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PA Ed Policy Roundup July 29: Taxpayers in Senate Majority Whip John Gordner’s school districts had to send over $12.9 million to chronically underperforming cyber charter schools for 2017-18.


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PA Ed Policy Roundup July 29, 2019


Thousands of Students Could Lose Free School Meals if SNAP Changes
Education Week By Evie Blad on July 23, 2019 4:14 PM
A Trump administration plan to tighten eligibility requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have a secondary effect: hundreds of thousands of children losing automatic eligibility for free school lunches, child hunger groups warn. The proposal, announced Tuesday, would curb broad-based categorical eligibility, an provision that allows states to streamline the application process SNAP, commonly known as food stamps, for families who participate in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. What does SNAP have to do with schools? Children in families who participate in SNAP are "directly certified" for participation in federally subsidized free school meal programs without filling out a separate application, a move that cuts red tape that can prevent participation, those groups say. In addition, schools where large number of students are directly certified in free meal programs, through participation in SNAP or other federal anti-poverty programs, may provide universal free meals to all students through a federal provision called community eligibility. Tightening up SNAP qualifications could cause about 265,000 students to lose eligibility for free meals, said Lisa Davis, the senior vice president of Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign, in testimony before the House agriculture committee's subcommittee on nutrition in June. 

The table below lists the school district name, total 2017-18 cyber tuition paid and the percent of the district’s budget that was spent on cyber tuition.
Data Source: PDE via PSBA.

Benton Area SD
$143,782.68
1.2%
Berwick Area SD
$653,055.52
1.5%
Bloomsburg Area SD
$399,625.09
1.7%
Central Columbia SD
$381,925.17
1.4%
Danville Area SD
$253,485.04
0.7%
Hazleton Area SD
$2,630,295.20
1.9%
Line Mountain SD
$0.00
0.0%
Midd-West SD
$1,170,137.70
3.8%
Millville Area SD
$141,079.00
1.1%
Milton Area SD
$483,071.16
1.5%
Mount Carmel Area SD
$665,767.77
3.7%
North Schuylkill SD
$1,088,585.72
3.9%
Northwest Area SD
$728,403.88
4.0%
Selinsgrove Area SD
$1,004,772.94
2.6%
Shamokin Area SD
$1,382,709.42
4.9%
Shikellamy SD
$1,137,870.93
2.6%
Southern Columbia Area SD
$230,789.93
1.2%
Warrior Run SD
$445,944.36
2.3%

$12,941,301.51



State grants help sick students by providing in-class robots
By Alyssa Biederman | For The Patriot-News Posted Jul 26, 7:00 AM
Through an iPad on wheels that she remote-controlled from home, Ashlyn Brysiak rolled into third grade each day. Brysiak, now an 11-year-old student from East Pennsboro School District, ran into an educational roadblock when she learned she had leukemia that would prevent her from going to school. But now, with technology backed by state grants, she was able to participate in class discussion, group projects and other social pieces of education. “What she was missing without school was the social piece,” said Brysiak’s former teacher, Dawn Kepler. “Depression can be prevalent when students are out for so long.” Now, more students who need to take extended absences will be able to appear in class virtually with the Keystone Telepresence Education Grant Program. The state law, just passed in June, will provide $300,000 in grants to Pennsylvania’s intermediate units, which serve as government liaisons for schools.

New law means snow days can be work days for many students -- from home
ELIZABETH BEHRMAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lbehrman@post-gazette.com JUL 27, 2019
During the 2009-10 school year, the Seneca Valley School District canceled classes due to the weather seven times, and ordered 2-hour delays another 10 times. The next year, administrators didn’t call any snow days, but called six delays. School was closed four times in 2012-13, six times in 2013-14 and four times in 2014-15.  In a district as big as Seneca Valley, which has 7,500 students, encompasses almost 100 square miles and includes Cranberry and Jackson townships in Butler County, predicting the weather and determining whether back roads will be usable during the winter can be tough. A delay has to be called by 5:10 a.m., and a closure by 7 a.m., said Superintendent Tracy Vitale. Some winters are worse than others. If the district has to call more snow days than administrators build into the calendar, students have to make them up to ensure they receive the required 180 days of instruction during a school year. “It's a difficult call to make,” Ms. Vitale said. “I always error on the caution of safety. People don't realize, in the winter, for superintendents this is all they get done.” But some hope a new law will help make the traditional snow day — and the resultant makeup days tacked on to the school year calendar — a thing of the past. The state Legislature this summer passed a law allowing for “flexible instruction days,” where students can work from home on snow days or days when districts are forced to close school. A dozen school districts across the state, including Seneca Valley, worked with the Pennsylvania Department of Education to conduct a three-year pilot program to test the usage of flexible instruction days.

