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PA Ed Policy Roundup Sept. 6 2019
With battle lines
drawn, is there a way to ‘Yes’ on charter school reform? | John L. Micek
PA Capital Star
Commentary By John L. Micek September 5, 2019
If you’re looking
for the perfect example of the tribalism that too often devours our politics,
you don’t have to look much further than Pennsylvania’s two-decade-plus-old
argument over charter schools. To public education advocates, charters are
unaccountable, underperforming schools, run by profiteers who siphon money out
of struggling, mostly urban school districts, leaving hollowed out school
buildings in their wake. To charter allies, meanwhile, the public education
establishment is an adversary that prioritizes protecting its prerogatives over
what’s best for students, dooming them to an education determined by their zip
code, rather than what their parents believe is best for them. That depth of
feeling is understandable. There are few matters of public policy that
elicit more deeply personal reactions and passionate opinions than the choices
we make about educating our children. Charter advocates have been pushing back
— hard — against Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent round of
executive actions attempting to reform the state’s more than 180 brick-and-mortar charters and 15 or so
cyber-charter schools.
Blogger note: here’s the June 2018 IRS990
form for Commonwealth Charter Academy Cyber Charter courtesy of ProPublica. For
those of you who are only accustomed to seeing invoices from cyber charter
schools, here’s considerable detail on revenue, expenses and executive salaries
so you can begin to see where and how your tax dollars are being spent.
COMMONWEALTH CHARTER ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL: Form 990
1 INNOVATION WAY,
HARRISBURG, PA 17110-1171 | TAX-EXEMPT SINCE DEC. 2005
Full text of "Form 990" for fiscal
year ending June 2018
Tax returns filed
by nonprofit organizations are public records. The Internal Revenue Service
releases them in two formats: page images and raw data in XML. The raw data is
more useful, especially to researchers, because it can be extracted and
analyzed more easily. The pages below are a reconstruction of a tax document
using raw data from the IRS.
“When there is a dispute between a
district and a charter school over a tuition payment, charters can ask PDE to
redirect the tuition from the district’s state subsidy to the charter
school. Mr. Wolf’s office said PDE processed more than 13,500 requests in 2018,
a 60% increase over the past seven years. Starting Sept. 15, the
requesting school will be charged $15 per redirection payment, according to the
plan. Because PDE is the authorizing entity for statewide cyber charter
schools, new cyber charter applicants will be charged $86,000. The fee will go
into effect beginning Jan. 1, 2020, and “reflects the cost to review the
application.”
Gov. Wolf announces fees for Pennsylvania Department of
Education charter school services
ELIZABETH BEHRMAN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lbehrman@post-gazette.com SEP 5, 2019
The Pennsylvania
Department of Education now will charge service fees in an attempt
to “recoup the costs of thousands of hours of staff time” incurred as the
agency implements the state’s Charter School Law. Gov. Tom Wolf discussed
the new fee-for-service model Wednesday during a stop at Twin Rivers Elementary
School in McKeesport. The change is part
of a larger plan he announced last month to use a combination of executive action and new legislation to
overhaul Pennsylvania’s more than 20-year-old charter school law and hold
charter schools to the same accountability, “ethical and transparency”
standards as traditional public schools. “This will allow more money to
go where it should go, tax dollars toward educating our children,” Mr. Wolf
said about the fee-for-service plan. Charter schools are public schools that
are privately operated. Districts pay charter schools “tuition” for each
of their students who attends a charter, based on what the district spends
per-student.
