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PA Ed Policy Roundup for Dec. 3, 2019
On December 5th at
noon - 20 school districts across the state, including Norristown, Pottstown &
Upper Darby are holding rallies for charter law reform and better school
funding.
Upper Darby,
Norristown and Pottstown school districts join 20 Pennsylvania urban schools in
simultaneous statewide effort for charter reform and equitable funding
Upper Darby School
District hosts a fair-funding press conference on December 5th Upper Darby, PA
- As the anniversary of the beginning of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
sparked by Rosa Parks in 1955 nears, the Upper Darby School District joins PA
League of Urban Schools in the statewide fight for fair funding of public schools
for students across Pennsylvania. The PA League of Urban Schools will hold a
simultaneous statewide press conference to call attention to the need for
charter reform and funding inequities that are dramatically impacting urban
schools and placing the heavy financial burden of funding public education on
taxpayers.
On December 5th at
noon - 20 school districts across the state, including Norristown, Pottstown
and Upper Darby are holding rallies for charter law reform and better school
funding.
Pick the district
closest to you and go with other education advocates to support our schools!
- Norristown –
December 5th at Noon. Location: Norristown School
District Administration Building, 401 North Whitehall Road, Norristown, PA
19403. For more information and to RSVP contact: Kathy DiMaio at
610-630-5012 or Kdimaio@nasd.k12.pa.us
- Pottstown –
December 5th at Noon. Location: Pottstown High
School, Audion Room in the Main Lobby, 750 N. Washington Street,
Pottstown, PA 19464. For more information and to RSVP contact: Diane Nash,
610-323-8200 or dnash@pottstownk12.org
- Upper
Darby – December 5th at
Noon. Location: Upper Darby High School, Board Room, 601 N. Lansdowne
Ave, Drexel Hill, PA 19026. For more information and to RSVP contact:
Aaronda Q. Beauford at (610) 789-7200, ext. 3232 or abeauford@upperdarbysd.org
Charter Schools;
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
PENNSYLVANIA
BULLETIN PROPOSED RULEMAKING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [ 22 PA. CODE CH. 711 ]
Since 1970, voters have rejected the creation or
expansion of private school vouchers every time they have been proposed.
National Coalition
for Public Education Website
“According to the PA Association of
School Administrators, the speaker is pulling GOP representatives in for some
arm-twisting. The bill is not dead yet. If you want to stop the push of
vouchers into Pennsylvania, keep calling and
emailing your favorite legislator.”
Curmuducation Blog by Peter Greene Monday,
December 2, 2019
Pennsylvania House
Speaker and Betsy DeVos fanboy Mike Turzai has suffered a momentary setback in
his drive to use Harrisburg schools as a launching pad for a PA voucher
program, but he reportedly has not given up. HB 1800 targets the ailing school district at a point where it has only
recently been placed in
financial receivership under the control of a state-appointed overseer. One
might think that the legislature might take a minute or two to see if their
Plan A is going to work, but Turzai smells an opportunity, and he's willing to
be the guy who runs into the operating room five minutes after the start of a
critical operation and hollers, "She's gonna die anyway-- let me have some
of those organs." The PA Auditor
General has weighed in, pointing
out that the bill would "bleed out" the district. This is
particularly true because the bill would actually award vouchers to students
who live in the Harrisburg district, but have never actually attended public
school. For those families, the vouchers would be a tasty little windfall. For
the district, the vouchers would mean that the district would lose a mountain
of money before their enrollment dropped by a single student.
Vouchers: House bill 1800 would save Harrisburg’s
children and their schools | Opinion
Penn Live Opinion By Rep. Mike Turzai Posted Dec 02, 2019
Rep. Mike Turzai is speaker of Pennsylvania’s
House of Representatives.
Every child
deserves access to a quality education that is right for his or her individual
gifts and needs. When school districts cannot provide an adequate education,
many families move away; others scrape and save to afford a private school.
Those who can afford neither suffer most, watching their children fail to reach
their full potential at a poorly performing school. The community suffers, too,
and struggles to attract new residents or to maintain a sufficient tax base. All
of this has been occurring in our capital city, Harrisburg, for many years,
despite sustained efforts at reform. From 2000 through 2010, the state gave
Harrisburg’s Mayor control of the district through the Education Empowerment
Act. In 2012, the state placed the district in financial recovery status. This
past June, the district entered state receivership. Still, Harrisburg remains
one of the worst-performing and most poorly managed schools in Pennsylvania.