You’re invited to this meeting on school property taxes
By FORD TURNER THE MORNING CALL | JUL 26, 2019 | 1:13 PM
A state Senate Majority Policy Committee workshop scheduled for August to talk about the much-despised school property tax was the brainchild of Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill, a York County Republican. The reason the former two-term Pennsylvania House member sought the session was that she keeps hearing complaints about the tax from her constituents. The same can be said for some lawmakers in the Lehigh Valley region including Berks and Schuylkill counties, which may be home to the most broad-based opposition to the tax. Invitations to the two-hour Aug. 13 session ― which will start in the Pullo Center on the campus of Penn State York at 1 p.m. ― are being sent from the office of Schuylkill County Republican state Rep. David Argall, according to Phillips-Hill. Argall has repeatedly introduced legislation to replace or repeal the tax and compensate for the lost revenue with a variety of increases in other taxes. According to Phillips-Hill, a lead co-sponsor on Argall’s bill, the public also is welcome to attend the workshop. She said the landscape has changed since 2015, the last time lawmakers voted on the Senate floor to reject a school property tax-related bill. “There are some new options to consider and we are going to consider them all,” she said. “Everything should be vetted and out on the table.”

HB1675: Senior Property Tax Freeze
PA House Cosponsorship Memo from Rep. Dan K. Williams
Across Pennsylvania, the median real estate tax bill is $2,603. However, this is problematic because, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 17,000 Pennsylvania seniors with no income, and a total of 409,000 Pennsylvania seniors with an annual income of $20,000 or less. That means there are thousands of seniors whose annual income is small and whose property tax rebate will not cover all of their bill. As property taxes increase, those property tax bills will get harder and harder to pay for some of our older Pennsylvanians, straining their finances and fueling their worries. That is why I am introducing legislation that would implement a property tax freeze for school district property taxes owed by older Pennsylvanians. An individual who is 65 or older, and who has qualified for a homestead property tax exemption at their current residence for at least five years, would be eligible. 2019 would act as the base year for the freeze. However, school districts would not have to struggle with the loss of this funding; the state would reimburse school districts from the Property Tax Relief Fund. Under my plan, seniors would be able to have confidence when it comes time to pay their property tax bills each year, without any added uncertainty for schools. Please join me in giving Pennsylvania’s senior citizens peace of mind that their property taxes will not skyrocket in the coming years. Your consideration and co-sponsorship are appreciated.

Allentown School District still working on final numbers one month after passing budget
By JACQUELINE PALOCHKO THE MORNING CALL |JUL 25, 2019 | 8:40 PM
As the deadline looms for the Allentown School District to submit a 2019-20 budget to the state, district officials say they are still working on final numbers. Even though the school board passed a budget on June 27, the budget was balanced contingent on charter and cyber charter schools taking a 10% voluntary tuition reduction which would close a remaining $6 million deficit. The school board also approved a tax hike lower than what the district recommended, meaning the district will receive about $2 million less revenue in property taxes than it originally budgeted. If charter and cyber charter schools do not agree to a tuition decrease, that means the district could need to cut $8 million from the 2019-20 budget before it submits one to the state. By law, districts must pass a budget by June 30 and then send a budget to Harrisburg within 15 days. But if a district does not send a budget within 15 days, it then receives an automatic 30-day extension beyond the 15-day deadline under the state school code, according to state department of education spokesperson Eric Levis. That means Allentown has until Aug. 11 to submit a budget. On June 27, the Allentown School Board passed a budget with a 1.75% tax hike and plea to charter schools to take a tuition reduction to eliminate the remaining $6 million deficit and balance the budget. Superintendent Thomas Parker said after Thursday’s school board meeting that the district was still in the process of asking charters to take a tuition reduction. Charters can say no to Allentown’s request.