PCPCS Responds to
Governor Wolf’s Latest Attacks on Charter Schools and Charter Students
Pennsylvania Association of Public Charter
School Website September 5, 2019
Harrisburg – Yesterday, Governor Tom Wolf announced that he has directed the
Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to charge charter schools a $15
fee-for-service beginning September 15. Charters will be charged this
fee-for-service every time they request PDE to redirect school district funds
to cover unpaid charter tuition payments. The following is a statement from Ana
Meyers, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Coalition of Public Charter
Schools, on the Governor’s announcement. “As schools welcomed back students
this week, PA’s public charter schools were blindsided once again by Governor
Wolf’s attacks on their schools and their students. Yesterday’s announcement
that the Governor has directed the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE)
to begin charging charter schools a fee-for-service beginning this
month is unwarranted, detrimental and discriminatory. First, requiring
charter schools to pay PDE to redirect unpaid tuition payments from school
districts to charter schools is outlandish and insulting. The Public School
Code requires that school districts make 12 equal payments to charter schools
for the tuition of the students they serve. Unfortunately, many school
districts refuse to make these state-mandated payments, leaving charter schools
and their students at a disadvantage. The only recourse for charter schools is
to request that PDE redirect the tuition amount they are owed from the school
district to the charter school, which is provided for by state law (24 P.S. §
17-1725-A(a)(5)).
Blogger note: according to Wikipedia, the
Thomas B. Fordham Institute is an ideologically conservative American nonprofit
education policy think tank, with offices in Washington, D.C., Columbus, Ohio, and Dayton, Ohio. The institute supports and publishes research on education
policy in the US.
The Philadelphia School Partnership’s
past and present boards have been composed of investment bankers, realtors,
hedge fund managers, philanthropists and lobbyists. Since its inception, the
Partnership has placed most of its efforts on expanding charters and supporting
Catholic schools. More info on their board members and investors here: https://philaschoolpartnership.org/who-we-are/
Here’s a commentary piece by the Partnership’s
Executive Director Mark Gleason that was published on the Fordham Institute’s
website:
“Despite all of the obfuscation, there
is an opportunity to build bipartisan consensus and improve charter policy.
Even the appearance of schools having cozy relationships with for-profit
entities is unacceptable. Clarifying the rules for avoiding conflicts of
interest will ensure taxpayer resources are creating opportunities for
students, not founders and insiders”
Pennsylvania’s
charter sector needs a scalpel, not a sledgehammer
Fordham Institute
Commentary by Mark Gleason 9.4.2019
Mark Gleason is the
Executive Director of Philadelphia School Partnership.
Pennsylvania’s
Democratic Governor Tom Wolf garnered headlines recently when he announced vague plans for taking funding away from
the state’s public charter schools. He also described charters as benefiting
from an unlevel playing field for accountability and transparency. Sadly, it’s
a sure bet in 2019 that when a politician calls for more transparency, he
doesn’t practice what he preaches. Let’s start with the money. That’s where
politics almost always starts, and ends. The governor and school districts
across the state complain that charter costs are eating into district budgets.
However, state-reported data show that district revenues have grown at a faster
rate than charter revenues. From fiscal 2009 to fiscal 2018, charter enrollment
in Pennsylvania nearly doubled, contributing to a decline in overall district
enrollment. Even so, district revenues, after deducting charter payments,
jumped by 28 percent overall. On a per-pupil basis, district revenues rose 37 percent,
versus just 27 percent for charters. Talk about an unlevel playing field.
Charter schools (and thus charter students) only receive about 85 cents on the
dollar in Pennsylvania, compared with school district funding. Inflexible cost
drivers, such as pension obligations, are the districts’ big problem, one that
would be there with or without charter growth.
“The quality of the education each
individual student receives is hard to evaluate, but a number of alarming
trends require a closer look. According to the Pennsylvania Department of
Education’s School Performance Profile, three out of the 14 cyber charter
schools operating in Pennsylvania had an SPP just above 60 in 2015-16. (The Pa.
Department of Education considers 60 SPP and below to be substandard.)
Moreover, none of the cyber charters scored above 70, the minimum goal for all
schools, and some scored in the 30s. Alarmingly, data for 2015-16 from both the
Pa. Department of Education and Schooldigger.com show that eight of the 11
Pennsylvania cyber charters in their databases have a graduation rate below 70
percent in comparison with the 2016 statewide rate of 86 percent.