Just 7.1 percent of students tested proficient or advanced in algebra, 9.3
percent in biology, and 13.6 percent in English, down from 18.1 percent 10.9
percent, and 23 percent a few years ago. Only 65 percent of students graduate
in four years, the fourth-lowest rate in the state and far below Pennsylvania’s
average of 87 percent. While the appointment of the receiver has encouraged
optimism among some, everyone involved agrees that recovery will be a very
lengthy process. Harrisburg’s children and families don’t have time to wait for
a better education.
Ohio: Increase in private school tuition vouchers is
costing districts - and soon you
By Patrick
O'Donnell, The Plain Dealer Cleveland.com Updated 6:07 AM; December 2, 2019
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A
year ago, no students in the Parma school district used Ohio’s main tuition
voucher program to attend private schools. This year, thanks to changes in
state law, 359 students are using vouchers. For families paying tuition to send
their kids to Parma-area private Catholic schools like Padua or Holy Name, a
$6,000 tax-funded voucher toward tuition is a huge help. For the district, it’s
a $2.1 million hit to the budget that impacts teachers, books and supplies for
its schools. Parma isn’t alone in facing new or increased costs to help
students attend private schools. Changes to state law, have more than tripled
the number of districts declared part of the voucher program, from 40 in
2018-19 to 139 this school year. Next year, the program meant to help students
escape being stuck in failing schools will grow further, to more than 400
districts, which represents more than two-thirds of the districts in the state.
Even Solon, always at the top of state test score rankings, has a school
considered failing and whose students are now eligible for vouchers. Next year,
add a school in each of the high-scoring Brecksville-Broadview Heights and
Mayfield districts.
After 50 years in
education, Parkland school board member Bob Bold retires
By MARGIE
PETERSON THE MORNING CALL | NOV 29, 2019 | 6:44 PM
After half a
century in education, Robert Bold retired this month from the unpaid post he
held for the last 20 years on the Parkland School Board. His parting advice to
the district’s school officials was a paraphrase of a quote from the late
British prime minister and celebrated orator Winston Churchill. “A good
presentation is like a woman’s skirt,” Bold said at the board meeting. “Long
enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep interest.” When you’re 84
and have dedicated your life to a good cause, you can get away with lines like
that. Bold began his
career in education in 1967 as a teacher at what was then Harrison-Morton
Junior High in Allentown and later moved to Allen High School, where he taught
industrial arts — or what was then called “shop” — for most of his career. He
retired in 1997, did some substitute teaching and joined the Parkland School
Board in 1999. Over the last two decades, Bold served as board president five
times and vice president three times and as president of the Carbon Lehigh
Intermediate Unit since 2009. He is credited with advocating for the creation
of the Parkland Education Foundation, which since 2011 has raised more than $1
million for special projects and needs in the district’s schools. In 2018, the
Parkland teachers union gave him its first Friend of Education Award for his
advocacy for children, education and educators.
JOIN EDUCATORS,
PARENTS, AND CHESTER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANT TO SAVE CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOLS
TUESDAY, DEC. 3, 2019 4:30 P.M.
CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL
200 WEST NINTH STREET CHESTER, PA 19013 (ADMINISTRATION SIDE OF BUILDING)
PSEA Flyer November
22, 2019
This rally will
occur on the eve of an important court hearing on the future of the district’s
public schools. The Chester Community Charter School has filed a petition with
the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas asking a judge to convert all Chester
Upland public schools for prekindergarten through eighth-grade students to
charter schools under the district’s Financial Recovery Plan.
Blogger note: Maurice G. Eldridge’s LinkedIn
profile lists him as Vide President at Swarthmore College and Vice Chair, The
Chester Fund for Education and the Arts
Letter to the Editor:
Cooperation urged among schools
Delco Times Letter
by Maurice G. Eldridge Dec 1, 2019
I always find
myself moved to respond to an article that paints charter schools with one
brush as if there were no differences between them. What these schools have in
common with each other and the regular public schools is their common status as
public schools and, as importantly, their service to resident children of the
same community and school district. They are not taking money out of the
district. On the other hand, in some cases, they are raising private money to
allow them to enrich the student experience. For example, creating an intensive
individualized program to bring the youngest children on grade level in reading
and mathematics. If teaching some arts disciplines not supported by the
district money is provided to support that. All of this has the potential to
model good practices to the regular schools. If there were open and receptive
relationships between schools there could even be collaboration in areas like
teacher development and enrichment, curricular enhancements and other effective
innovations. We need to find a way to work together on behalf of all of the
children. Charters should be able to share openly with their sister schools in
the district the successes that freedom to experiment have produced. I repeat,
as communities, nations and individuals, we need to cross over divides and
learn and grow together and model that for our children, in and out of school.
