would be safer as well." Students from Mt. Lebanon, Penn Hills and Woodland Hills joined together Friday to host events throughout the day focused on calling attention to the young lives lost to gun violence in the Pittsburgh area. The events happened against the backdrop of the National School Walkout that took place in schools across the country Friday marking the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. More than 2,100 events were registered with the national campaign, which was organized by students from Ridgefield High School in Connecticut.
http://triblive.com/news/education/safety/13559390-74/mt-lebanon-penn-hills-woodland-hills-students-call-attention-to-young-lives
Philadelphia Student Union talks about school policing on Columbine anniversary
The notebook by Darryl C. Murphy April 23, 2018 — 11:00am
After students across the nation participated in walkouts a second time this year to raise awareness of gun law reform, the Philadelphia Student Union hosted Our Lives, Our Future Summit to discuss school safety alternatives. Friday's walkout also commemorated the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting. The student organization didn’t join students around the nation in a walkout because, said Julien Terrell, executive director of PSU, it now wants to focus on strategies that go beyond school shootings and examine school policing. “We felt that the best way we could support the conversation was to hold space for students who wanted to envision after they marched,” said Terrell. “The problem we’re trying to deal with – school policing and creating a new vision for school safety – it didn’t start in February. This has been years and years in the making.”
http://thenotebook.org/articles/2018/04/23/philadelphia-student-union-talks-school-policing-on-columbine-anniversary
Philly students host forum on gun violence
WHYY By Avi Wolfman-Arent April 23, 2018
On Monday morning, ninth-grader Nyla Brooks stood in front of her classmates at Parkway Center City High School in Philadelphia and spoke about the broken promise of her city, the “City of Brotherly Love.” “I see fear, and I see damage, and I see people that are hurt because they feel guns is the way to go,” Nyla said. “I see blood. I see bloodshed. I see bodies. And that’s not what I want to see.” She was not speaking figuratively. Like most of her classmates at this special admissions school on the northern rim of Center City, Nyla has actually seen the toll of gun violence. When she was 4, her father was gunned down. “I have a little bit of PTSD, so when I hear certain things, it triggers certain emotions, and it triggers a certain fear that I have,” she said. A few steps to her left stood City Council President Darrell Clarke and Councilwoman Cindy Bass, a graduate of Parkway Center City. The students had invited the political duo to their forum on gun violence and racial discrimination because they want to keep the conversation going. They don’t want the recently heightened national consciousness to drift again from topics they consider vital.
https://whyy.org/segments/philly-students-host-forum-on-gun-violence/
Proposal to curtail student protests in East Penn School District voted down
Carol Thompson Contact Reporter Of The Morning Call April 23, 2018
A proposal to tighten the rules on student protests at East Penn School District drew rejection from the school board and a thank you from one of the district’s teenage activists. Collective denouncement of the proposal, which called on administrators to manage students’ political demonstrations, helped unite the burgeoning group of activists, Emmaus High School junior Samantha Smith said. “By proposing this, you’ve unintentionally helped us,” she said. “We stand stronger than ever.” About 10 of Smith’s classmates stood behind her as she spoke at a Monday school board meeting, as a silent display of support for her message. The proposal was put forth by school board Director Carol Allen, who said she wished recent student protests had taken place outside of school, in part because she believed that would make them safer. She said the proposal she introduced Monday is under consideration by another Pennsylvania school district.
Allen’s colleagues largely disagreed, describing the proposed policy as unnecessary and poorly written. The board voted 5-1 against discussing the it. Chris Donatelli abstained and Charles Ballard was absent. Allen was the only vote in favor.
http://www.mcall.com/news/education/mc-nws-east-penn-april-protest-proposal-20180423-story.html
The ‘well-regulated Militia’ hits the Waffle House
WHYY By Dick Polman April 23, 2018
It was just another standard all-American shooting — guy with an AR-15 kills people at a restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee — but it prompted me to think anew about the tragically misinterpreted Second Amendment. The weekend episode at the Waffle House was just what you would’ve expected. Four innocents died, seven more were wounded; the suspect, currently at large, had his guns confiscated by police last year after he showed up near the White House, but his indulgent dad made sure that junior got the guns back. The white shooter is a reputed fan of the right-wing “sovereign citizen” movement; the dead are all people of color. The Nashville cops said last night, “He clearly came armed with a lot of firepower intending to devastate the south Nashville area.” This kind of rote bloodletting was not what the Founders intended. John Paul Stevens, the 98-year-old U.S. Supreme Court retiree, took heat recently when he rightly argued that the Second Amendment was not designed to lock and load every American citizen. For nearly two centuries, he pointed out, the courts hewed to the amendment’s literal meaning (“a well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the right people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”), which in no way blessed the deluded notion that virtually everyone (like the Waffle House active shooter) should be free to arm themselves to the teeth.
https://whyy.org/articles/the-well-regulated-militia-hits-the-waffle-house/
Penn Hills school officials eye staff, program cuts
Trib Live by MICHAEL DIVITTORIO | Monday, April 23, 2018, 10:33 p.m.