(Schooldigger.com, a free informational website, has a database of U.S. schools
that includes enrollment and test scores.)”
Are cyber charter schools making the grade?
Centre Daily Times
Opinion American Association of University Women State College Branch
Across the nation
and right here in the Centre Region, online charter schools are growing in
popularity as a choice for parents and guardians, and children. However, along
with the advantages that cyber charters present to both students and their
families, they also raise issues worthy of deeper examination. Students who
have specific circumstances that require great flexibility in scheduling may
benefit the most from cyber schools. There are positive accounts from talented
students who found cybers to offer them their only opportunity to continue
their extensive music or sports training schedules without disrupting their
school progress. These students tend to be high achievers and particularly
organized in self-scheduling. This is not the case for most students. Students
without the rigor of a school day schedule and daily social engagement with
peers and teachers may find themselves floundering socially and academically.
Others who benefit
from cyber charters include students from rural areas whose family obligations
and schoolwork may be affected by hours spent on buses and some high school
students who may contribute to the family’s income and need scheduling
flexibility.
What: Informal
discussion on cyber charter schools
When: 9 a.m.
refreshments, 9:30 a.m. panel, Oct. 7
Where: Central
Pennsylvania Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, 800 E. Park Ave., State College
AAUW State College
Branch invites you to attend an informational panel discussion to learn more
about background and issues connected with cyber charter schools. Join us on
Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau,
800 E. Park Ave., State College (visitor center off Porter Road). Refreshments,
9 a.m.; panel discussion, 9:30 a.m. The American Association
of University Women State College Branch is part of a nationwide network of
about 1,000 branches that are dedicated to advancing equity for women and
girls.
Village View: Focus
on charter school improvements
Main Line Suburban
Life Opinion By Bonnie Squires September 5, 2019
Bonnie Squires is a
communications consultant who writes weekly for Main Line Media News
Did you know that
charter schools and cyber charter schools are funded by taxpayer dollars, as
they are part of the public education system in our state? And are aware that
Governor Tom Wolf is working on charter school reform right now? State
Representative Jim Roebuck, the Democratic chair of the PA House Education
Committee, has been drafting reform bills for charter schools for about ten
years now. He is working closely with Governor Wolf and Secretary of Education
Pedro Rivera to draft new regulations for the charter and cyber charter
schools. You may recall some lurid headlines about misdeeds and failures of
charter schools, like the one where it was discovered that the charter school
was using its lunchroom for a bar on weekends. And there have been many
closures of charter schools for poor performance academically by their
students. There have been accusations that some charter schools have not
admitted special needs students because they did not want to spend the money to
offer services for these students. And the fact that many charter school owners
also own the buildings which house the schools,, so they are paying rent to
themselves, has always been a problem. According to Governor Wolf, despite
costing taxpayers $1.8 billion last year, brick-and-mortar charter and cyber
charter schools, and for-profit companies that manage many of them, are not
held to the same ethical and transparency standards of traditional public
schools.
Erie’s public schools offering a cyber choice academy
YourErie Posted: Sep 5, 2019 / 04:01 PM
EDT / Updated: Sep 5, 2019 / 06:05 PM EDT
School is just
beginning for some, but Erie Public’s Schools is announcing an additional
option for students if the traditional classroom setting is not for them. The
Cyber Choice Academy is giving students in all grade levels a chance to learn
online. If parents chose this program, it is free and students still have a
chance to participate in any extra curricular activities within the district. “There
are 80 different courses through this program,” said Erica Erwin, coordinator of
public relations and strategic communications. “There is a lot of different
opportunities for them and it just offers the flexibility that we know some of
our families need.” Students who choose this program in kindergarten through
fifth grade are required to meet with a teacher in person twice a week.
York County districts shoulder burden as security costs
become 'new normal'
Lindsay C. VanAsdalan, York
Dispatch Published 2:21 p.m. ET Sept. 5, 2019 | Updated 4:08 p.m. ET Sept.
