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PA Ed Policy Roundup for Dec. 5, 2019
AASA Major call to action Thursday and Friday on IDEA funding
in Congress
American Association of School Administrators
Website December 3, 2019
Congressional appropriators are close
to finalizing a deal on education funding, but still hammering out allocation
on IDEA. We need you to call them (use our script and this 1-800 number) Thurs
& Fri. Details here:
“Charter schools in Pennsylvania are paid a certain amount per student,
money that comes from the sending school district. Based on a formula, charters
can receive more than three times as much for students with special needs, but
isn’t required to spend all that money on those students. CCCS has historically
had a relatively high proportion of special education students, compared to
other charters and most districts. Despite court orders, Gureghian has declined
to make public the books of his management organization, saying that as a
private business he is not obligated to, even though most of his revenue comes
from taxpayer dollars. The Philadelphia Board of Education said in a statement
that it was paying $15.6 million this year to CCCS, plus another $1.5 million
for transportation. It said it is required to turn over this money despite
lacking any ability to monitor the Chester-based school for academic,
operational and financial integrity. Those figures are up from $7.2 million in
2016-17 for less than 1,000 students.”
Judge rejects
petition to charterize all of Chester, calling it “premature”
The door is not closed, however, to further
charter expansion. About 1,500 Philly students attend Chester campuses run by
the charter organization seeking to take the district over.
The notebook by Dale Mezzacappa December 4 — 7:39
pm, 2019
The latest chapter in the long, sad tale of Chester Upland schools played
out in a Media courtroom on Wednesday, with Delaware County Common Pleas Judge
Barry C. Dozor denying an unprecedented motion to convert all its schools into
charters, except for Chester High. However, Dozor’s decision was largely
procedural, and the door has not been closed to a potential charter takeover of
the beleaguered district. Dozor continues to preside over efforts to complete a
financial recovery plan for Chester Upland, which has been under some form of
state receivership for 25 years and already sends a majority of its pre-K
through eighth grade students to charters. Now, there are just under 3,000
students in six remaining district schools, about a third of them in the high
school. The petition was filed on behalf of Chester Community Charter School
(CCCS), the largest bricks-and-mortar charter school in Pennsylvania by far,
with an enrollment of more than 4,300 students on several campuses. It is
operated by Charter School Management, Inc., a for-profit company owned by
Vahan Gureghian, a multimillionaire businessman and top Republican donor. The
petition was to allow CCCS to write a “request for proposal” to charterize the
district. CCCS attorney Francis Catania argued that “solutions in the past
don’t work…and won’t work this time,” and cited the need for “another remedy.” But
Dozor declared at the end of the nearly three-hour hearing: “This petition is
premature.” He also said it did not meet all requirements of state law,
including a demonstration that the potential charter operator was financially
stable and could improve educational quality for students.
Judge denies petition
to convert Chester Upland schools to charters, says charter expansion may be an
option
Inquirer by
Maddie Hanna, Updated: December
4, 2019- 4:48 PM
A Delaware County judge on Wednesday denied a request that could have
allowed nearly all Chester Upland School District schools to be converted to
charters. But Judge Barry Dozor said he would consider further expansion of
charter schools to stabilize the fiscally distressed district, which has
been controlled by a court-ordered receiver for seven
years. Chester Community Charter School’s petition to let charter operators
submit proposals to take over district schools is “premature,” Dozor said at
the end of the hearing. A new financial recovery plan for the district is being
prepared, and Dozor said he would schedule hearings in February or March on it.
Chester Community — the state’s largest brick-and-mortar charter, which enrolls
more than half of Chester Upland’s 7,000 students — had argued that the court
should solicit proposals to convert Chester Upland’s remaining pre-K-8 schools to
charters. “Why would an
entity or an institution in this kind of continuous financial distress be
averse to hearing new ideas?” said Francis Catania, a lawyer for Chester
Community. Lawyers for the Chester Upland school board said it supported the
petition. The Pennsylvania Department of Education, which opposed the move,
contended the charter was trying to circumvent the authority of the receiver
and could gain an unfair advantage if its petition were approved.
Superintendents'
forum: State needs to change law on funding charter schools
Twin Valley
schools chief says there are serious problems with current system.
Reading
Eagle Written By Dr. Robert F. Pleis FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 29, 2019 07:24 AM
Historically schools have reflected the needs of society. Over the years
the method of educating students has changed. Students have many educational
options: attending their local public school or a private or nonpublic school;
receiving education at home; or enrolling in the latest option, charter and
cyber charter schools. Unfortunately, charter and cyber charter schools are
funded through public school districts. This creates an issue as they are not
held to the same educational requirements and standards as public schools. Public
schools are required to make tuition payments to charter schools based on the
budgeted expenditures of the school district rather than the charter school's
actual costs to educate a student. The Berks County Committee on Legislative
Action reported in 2018-19 that Pennsylvania charter and cyber charter schools
received on average $12,540 per regular education student and $28,003 per
special education student from Berks County school districts. In 2017-18, Berks
schools spent more than $17 million on cyber charter schools. The Twin Valley
School District paid more than $1.3 millions in 2018-19. Special education
tuition payments paid by school districts do not have to be spent entirely on
special education expenses by charter/cyber charter schools. Even with this
amount of financing, no cyber charter schools had their students collectively
exceed the state average on the 2018 Pennsylvania State Assessments in
literature, math and science.