Philly’s new school police chief pledges less
law-and-order, more mentoring of students
Inquirer by Kristen A.
Graham, Updated: December
2, 2019- 9:15 AM
Kevin Bethel built
a 30-year career locking people up, rising to become a respected deputy
commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department. But that’s not who he is
anymore. Last month, Philadelphia School Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.
named him special adviser for school safety — essentially the chief of the
300-officer-plus school police force. “You
don’t get your respect from barking and screaming and hollering and cuffing,”
said Bethel, who has attracted national attention for his work with young
people. “We’re going to encourage mentoring and engaging with young people, and
giving these officers the space to be able to work outside what has been the
traditional boundary of, ‘You’re here as the enforcer, and that’s all.'" Under
Bethel, the school police force — whose officers do not carry guns — will be
given tools to understand adolescent development, trauma, and de-escalation, he
said. Officers will stay away from code-of-conduct issues and focus on a safe
school environment, and on having positive interactions with students.
New Pa. law restores school police arrest powers
Penn Live By Jan
Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Posted Dec 02, 2019
School police
officers in Pennsylvania have had their powers to make arrests restored after
being inadvertently taken away earlier this year. In the recent flurry of bills
that Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law was one
that addresses a couple of issues related to school safety officers. Aside from returning arrest powers to school police officers, it
extends the deadline for certain school police, resource and unarmed school
security officers to complete required training to the start of the next school
year rather than the middle of this school year. It also sets the deadline for
armed school security officers to obtain their training by Feb. 28 unless that
creates a hardship. In that case, the school’s governing body can extend the
deadline up to the start of the 2020-21 school year. Returning
arrest powers to law enforcement officers employed by a public or private school prior to Sept. 2 and who have
court approval was important to the 80 school districts across the state that
have their own district police force.
Residents: Pittsburgh city schools should spend more on
counseling, less on security
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE DEC 2, 2019 10:23 PM
People who spoke at
a Pittsburgh Public Schools budget hearing Monday seemed more concerned about
the district’s proposed funding for counseling and mental health services than
the proposed 2.3% tax increase. About 15 people addressed district officials, including
many who said they represented advocacy groups and urged reallocation of
funding away from security and toward social services. The 2020 budget
would fund 92 employees for security, about 45 counselors and about 40 social
workers. Advocates recommended that the district increase its in-school mental
health providers by lowering the number of security personnel. “If we
actually had that many service providers, instead of security guards and police
officers, I think our students would be better served,” said Angel Gober, the
Western Pennsylvania director of the social justice group OnePA, and a resident
of the North Side.
How this mom turned near-tragedy into a win for Philly’s
most vulnerable kids
WHYY By Avi Wolfman-Arent December 2, 2019
Kathleen
Connolly’s autistic daughter Olivia fled her elementary school without
supervision in 2014. Olivia was found safe that day, but her mother used the
potential tragedy to fight for systemic changes to special-ed in Philadelphia
Kathleen Connolly
tries not to think about March 7, 2014. But when she does, her mind drifts to
Torresdale Avenue. “I think about what happened there — what happened at
Torresdale,” she said in a recent interview. “Only the drivers and Livvy know.”
Connolly’s daughter, Olivia, was eight years old on that chilly March
afternoon. Some time around 1:30 p.m., Olivia — who has a form of autism that
severely limits her ability to communicate or reason — bolted out the doors of
Lawton Elementary. The special education aide assigned to watch Olivia was only
scheduled to work a half-day on March 7. It’s still unclear why. Connolly and
her lawyers believe the School District of Philadelphia had been slashing hours
for aides to save money during lean budget years. After escaping, Olivia ran
toward Torresdale Avenue, a busy thoroughfare about two blocks from her school
in the Wissinoming section of Northeast Philadelphia. Olivia, now 13, requires
near-constant supervision. She would never cross a street like Torresdale Avenue
alone. And yet on the afternoon of March 7, Olivia did.