Philly principals and aspiring principals go back to school in summer institutes
The new cohort of Neubauer Fellows start their orientation; PhillyPLUS, which provides alternative certification for school leaders, begins training.
The notebook by Makoto Manheim July 25 — 7:44 pm, 2019
Principals and aspiring principals from all across the city are spending their summers with one question in mind: How can I be a better leader for my school? The focus on improving schools has shifted toward redefining optimal school leadership. In the past, the emphasis was on pushing principals to boost test scores at all costs, but a broader vision has emerged more recently of what good leadership actually requires. “What the system hasn’t really done is look at succinctly how to better prepare principals for complicated roles,” said Principal Shavon Savage from Henry C. Lea Elementary School, a 2019 Neubauer fellow in the Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders. “They have changed over time. They have become more complex; they are more time-consuming; they require us to have a multiplicity of skill sets that you might not be prepared for.” In the past, principals were expected to “control” their buildings. Now they are expected to be instructional leaders, finding new and deeper ways to cultivate learning. They are not just expected to hire good teachers, but to nurture them, give more attention to fair and helpful teacher evaluations, and create cohesive teams of educators. The Neubauer Fellowship puts high-performing principals together in a cohort to create a network of support and provides training to make them more effective leaders. With the introduction of its fifth cohort this year, one-third of the principals in Philadelphia, from District, charter, and faith-based schools, are Neubauer fellows.

How one of Pa.'s most deeply troubled school districts got headed in the right direction
Kim Strong, York Daily Record Published 10:58 a.m. ET May 30, 2019 | Updated 3:44 p.m. ET July 26, 2019
The York City School District tackled nearly two dozen initiatives. We asked Dr. Eric Holmes to pick the three that made the biggest difference. Originally published in May 2019.
The sketch of a former slave loomed large over Dr. Eric Holmes' office, as a reminder to him and everyone who sees the picture that Frederick Douglass rose above his beginnings. Douglass escaped slavery to become an author, activist, ambassador and public speaker.  "It's the possibility that, no matter where you're from or what station in life, you can excel, if you work hard," Holmes said, sitting in his York City School District office just weeks before his retirement as superintendent. He had been a teacher and administrator through 32 years, facing the most difficult challenge six years ago when he took over as superintendent. The district was so financially troubled that the state had assigned a recovery officer, in 2012, to help repair the fiscal damage. "It was challenging times, but I never doubted that it would work out," he said. " Even though things looked pretty grim. ... I believed that public education would win out." The district has rebounded so well that it will apply in June to end its financial recovery status, said Margie Orr, York City school board president. "Our finances now are very good. ... We haven't had to raise taxes for the last six years."  The district built a recovery plan then a second one, drawing on many of the academic components of the first. To be successful, Holmes is clear on this: "If it's not in the plan, we don't do it. It helps us sweep away other ideas."

Praising smaller efficiencies that can be found in our school districts [opinion]
Lancaster Online by THE LNP EDITORIAL BOARD July 29, 2019
THE ISSUE: The Eastern Lancaster County school board has agreed to share some services with Columbia School District for six more years, LNP’s Alex Geli reported in the July 21 edition of Sunday LNP. “The agreement, which stretches from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2026, extends a partnership between two districts on opposite ends of Lancaster County,” Geli wrote. “The relationship began in 2016 when they also shared a superintendent for one year.” We applaud Elanco’s vote to extend its end of this partnership, and we urge the Columbia board to follow suit when it votes on the deal at its next meeting. Elanco Superintendent Bob Hollister told Geli that he believes it’s a win-win for both districts. We agree. The deal involves the sharing of business, human resources and technology services between the two districts. Geli explains that it would require Columbia to pay Elanco $315,000 annually — a $35,000 increase from the previous agreement — to receive support from Elanco’s business manager, human resources director and information technology director, “in addition to (receiving) an on-site tech support specialist and a host of network services and equipment.” Elanco business manager Keith Ramsey said that, under the unique partnership, Columbia would continue to receive “decades of experience and top-of-the-line equipment for a sharply reduced cost,” Geli reported. Columbia would have no need to hire full-time employees in those areas or purchase new equipment. Partnering with Elanco has been a financial plus for Columbia. “Saving money has helped Columbia establish stronger financial footing, particularly regarding its general fund balance, a rainy day fund districts typically keep in case of emergencies,” Geli reported.