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 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 2014, ethnic and racial
minorities make up more than half the student population in the U.S. public
schools, yet about 80 percent of teachers are white and 77 percent of them are
female. A mere 2 percent of teachers across the U.S. are Black men. The
demographics are more skewed in Pennsylvania, where 96 percent of teachers are
white. The majority of African-American teachers in the state work in
Pittsburgh or Philadelphia.”
Philly program aims
to bolster number of minority teachers
By John N.
Mitchell Special to the
Capital-Star December 4,
2019
John N. Mitchell is a reporter and columnist
for the Philadelphia Tribune, where this story first appeared.
PHILADELPHIA — One title Pennsylvania holds that leaders would like to shed is the
commonwealth’s recognition as the state with the lowest percentage of teachers
of color. Longtime educator Sharif El-Mekki believes that a first-of-its kind
teacher recruitment initiative aimed at addressing the deficit is a step in the
right direction. “A lot of states look at just one part of the pipeline. They
may look at retention, or this is how we build,” El Mekki said. “But in reality
those are just potholes. This is a comprehensive plan that addresses a pathway.
You can either fill potholes, or you can build the road. This is building the
road.” The program — Aspire to Educate — will provide free or reduced tuition,
and mentoring and training to students of color who plan to attend one of seven
participating colleges or universities and become educators after they
graduate. “Aspire to Educate will help Pennsylvania attract, recruit, train and
retain a new generation of teachers and education leaders,” state state
Department of Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera in a news release. “It will
not only help the commonwealth address the shortage of educators and the lack
of diversity in the teacher pipeline but will also provide a career pathway for
students in the teaching profession.”
Superintendent Anthony Hamlet announces new strategic
plan for city schools
The plan to
're-imagine' Pittsburgh Public Schools is still in its early stages
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE DEC 4, 2019
Pittsburgh Public
Schools officials on Tuesday unveiled the early stages of a plan
to “re-imagine” the district and tackle challenges with support from local
government, foundations and higher education institutions. “Now it’s time to
imagine PPS differently,” Superintendent Anthony Hamlet said during the school
board’s education committee meeting in Oakland. “We can’t do it alone. That’s
why we have partners with us.” The proposal titled “Imagine PPS” suggests
more than a dozen initiatives, including birth-to-age 8 programming, mental
health care, special education, expanded arts and athletics, and career-focused
classrooms. Community “stakeholders” will meet in January to discuss
specific focus areas and deliver recommendations to the board in June.
Unanswered questions about Harrisburg School District
finances cloud its present and its future | PennLive Editorial
By PennLive
Editorial Board Updated Dec 04, 2019;Posted Dec 04, 2019
It’s been several
months now since the nightmare that once was the Harrisburg School District
came to an end. Parents and teachers rallied around Court-appointed Receiver
Janet Samuels as she and her
new team plunged in, firing
staff they deemed incompetent, establishing a new atmosphere of accountability
and promising transparency in managing the district’s governance. Nowhere was
transparency more crucial than in figuring out the Harrisburg School District’s
finances. Within the first week of the new regime, Samuels and her staff warned
the budget
that had been presented to the public was a sham, based on figures apparently pulled out of thin air, with procedures no
self-respecting accountant would support.
“Toepel is the fifth House lawmaker to
announce their retirement in the past month, joining two other Republicans and
two Democrats.”
High-ranking House
Republican Toepel announces 2020 retirement
PA Capital Star By Stephen Caruso December 3, 2019
The fourth-highest
ranking House Republican in the state House says she’s not running for
re-election in 2020. Rep. Marcy Toepel, of Montgomery County’s 147th District, said in a statement late Tuesday
afternoon that she was stepping down at the conclusion of her current term. Toepel,
who presides over private lawmaker meetings as GOP Caucus chairwoman, called
her time in office “an awesome and humbling experience.” A former Montgomery
County Recorder of Deeds, Toepel was first sent to Harrisburg in a 2010 special
election. As a
lawmaker, she cited restoring mandatory minimums for individuals who illegally
purchased firearms as a top accomplishment. “It has been rewarding to have a
number of bills signed into law, but there is still much to do, including the
urgent need to address property taxes and how we fund our schools,” Toepel said
in a release. In the release, she also named preserving district green space,
as well as $3.5 million in state funding to in-district projects, as top
achievements. Toepel’s sprawling suburban Philadelphia district includes some
suburbs of Pottstown, as well as Schwenksville, Upper and Lower Salford, and
Douglass Townships, among others.