Suburban Pa. school districts see green in propane buses
WHYY By Dana Bate December 3, 2019
The first thing you
notice when riding one of North Penn School District’s new propane buses is how
quiet it is. There’s no rhythmic idling, no percussive acceleration — just a
low hum from the propane-powered engine. “Our drivers don’t even need their
intercom systems anymore because it’s so quiet on the bus,” said Nicholas
Kraynak, North Penn’s transportation coordinator. Children come to school
calmer, he said, because they don’t have to shout to their friends on the bus,
and drivers have said the rides to and from school are more pleasant. But the
climate inside the bus isn’t what drove Kraynak to pursue propane buses for the
district. It was the climate outside — and the financial climate — that
prompted him to make the switch. Propane costs half the price of diesel, the
current fuel of choice for most school bus fleets, and has lower nitrogen
oxides, or NOx, emissions and greenhouse-gas emissions than diesel.
With no deal in place for Bangor teachers, strike remains
‘a possibility’
By Rudy
Miller | For lehighvalleylive.com Updated Nov 28, 2019;Posted Nov 26, 2019
Bangor Area School
District’s teachers and school board representatives came away from Monday’s
sit-down without any tentative contract in place. The teachers presented a
proposal and now the school board needs to review it prior to the next
scheduled meeting Dec. 5, according to Bangor Area Education Association
President Ed Ziegenfuss. Asked whether a strike is likely, Ziegenfuss said,
“It’s a possibility but we are hopeful the board will accept our proposal or
counter with something reasonable. If that doesn’t happen then a strike is
realistic.” School board President Mike Goffredo said the full board will
review the counter proposal, then decide what to do next. The teachers have
been working without a contract since June. A fact
finder was
brought in to try to negotiate a deal, but the school board rejected
that compromise in
October.
‘It Just Isn’t Working’: Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S.
Education Reform
An
international exam shows that American 15-year-olds are stagnant in reading and
math even though the country has spent billions to close gaps with the rest of
the world.
New York Times By Dana Goldstein Dec. 3, 2019, 3:00 a.m. ET
The performance of
American teenagers in reading and math has been stagnant since 2000, according
to the latest results of a rigorous international exam, despite a decades-long
effort to raise standards and help students compete with peers across the globe.
And the achievement gap in reading between high and low performers is widening.
Although the top quarter of American students have improved their
performance on the exam since 2012, the bottom 10th percentile lost ground,
according to an analysis by the National Center for Education Statistics,
a federal agency. The disappointing results from the exam, the Program for
International Student Assessment, were announced on Tuesday and follow those
from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, an American test
that recently showed that two-thirds of children were not proficient
readers. Over all,
American 15-year-olds who took the PISA test scored slightly above students
from peer nations in reading but below the middle of the pack in math.
Pittsburgh will host leading Democratic presidential candidates
for education forum
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE DEC 2, 2019 6:23 PM
Local teachers,
parents and students will have an opportunity next week to grill at least seven
Democratic presidential candidates on education issues during a forum in
Pittsburgh. The “Public Education Forum 2020” will be held Dec. 14 at the
David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown. Candidates confirmed to appear
include Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Pete
Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer, according to Suzanne South of One
Pennsylvania. Two other candidates may also attend. “I’m extremely proud of our
union membership, community leaders, education activists and public schools all
coming together to be a part of this forum,” Nina Esposito-Visgitis, president
of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, said in a news release. “In
Pittsburgh, we try to solve tough education challenges with innovative
solutions in a pragmatic, collaborative manner. We won’t shy away from asking
tough, fair, probing questions of these candidates.” The day-long event will be
moderated by MSNBC journalists. Questions will come from representatives from
an 11-member coalition that includes the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers and
One Pennsylvania.
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Gun-Rights Case That Resonates
in Education Circles
Education Week
School law Blog By Mark Walsh on December 2, 2019 2:33 PM
Washington - In a gun-rights case being watched closely in education circles, some
conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed inclined on Monday to expand the
scope of the Second Amendment to protect gun rights outside the home, but it
was unclear whether there was a majority ready to go that far. At least two
members of the court—Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch—suggested
they were likely to rule on the merits of the case even though New York City
had eliminated a challenged restriction on transporting firearms outside the
city. More-liberal members of the court suggested the case before them was moot
because the city had changed its regulation. Meanwhile, the court's newest
member, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, whose views on the Second Amendment drew
considerable attention during his confirmation hearings last year, said nothing
during the hourlong argument in New York State
Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York (Case No. 18-280).