Penn Hills School District officials are considering furloughing teachers and other program cuts to help close an $8.7 million shortfall in the 2018-19 budget. School directors approved a resolution in a 7-1 vote Monday to notify the state Department of Education about proposed program changes. Board President Erin Vecchio dissented, and member Evelyn Herbert was absent. Superintendent Nancy Hines said no furloughs have been decided, but the district had to approve the resolution to meet a notification deadline. Board Vice President Denise Graham-Shealy said she wants to see more data and information about positions on the list before any are eliminated.
“We're turning people's lives upside down for no reason in most cases, so we really need to look at how we do this furlough and why,” she said. Proposed program changes were posted online . They include elimination of a staff position related to hearing impaired students, plus reading and math coaches, a French World Language position and a half-time athletic director at the middle school. Special education case management and high school and middle school library positions could be altered, as well.
http://triblive.com/local/pennhills/13543805-74/penn-hills-school-officials-eye-staff-program-cuts
“Holtzman said he anticipates an additional $270,000 in state funding for basic education, while the district's total pension obligations should be about $7.7 million. "For comparison purposes, the pension obligation in the 2009-10 school year was $1.1 million for (the school district)," Holtzman said.”
Early look at Waynesboro BOE budget includes property-tax increase
Herald Mail Media by Jennifer Fitch April 23, 2018
WAYNESBORO, Pa. — A presentation at Tuesday's Waynesboro Area School Board meeting will lay the foundation for the school board to review its 2018-19 budget options, which could include a property-tax increase. Current drafts of the budget include a 2.75-mill tax increase, which Business Administrator Eric Holtzman attributed to pension obligations and mandates related to regular and special education. A mill represents $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value.
Holtzman will present budget highlights at the 7 p.m. meeting in the Clayton Avenue administrative office. It will include accomplishments from the current year and an overview of what to expect in the coming year. The preliminary budget will be under scrutiny at the May 8 school-board meeting. "For 2018-19, limited state funding and continued increases to the pension system remain (the school district's) largest challenges," Holtzman wrote in an email.
https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/pennsylvania/early-look-at-waynesboro-boe-budget-includes-property-tax-increase/article_dd460fc2-4751-11e8-b82c-670fce09796b.html
Millcreek proposes $99.6 million school budget
GoErie By Valerie Myers Posted Apr 23, 2018 at 8:32 PM Updated Apr 23, 2018 at 8:32 PM
Budget, if approved, would require sixth consecutive school tax increase.
School taxes and school safety were major topics at Monday night’s Millcreek Township School Board meeting. The Millcreek Township School Board gave tentative approval Monday to a proposed $99.6 million 2018-19 budget that would raise taxes 2 percent. The board will adopt a final budget May 29. If the budget and tax rate are approved as proposed, it would be the district’s sixth consecutive tax increase. The 2018-19 increase would cost homeowners an additional $28 for each $100,000 of their home’s assessed value, said Aaron O’Toole, the district’s director of finance and accounting. The owner of a home assessed at $300,000, for example, would pay an additional $84 in school taxes. Additional revenues from the tax increase would help the district cover a 2.15-percent increase in costs, including increased employee salary, benefit and retirement costs, O’Toole said.
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180423/millcreek-proposes-996-million-school-budget
“Though it has no official connection with the School District of Philadelphia, the African Community Learning Program offers extra support for African English language students, especially those who speak languages that are not very familiar to people in the United States.”
Afterschool program supports African-born immigrant students
A Penn student started the program to help others like her.
The notebook by Darryl C. Murphy April 23, 2018 — 11:41am
Aminata Sy started an afterschool program for students from Africa who are struggling in English-speaking schools. While many people might view remodeling a basement as an opportunity to build a new TV room, extra bedroom or home office, Aminata Sy had a different vision for her West Philadelphia home. She wanted to create a space to help African-born immigrants in Philadelphia — 7 percent of the city’s immigrant population — so she turned it into an after-school program for African students struggling in English-speaking schools. Sy, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, majors in international relations and minors in English at the University of Pennsylvania. “I was thinking on a personal level how can I give back,” Sy said, “because I want my education to not just be something that I am learning and is in my brain. For me, that is useless. For me, education has to be something that is shared.” Sy and her husband transformed their basement laundry room into the African Community Learning Program, where she and seven volunteers — students from Penn and Temple — help a dozen struggling students with their homework, language skills and cultural pride.
http://thenotebook.org/articles/2018/04/23/after-school-program-supports-african-born-immigrant-students
We Don’t Need No Education
New York Times By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist April 23, 2018
Matt Bevin, the conservative Republican governor of Kentucky, lost it a few days ago. Thousands of his state’s teachers had walked off their jobs, forcing many schools to close for a day, to protest his opposition to increased education funding. And Bevin lashed out with a bizarre accusation: “I guarantee you somewhere in Kentucky today a child was sexually assaulted that was left at home because there was nobody there to watch them.” He later apologized. But his hysterical outburst had deep roots: At the state and local levels, the conservative obsession with tax cuts has forced the G.O.P. into what amounts to a war on education, and in particular a war on schoolteachers. That war is the reason we’ve been seeing teacher strikes in multiple states. And people like Bevin are having a hard time coming to grips with the reality they’ve created. To understand how they got to this point, you need to know what government in America does with your tax dollars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/opinion/teachers-protest-education-funding.html?mabReward=CBMG1&recid=13gN3JBCReTQx4lFsGxgPNaGfNh&recp=7&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine
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.
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This year's Summit will be held from July 29-31, 2018 at the Penn Stater
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