“Three goals Henley said he has for the upcoming school year are for at least 50% of students to be proficient or better on the PSSAs, 85% of students to be in school on time every day, and a teacher retention rate of at least 80%. He also said he hopes to strengthen community partnerships and enhance La Academia’s image as a project-based learning school. Out of nearly 100 public schools in the county, La Academia had the lowest percentage of students last year who scored proficient or advanced on the English language arts (21%), math (3%) and science (8%) PSSA. Henley said the daily student attendance rate before he arrived was 65%, and the teacher retention rate was about 50%. Change, Henley said, won’t happen overnight. But if all goes according to plan, he said La Academia can soon become a model project-based learning school in Pennsylvania.”
New principal envisions La Academia Partnership Charter as a model project-based learning school. But the path won't be easy.
Lancaster Online by ALEX GELI | Staff Writer July 27, 2019
Be better. It’s a motto Tommy Henley, La Academia Partnership Charter School’s new principal, lives by. And it’s something, he says, the 21-year-old institution needs to hear. “They’re currently not receiving an equitable education, based on the data that we have,” Henley said of school’s students, the vast majority of whom are Hispanic and from low-income households. “And we need to own that. We need to nam that and move on.” Henley, a 26-year-old Chicago native with experience shaking things up at schools across the nation, joined Lancaster County’s lone brick and mortar charter school in May. He entered a somewhat perilous situation: The school’s principal had suddenly resigned, student test scores were in the tank, and the school was in the process of redefining itself as a project-based learning school.

Penn Manor adds private changing areas, showers to high school design
Lancaster Online by ALEX GELI | Staff Writer Jul 25, 2019
As a nod to student privacy, Penn Manor will add individual changing rooms and showers to the locker rooms as part of its nearly $100 million high school renovation and construction project. Students will still have separate locker rooms for boys and girls, but those who aren’t comfortable changing or showering among their peers may choose one of a handful of private areas to do so. The modification, made official during last week’s school board meeting, comes as other local school districts, such as Eastern Lancaster County, are dealing with heightened concerns over student privacy and the rights of transgender students. Penn Manor Superintendent Mike Leichliter said that played a factor in the board’s decision. “There’s been so many changes recently that we felt we needed to make a change now,” Leichliter told LNP, adding it was a “proactive” move that could prevent student privacy issues down the road. Penn Manor’s updated locker room design includes 14 private changing rooms — seven designated for each sex, including one that’s handicapped-accessible — and four private showers — two for each sex, including one that’s handicapped-accessible.

Penn Hills School District begins first steps in financial recovery
LAUREN LEE Pittsburgh Post-Gazette JUL 25, 2019
Penn Hills School District officials say they are rolling up their sleeves to get to work after the state Department of Education approved their financial recovery plan on June 16. Dan Matsook, the district’s state-appointed financial recovery officer, crafted the plan with the help of a special advisory committee after the state placed the district in financial recovery status because it faces $170 million in debt. Although the plans were approved by the state, officials asked the district to amend its recovery plan because the board did not follow Mr. Matsook’s recommendation to raise taxes in the 2019-2020 budget. Mr. Matsook said he is reviewing solutions to fill in the budget gap and that the state has not yet provided a due date to submit the amendment. He also wants to add other changes to the amendment, such as a curriculum audit to improve student performances, after discovering the district had not conducted a curriculum audit in several years. 

Quakertown students enjoy some summer cooking
Bucks County Courier Times By Chris English Posted Jul 28, 2019 at 5:56 PM
Students in teacher-chef Christopher Polk’s summer chef’s camp recently whipped up a four-course meal for Superintendent William Harner and other staff members. Quakertown Community School District Superintendent William Harner is an educator by trade, not a food critic. But he had a glowing one-word review for a four-course meal recently cooked and served up to Harner and other staff members by students in high school teacher Christopher Polk’s summer chef’s camp. “Phenomenal!” exclaimed Harner of the melon and cucumber salad, Caprese chicken, pasta with garlic cream sauce, surf & turf and other delectables created by the students under Polk’s guidance in a kitchen at the high school. When each course was finished, the students professionally “plated” the food and walked the dishes across the hall to the staffers seated in a classroom turned temporary restaurant called “Panther on Park.” The students repeated the whole process the following day for their parents. Polk, who teaches both engineering and culinary arts at the high school and is a pastry and sous chef at the Crowne Plaza Hotel restaurant in Wyomissing, Berks County, started the summer chef’s camps three years ago as an extension of his regular culinary classes during the school year.