5, 2019
Safety has been a
buzzword for school districts in recent years — with local
threats, high school shootings throughout the country, increases in federal and
state funding, and a statewide task force dedicated to
exploring root causes of violence. Under pressure from parents and
politicians, York County schools — not unlike many others
nationally — have responded with cash for security infrastructure and
staff. But with higher spending on security and limited government funding
offered compared to extensive needs, district programming could suffer in the
long term as districts' fund balances diminish. Central York School
District is paying more than $500,000 annually — not including a
one-time fee of $260,000 in 2017-18 to upgrade all security systems. That's an
expense that didn't exist five years ago.
Pennsylvania’s
property tax, explained: A moral wrong, or the building block of government
finance?
PA Capital Star By Stephen Caruso September 6, 2019
When he started
knocking on doors during his inaugural campaign for state representative in
1992, Sam Rohrer noticed a topic popping up again and again — property taxes. He
was aware of complaints, but the extent of the problem became more and more
apparent as he talked to his soon-to-be constituents in Berks County. Rohrer, a
Republican, served in the General Assembly until 2010 and became one of the
body’s strongest advocates for property tax reform. In those 18 years, he tried
negotiating with such Capitol power players as former GOP House Speaker John
Prezel to bring elimination up for a vote — to no avail. He even ran
unsuccessfully for the GOP nod for governor in 2010 against then-Attorney
General Tom Corbett on a Tea Party platform that included property tax
elimination. Now out of office, and president of the Elverson, Pa.-based
American Pastors Network, Rohrer doesn’t follow the issue as closely as he once
did. But he knows what it’ll take to finally see it through. “Somebody has to
be a champion of the cause,” Rohrer said. “They have to be dogged.”
In ‘equity circles,’ teachers confront their own biases
and stereotypes
Changing
attitudes and deeply held cultural practices "doesn't happen
overnight."
The notebook by Dale Mezzacappa September 5 — 12:23 pm, 2019
The men and women
stood to face each other in the classroom at Benjamin Rush Arts Academy, asked
to challenge a stereotype about their chosen identity. For instance, said the
session leader: “I am an urban educator, but I am not here for the paycheck or
the summers off.” It was a diverse group – black, white, Latinx, Asian, people
just out of school and in mid-career. After some hesitation, the examples came
rapidly: “I am a gay man, but not less of a man.” “I am a world traveler, but
not rich.” “I am an African American man, but not a criminal deadbeat or a gang
member.” “I am a religious woman, but not trying to impose my beliefs on
anyone.” “I am very well-educated, but not stuck up or trying to act white.”
“I’m Southern, but not a bigot.” The session at the weeklong teacher
orientation in early August was called “Preparing to be a Culturally Responsive
Teacher,” and it represented the start of an initiative taking hold in the
Philadelphia School District this year – one that seeks to help teachers
confront issues of race, ethnicity, and identity rather than pretend that they
don’t exist. The plan is to create “equity circles” in school this year with
willing participants, in which teachers form communities to do the work of examining
where they are coming from and the beliefs they hold about their students. The
goal is to “widen the aperture” through which teachers view their students,
said Meredith Mehra, head of the District’s Office of Teaching and Learning.
Bethel Park residents protest board decision to reduce
taxes
Post-Gazette by DEANA CARPENTER SEP 4, 2019 6:00 AM
A group of
residents is unhappy with the Bethel Park school board’s recent decision to cut
taxes without discussion and held a protest before the last board meeting and
say that further protests are likely. About 50 people gathered outside the
district offices before the August board meeting to protest the board’s June
vote to decrease taxes by 8.2 percent. The protest was organized by Tom
Duerr, a resident of Bethel Park. A group called Bethel Park Deserves Better,
headed by Sharon Janosik also attended the protest, which was held for about an
hour prior to the start of the school board’s regular meeting on Aug. 27. “The
focus of the rally was to demonstrate that the residents of our community
demand better from our elected officials — better leadership,
transparency, accountability, long-term planning, fiscal responsibility,
education, rankings, property values and stakeholder participation,” Ms.