Governor Baker Signs Ambitious Education Law That Will
Send Billions Of Dollars To Mass. Public Schools
WBUR by Max Larkin November 26, 2019 Updated Nov 26, 2019 3:01 PM
With the stroke of
a pen, Gov. Charlie Baker made it official: Massachusetts will send billions
more in aid to its
public schools over the course of the next seven years. On Tuesday afternoon,
Baker signed the Student
Opportunities Act, the first
major overhaul of school funding in this state since 1993. The law is projected to add about $1.5 billion in annual state aid to
schools by 2026, when it is fully phased in. The increase will reach most of
the state, but it will be particularly targeted at urban districts with high
concentrations of low-income students and English learners, and where many
district funds now flow to charter schools. At a signing ceremony at The
English High School in Jamaica Plain, Baker praised lawmakers and advocates
from very different backgrounds for working together on the bill: "that
every kid in the commonwealth ... regardless of where they live or where they
go to school, has the opportunity to get the education they need to be
great."
Charlie Dent says his
former GOP colleagues in Congress are ‘disgusted and exhausted’ by Trump
By LAURA OLSON THE MORNING CALL | DEC 02, 2019 | 6:30 PM
What are his
Republican former colleagues on Capitol Hill telling ex-U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent
these days about the president as Congress speeds toward a likely impeachment
vote? Asked in a
recent CNN interview about
the GOP response to the allegations against the president, Dent said he
believes House Republicans are standing with the president publicly due to
political pressures from their base. Privately, Dent says, he hears a much
different response. “There’s no question, having spoken to many of them
privately, they’re absolutely disgusted and exhausted by the president’s
behavior,” Dent said. “They resent being put in this position all the time.” He
added that those lawmakers can be more concerned about “their election or their
legacies, and I would argue to many of them, your legacy is more important than
the next election.” Dent, who retired from Congress in 2018 after representing
the Lehigh Valley for nearly 14 years, has been a frequent critic of
Trump. He
said last month that
early testimony in the impeachment probe had “connected many dots” outlining a
quid pro quo involving the president.
The Full 2019 PA Society List of Events
PoliticsPA Written
by John Cole, Managing Editor December 2nd, 2019
Before we say
good-bye to 2019, it’s time to say hello to Pennsylvania Society!
Here’s a rundown of
the events at the weekend-long marathon of dinners and cocktails in New York
City. The Waldorf Astoria is still undergoing renovations, so the main action
will be at the Midtown Hilton. This year’s honoree is University of
Pennsylvania President Dr. Amy Gutmann.
Unfortunately, the
PoliticsPA Governor Mifflin Society Reception will not be held this year while
renovations proceed. The chatter this weekend is expected to revolve around the
recent elections last month, while also looking forward to the abundant crucial
races in the state in 2020.
Here is the list of
events for the weekend. All events should be considered by invitation only
unless otherwise noted. If I missed any, please email me at John@PoliticsPA.com.
The award winning documentary Backpack Full of
Cash that explores the siphoning of funds from traditional public
schools by charters and vouchers will be shown in three locations in the
Philadelphia suburbs in the upcoming weeks.
The film is
narrated by Matt Damon, and some of the footage was shot in Philadelphia.
Members of the
public who are interested in becoming better informed about some of the
challenges to public education posed by privatization are invited to attend.
At all locations, the film will start promptly
at 7 pm, so it is suggested that members of the
audience arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of the
screening.
………………………………………….
Backpack Full of
Cash hosted by State
Senator Maria Collett, and State Representatives Liz Hanbidge and Steve Malagari
Monday,
December 2, 2019
Wissahickon
Valley Public Library, Blue Bell 650 Skippack Pike Blue Bell, PA 19422
………………………………………….
Backpack Full of
Cash hosted by
Montgomery County Democracy for America (Montco DFA)
Thursday,
December 5, 2019
Jenkintown Library
(Park and enter at rear.)
460 York Road
(across from IHOP) Jenkintown, PA 19046
………………………………………….
Backpack Full of
Cash hosted by State
Representatives Mary Jo Daley, Tim Briggs, and Matt Bradford
Monday,
January 6, 2020
Ludington
Library 5 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr,
PA 19010
A Networking and
Supportive Event for K-12 Educators of Color (teachers, school counselors, and
administrators)! Thursday, December
12, 7:00-8:30 pm Villanova University, Dougherty Hall, West Lounge
You are cordially
invited to this gathering, with the goal of networking and lending support and
sustenance to our K-12 Educators of Color and their allies. This is your chance
to make requests, share resources, and build up our community. Please feel free
to bring a school counselor, teacher, or administrator friend! Light
refreshments provided.
Where: Villanova
University, Dougherty Hall, West Lounge (first floor, back of building)
Directions, campus
and parking map found here
Parking: Free
parking in lot L2. Turn on St. Thomas Way, off of Lancaster Avenue. You will
need to print a parking pass that will be emailed shortly before the event to
all who register.