Opponents of these laws contend that the statute is about far more than history and they have argued that its invocation of “God” is an endorsement of religion and a violation of the First Amendment. “Our position is that it’s a terrible violation of freedom of conscience to inflict a godly message on a captive audience of schoolchildren,” Freedom From Religion Foundation co-president Annie Laurie Gaylor told The Associated Press. Gaylor’s group, which in court has challenged the motto’s inclusion on the dollar bill, fought the South Dakota legislation, too. The state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union also opposes the law, arguing in a statement that, “No student should feel pressured in public school to adopt certain religious beliefs.”
A red state is plastering ‘In God We Trust’ on the walls of public schools. It’s mandatory.
Beaver County Times By Reis Thebault, The Washington Post Posted at 2:01 AM
South Dakota’s Republican lawmakers said it was about history - the motto appears on money, on license plates and in the fourth stanza of the “Star-Spangled Banner.” It’s also likely discussed in the classroom, where historical inquiry is a key part of the state’s social studies curriculum. But legislators said they wanted to make it more clear; they wanted to “reaffirm” it. So this fall, when students return to school, a new and compulsory message will greet them: “In God We Trust.” It’ll be the first new academic year since South Dakota’s GOP leadership passed a law requiring every public school to display the American maxim “in a prominent location” and in a font no smaller than 12 by 12 inches. “Our national motto and founding documents are the cornerstone of freedom and we should teach our children about these things,” Sen. Phil Jensen, the controversial Rapid City politician who sponsored the bill, said at a hearing on the legislation. South Dakota joins a growing list of states that force their schools to display the motto. At least half a dozen states passed “In God We Trust” bills last year, and another 10 have introduced or passed the legislation so far in 2019. Similar signage is going up in Kentucky schools this summer, and Missouri could be next.

Population estimates show Pennsylvania losing congressional district
Trib Live by MEGAN TOMASIC   | Sunday, July 28, 2019 12:01 p.m.
The number of U.S. House of Representative seats reserved for Pennsylvania could continue to dwindle following a 100-year population trend in the state, according to recent predictions for districts across the country. A map released by Esri, a California-based geographic information system company, shows Pennsylvania with 17 congressional districts, down from 18, after the 2020 census. Esri is working with officials from the once-a-decade survey to   Kyle Cassal, chief demographer for Esri who created the map, said data was based on census predictions and the method of equal proportions, which is currently used to calculate congressional seats. Following the method, Cassal calculated that Pennsylvania would rank 13th among the states, meaning the number of congressional seats for 12 other states would be determined before Pennsylvania’s. While Pennsylvania has seen an increase of just over 290,460 people since 2010, census estimates show. And that number is not enough to hold onto 18 congressional seats, said Chris Briem, regional economist at the University of Pittsburgh who studies demographic trends.

How Did Charter Schools Lose Their Luster? Our Reporter Explains
Eliza Shapiro, an education reporter, and Dodai Stewart, deputy editor of the Metro desk, recently discussed the backlash against charter schools with New York Times subscribers.
By The New York Times July 26, 2019
Charter schools were once hailed by supporters as a way to save public education in big urban districts. Founders presented them as a way to offer low-income minority families safe, orderly schools with rigorous academics, and they were embraced across the country as a hopeful alternative.  But charter school executives have recently started to acknowledge shortcomings, as questions about whether they are fulfilling their mission have mounted. Democratic presidential candidates have turned away from the charter movement. Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the New York State Legislature would not raise a cap on the number of charters in New York City, halting the growth of the model in the country’s largest school system. Eliza Shapiro, a New York City education reporter, and Dodai Stewart, deputy editor of the Metro desk, dialed into a conference call with New York Times subscribers on Thursday morning to discuss the backlash against charters. Ms. Shapiro discussed her recent article on the changing attitudes toward charter schools and what she discovered in her reporting. Read a lightly edited excerpt from their conversation, led by Ms. Stewart, here.