Janosik said.
“Students who could choose to become
teachers are choosing not to. People who could choose to stay in the classroom
are instead engaging in a slow-motion strike, an extended exodus, and our real problem is how to attract and retain those
people.”
We Need To Stop Talking About The Teacher Shortage
Forbes by Peter Greene Senior Contributor Sep 5, 2019, 08:35pm
News of a teacher
shortage across the nation has been pummeling us for
years now, right up
through a story yesterday in
the Panama City News Herald about
an “extreme” teacher shortage. Fewer
students in
teacher prep programs. Thousands of unfilled teacher vacancies in state after
state. But we need to stop calling it a teacher shortage. You can’t solve a
problem starting with the wrong diagnosis. If I can’t buy a Porsche for $1.98,
that doesn’t mean there’s an automobile shortage. If I can’t get a fine dining
meal for a buck, that doesn’t mean there’s a food shortage. And if appropriately
skilled humans don’t want to work for me under the conditions I’ve set, that
doesn’t mean there’s a human shortage. Calling the situation a “teacher
shortage” suggests something like a crop failure or a hijacker grabbing
truckloads before they can get to market. It suggests that there simply aren’t
enough people out there who could do the job.
Republican
politicians, states join NRA in backing gun-maker in Sandy Hook case
Ten states
and nearly two dozen members of Congress filed briefs in support of Remington,
maker of the AR-15 used by the Newtown shooter.
NBC News By Associated
Press Sept. 5, 2019, 3:04 PM EDT
HARTFORD, Conn. —
Ten states and nearly two dozen members of Congress are joining the National
Rifle Association in supporting gun-maker Remington Arms as it fights a
Connecticut court ruling involving liability for the Sandy Hook Elementary
School shooting. Officials in the 10 conservative states, 22 House Republicans
and the NRA are among groups that filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on
Tuesday and Wednesday. They urged justices to overturn the Connecticut
decision, citing a much-debated 2005 federal law that shields gun makers from
liability, in most cases, when their products are used in crimes. Remington,
based in Madison, North Carolina, made the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle used to
kill 20 first graders and six educators at the Newtown, Connecticut, school on
Dec. 14, 2012. A survivor and relatives of nine victims of the massacre filed a
wrongful death lawsuit against Remington in 2015, saying the company should
have never sold such a dangerous weapon to the public and alleging it targeted
younger, at-risk males in its marketing and through product placement in
violent video games. Citing one of the few exemptions in the 2005 federal law,
the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4-3 in March that Remington could be sued
under state law over how it marketed the rifle. The decision overturned a
ruling by a state trial court judge who dismissed the lawsuit based on the
federal law, named the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Adolescent Health and
School Start Times: Science, Strategies, Tactics, & Logistics
Workshop Nov 13, Exton
Join school administrators and staff, including superintendents, transportation directors, principals, athletic directors, teachers, counselors, nurses, and school board members, parents, guardians, health professionals and other concerned community members for an interactive and solutions-oriented workshop on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Join school administrators and staff, including superintendents, transportation directors, principals, athletic directors, teachers, counselors, nurses, and school board members, parents, guardians, health professionals and other concerned community members for an interactive and solutions-oriented workshop on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Clarion Hotel in
Exton, PA
The science is clear. Many middle and high school days in Pennsylvania, and across the nation, start too early in the morning. The American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics, and many other major health and education leaders agree and have issued policy statements recommending that secondary schools start no earlier than 8:30 am to allow for sleep, health, and learning. Implementing these recommendations, however, can seem daunting. Discussions will include the science of sleep and its connection to school start times, as well as proven strategies for successfully making change--how to generate optimum community support and work through implementation challenges such as bus routes, athletics, and more. Register for the workshop here: https://ssl-workshop-pa.eventbrite.com Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to offer early bird registration for $25, which includes a box-lunch and coffee service. Seating is limited and early bird registration ends on Friday, September 13.