Questions? Contact
an event organizer: Dr. Krista Malott (krista.malott@villanova.edu), Dr.
Jerusha Conner (Jerusha.conner@villanova.edu), Department of Education &
Counseling, and Dr. Anthony Stevenson, Administrator, Radnor School District
(Anthony.Stevenson@rtsd.org)
PSBA Alumni Forum: Leaving school board service?
Continue your connection and commitment to public education by joining PSBA Alumni Forum. Benefits of the complimentary membership includes:
Continue your connection and commitment to public education by joining PSBA Alumni Forum. Benefits of the complimentary membership includes:
- electronic access to PSBA Bulletin
- legislative information via email
- Daily EDition e-newsletter
- Special access to one dedicated annual briefing
Register
today online. Contact Crista Degregorio at Crista.Degregorio@psba.org with questions.
Save the Date: PSBA/PASA/PAIU Advocacy Day at the Capitol-- March 23, 2020
PSBA Advocacy Day
2020 MAR 23, 2020 • 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
STRENGTHEN OUR
VOICE.
Join us in
Harrisburg to support public education!
All school leaders
are invited to attend Advocacy Day at the state Capitol in
Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), Pennsylvania
Association of Intermediate Units (PAIU) and the Pennsylvania Association of
School Administrators (PASA) are partnering together to strengthen our advocacy
impact. The day will center around meetings with legislators to discuss
critical issues affecting public education.
Registration: As a
membership benefit, there is no cost to register. Your legislator
appointments will be coordinated with the completion of your registration. The
day will begin with a continental breakfast and issue briefing prior to the legislator
visits. Registrants will receive talking points, materials and leave-behinds to
use with their meetings. Staff will be stationed at a table in the Main Rotunda
during the day to answer questions and provide assistance.
Sign up today
at myPSBA.org.
PSBA New and Advanced
School Director Training in Dec & Jan
Do you want
high-impact, engaging training that newly elected and reseated school directors
can attend to be certified in new and advanced required training? PSBA has been
supporting new school directors for more than 50 years by enlisting statewide
experts in school law, finance and governance to deliver a one-day foundational
training. This year, we are adding a parallel track of sessions for those who
need advanced school director training to meet their compliance requirements.
These sessions will be delivered by the same experts but with advanced content.
Look for a compact evening training or a longer Saturday session at a location
near you. All sites will include one hour of trauma-informed training required
by Act 18 of 2019. Weekend sites will include an extra hour for a legislative
update from PSBA’s government affairs team.
New School
Director Training
Week Nights:
Registration opens 3:00 p.m., program starts 3:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m., dinner with
break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., program starts at 9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 8:00 a.m., program starts at 9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Advanced
School Director Training
Week Nights:
Registration with dinner provided opens at 4:30 p.m., program starts 5:30 p.m.
-9:00 p.m.
Saturdays: Registration opens at 10:00 a.m., program starts at 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Saturdays: Registration opens at 10:00 a.m., program starts at 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., lunch with break included
Locations
and dates
- Saturday, December 7 — AW Beattie
Career Center, 9600 Babcock Blvd., Allison Park, PA 15101
- Saturday, December 7 — Radnor
Township School District, 135 S. Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA 19087
- Tuesday, December 10 — Grove City
Area School District, 511 Highland Avenue, Grove City, PA 16127
- Tuesday, December 10 — Penn Manor
School District, 2950 Charlestown Road, Lancaster, PA 17603
- Tuesday, December 10 — CTC of
Lackawanna County, 3201 Rockwell Ave, Scranton, PA 18508
- Wednesday, December 11 — Upper St.
Clair Township SD, 1820 McLaughlin Run Road, Upper St. Clair, PA
15241
- Wednesday, December 11 — Montoursville
Area High School, 700 Mulberry St, Montoursville, PA 17754
- Wednesday, December 11 — Berks County
IU 14, 1111 Commons Blvd, Reading, PA 19605
- Thursday, December 12 — Richland
School District, 1 Academic Avenue, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904
- Thursday, December 12 — Seneca
Highlands IU 9, 119 S Mechanic St, Smethport, PA 16749
- Thursday, December 12 — School
District of Haverford Twp, 50 East Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083
- Saturday, December 14 — State College
Area High School, 650 Westerly Pkwy, State College, PA 16801
- Saturday, January 11, 2020 — PSBA
Headquarters, 400 Bent Creek Blvd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
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