Portrait of a Charter Entrepreneur: Ron Packard
Diane Ravitch’s Blog By dianeravitch July 27, 2019 //
When we consider the charter industry, it’s hard not to notice how it has become fertile territory for entrepreneurs with no education experience. Take a case in point: The meteoric career of Ron Packard. Begin by reading this dated biography, posted on  SourceWatch. When it was written, Ron was making $5 million a year as CEO of the online charter chain K12 Inc. The company had a market value of more than $1.25 billion. Ron and former Secretary of Education Bill Bennett founded with startup money supplied by ex-felon and junk bond king MIchael Milken and Larry Ellison of Oracle.


Take the four-week PSBA advocacy challenge
POSTED ON JULY 22, 2019 IN PSBA NEWS
Calling all public education advocates! Even though students are out for the summer, we need you to continue your efforts to share your district's story, and the needs of public schools across the state, with your legislators. Follow the four easy steps on the challenge to increase your engagement with lawmakers this summer and you'll receive some PSBA swag as a thank-you. We've also included some talking points to help inform you on the latest issues. Contact Advocacy Coordinator Jamie Zuvich at jamie.zuvich@psba.org with questions. Click here to see the challenge and talking points.

In November, many boards will be preparing to welcome new directors to their governance Team of Ten. This event will help attendees create a full year on-boarding schedule based on best practices and thoughtful prioritization. Register now:
PSBA: Start Strong: Developing a District On-Boarding Plan for New Directors
SEP 11, 2019 • 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
In November, many boards will be faced with a significant transition as they prepare to welcome new directors to their governance Team of Ten. This single-day program facilitated by PSBA trainers and an experienced PA board president will guide attendees to creating a strong, full year on-boarding schedule based on best practices and thoughtful prioritization. Grounded in PSBA’s Principles for Governance and Leadership, attendees will hear best practices from their colleagues and leave with a full year’s schedule, a jump drive of resources, ideas for effective local training, and a plan to start strong.
Register online at MyPSBA: www.psba.org and click on “MyPSBA” in the upper right corner.

The deadline to submit a cover letter, resume and application is August 19, 2019.
Become a 2019-2020 PSBA Advocacy Ambassador
PSBA is seeking applications for two open Advocacy Ambassador positions. Candidates should have experience in day-to-day functions of a school district, on the school board, or in a school leadership position. The purpose of the PSBA Advocacy Ambassador program is to facilitate the education and engagement of local school directors and public education stakeholders through the advocacy leadership of the ambassadors. Each Advocacy Ambassador will be responsible for assisting PSBA in achieving its advocacy goals. To achieve their mission, ambassadors will be kept up to date on current legislation and PSBA positions on legislation. The current open positions will cover PSBA Sections 3 and 4, and Section 7.
PSBA Advocacy Ambassadors are independent contractors representing PSBA and serve as liaisons between PSBA and their local elected officials. Advocacy Ambassadors also commit to building strong relationships with PSBA members with the purpose of engaging the designated members to be active and committed grassroots advocates for PSBA’s legislative priorities. 

PSBA: Nominations for The Allwein Society are open!
This award program recognizes school directors who are outstanding leaders & advocates on behalf of public schools & students. Nominations are accepted year-round with selections announced early fall: http://ow.ly/CchG50uDoxq 

EPLC is accepting applications for the 2019-20 PA Education Policy Fellowship Program
Education Policy & Leadership Center
PA's premier education policy leadership program for education, policy & community leaders with 582 alumni since 1999. Application with program schedule & agenda are at http://www.eplc.org 

2019 PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference Oct. 16-18, 2019
WHERE: Hershey Lodge and Convention Center 325 University Drive, Hershey, PA
WHEN: Wednesday, October 16 to Friday, October 18, 201
Registration is now open!
Growth from knowledge acquired. Vision inspired by innovation. Impact created by a synergized leadership community. You are called upon to be the drivers of a thriving public education system. It’s a complex and challenging role. Expand your skillset and give yourself the tools needed for the challenge. Packed into two and a half daysꟷꟷgain access to top-notch education and insights, dynamic speakers, peer learning opportunities and the latest product and service innovations. Come to the PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference to grow!

NPE Action National Conference - Save the Date - March 28-29, 2020 in Philadelphia, PA.
The window is now open for workshop proposals for the Network for Public Education conference, March 28-29, 2020, in Philadelphia. I hope you all sign on to present on a panel and certainly we want all to attend. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NBCNDKK

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