For more information visit the workshop website www.startschoollater.net/workshop---pa or email contact@startschoollater.net
The science is clear. Many middle and high school days in Pennsylvania, and across the nation, start too early in the morning. The American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control, American Academy of Pediatrics, and many other major health and education leaders agree and have issued policy statements recommending that secondary schools start no earlier than 8:30 am to allow for sleep, health, and learning. Implementing these recommendations, however, can seem daunting. Discussions will include the science of sleep and its connection to school start times, as well as proven strategies for successfully making change--how to generate optimum community support and work through implementation challenges such as bus routes, athletics, and more. Register for the workshop here: https://ssl-workshop-pa.eventbrite.com Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to offer early bird registration for $25, which includes a box-lunch and coffee service. Seating is limited and early bird registration ends on Friday, September 13.
For more information visit the workshop website www.startschoollater.net/workshop---pa or email contact@startschoollater.net
EPLC/DCIU 2019 Regional Training Workshop for PA School
Board Candidates Sept. 14th
The Pennsylvania
Education Policy and Leadership Center will conduct a regional Full Day Workshop
for 2019 Pennsylvania School Board Candidates at the DCIU on September 14,
2019.
Target Audience: School Board Directors and
Candidates, Community Members, School Administrators
Description: Full Day Workshop for 2019 Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Incumbents, non-incumbents, campaign supporters and all interested voters are invited to participate in this workshop. The workshop will include Legal and Leadership Roles of School Directors and School Boards; State and Federal Policies: Implications for School Boards; School District Finances and Budgeting; Candidates and the Law; Information Resources; "State and Federal Policies" section includes, but is not limited to: K-12 Governance; PA Standards, Student Assessment, and Accountability; Curriculum and Graduation Requirements; K-12 State Funding; Early Education; Student Choices (Non-Public, Home Schooling, Charter Schools, Career-Technical, and more); Teacher Issues; Linking K-12 to Workforce and Post-Secondary Education; Linking K-12 to Community Partners
***Fee: $75.00. Payment by Credit Card Only, Visa or Mastercard, PLEASE DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER PAYMENT TYPE*** Registration ends 9/7/2019
Description: Full Day Workshop for 2019 Pennsylvania School Board Candidates. Incumbents, non-incumbents, campaign supporters and all interested voters are invited to participate in this workshop. The workshop will include Legal and Leadership Roles of School Directors and School Boards; State and Federal Policies: Implications for School Boards; School District Finances and Budgeting; Candidates and the Law; Information Resources; "State and Federal Policies" section includes, but is not limited to: K-12 Governance; PA Standards, Student Assessment, and Accountability; Curriculum and Graduation Requirements; K-12 State Funding; Early Education; Student Choices (Non-Public, Home Schooling, Charter Schools, Career-Technical, and more); Teacher Issues; Linking K-12 to Workforce and Post-Secondary Education; Linking K-12 to Community Partners
***Fee: $75.00. Payment by Credit Card Only, Visa or Mastercard, PLEASE DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER PAYMENT TYPE*** Registration ends 9/7/2019
“Each member entity will have one vote
for each officer. This will require boards of the various school entities to
come to a consensus on each candidate and cast their vote electronically during
the open voting period (Aug. 23 – Oct. 11, 2019).”
PSBA Officer
Elections: Slate of Candidates
PSBA members
seeking election to office for the association were required to submit a
nomination form no later than June 1, 2019, to be considered. All candidates
who properly completed applications by the deadline are included on the slate
of candidates below. In addition, the Leadership Development Committee met on
June 15th at PSBA headquarters in Mechanicsburg to interview candidates.
According to bylaws, the Leadership Development Committee may determine
candidates highly qualified for the office they seek. This is noted next to
each person’s name with an asterisk (*).
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.
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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