“The problem has been exacerbated by a
longstanding vacancy on the charter appeals board, which makes it “more
difficult to get a majority, especially when people recuse themselves,” Lisa
Colautti, a lawyer representing the Pittsburgh City school district, said at
the time.”
‘A complete
breakdown’: Pittsburgh charter school’s case is still stuck before state
appeals board
PA Capital Star By Elizabeth Hardison December 4, 2019
The third time may
be the charm, but not for Pennsylvania’s Charter School Appeals Board. The
six-member appeals board found itself once again
hamstrung by
legal precedent at its meeting in Harrisburg on Tuesday, when it was unable to
render a verdict in an appeal brought by Propel Schools, a network of Pittsburgh charter schools. It was the third time in
six months that the board has voted 3-1, with two members recusing themselves,
to reject Propel’s bid to consolidate 13 campuses in Pittsburgh under a single board and
administration. Because of a 2018 Commonwealth Court ruling, however,
none of the votes the appeals panel has taken have mattered. That
decision from the appellate court requires a majority of the entire board to
vote the same way to settle a dispute — not just a majority of the members are
voting. With two board members recusing themselves from Propel’s case, the
appeal is stuck in limbo unless the remaining four members all vote
unanimously. Lawyers representing Propel and Pittsburgh City Schools told
the Capital-Star in October that the impasse is costing Pittsburgh taxpayers
tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees and travel costs.
Who benefits from tuition voucher programs? | PennLive
letters
PennLive
Letters to the Editor by William C. Fenstermaker Posted Dec 04, 2019
William C. Fenstermaker, is a retired career
public school teacher and administrator, and former school board member;
Jackson Township, Lebanon County.
When politicians
advocate school voucher programs they always claim the purpose is to help
“poor” families. This is a lie. The only people who actually benefit are middle
and upper class. The proposed voucher program in Harrisburg, for example, would
provide about $8,000. Wealthy families already sending kids to private schools
would, of course, love this undeserved windfall. But actual “poor” families
would see no value in it at all. For example, the current average private high
school costs about $13,000 a year. If a family is actually “poor” there is no
way they could make up that difference. If there is ANY out-of-pocket expense
involved, actual poor families could not manage it. Many middle-class families
would have trouble coming up with an extra $5,000 per year. Eugene DePasquale
is absolutely correct in his criticism of the proposed plan. It would bankrupt
the district. But I’ve always believed that is the real goal of these proposals
- to weaken and eventually destroy the public schools, which would lose many of
their wealthier students but would continue to serve all the poor families
which would remain. Tuition voucher programs benefit only the wealthy. Not the
poor. Don’t believe the lie.
Readers React:
Pennsylvania should implement school vouchers
THE MORNING CALL Letter
by Lynn Donches | DEC 04, 2019 | 1:30 PM
The Nov. 30 Morning
Call article, “Catch me if you
can,” regarding
families using out of district or fake addresses in order for their children to
attend better schools is all the support needed to justify 1) the complete
elimination of school property taxes and 2) implementation of the voucher
system of school choice. If both of these ideas were legislated, families could
choose to live wherever they prefer, not somewhere they are forced to in order
to afford the steep school property taxes, and parents could send their
children to the school of their choice. Neither is based on ZIP code or
economic status. If there would be a mass exodus from some schools, those
schools would close or step up their game. A child’s opportunity for a great
education should never be based on ZIP code.
“It's no secret that Republicans and
private interests are working throughout the country to privatize
education. But education remains a public responsibility, one that
benefits society at its very core. Sure, elderly taxpayers grumble about
ever-increasing taxes. Schools in poor, minority communities struggle
financially and academically. And lawmakers lack the seriousness to address the
systematic failings of a property tax-based system that creates haves and
have nots. But the "school choice" red herring only serves to line
investors' pockets and rob taxpayers of accountability. And, judging by
recent history, the enemies of public education are
targeting Pennsylvania's weakest districts first.”
EDITORIAL: Pa.'s weakest districts targeted
The York Dispatch Editorial Board Published
6:02 a.m. ET Dec. 5, 2019
The vultures are
circling, and York City School District officials would be wise to take notice.
York City is among
four Pennsylvania districts placed in state-mandated financial recovery
in 2012 under a new law proponents said would finally hold to account
school districts that have failed taxpayers and students alike. York City
schools clearly earned the dubious designation, one it will keep after state
officials in August denied
the district's request to be
removed from recovery. Its graduation rates are among the lowest in the
state — among, unsurprisingly, its peers also listed on the state's
initial list of underperformers: Harrisburg, Chester Upland and Duquesne.
Its financial condition has been a dumpster fire for years. And, all the while,
York City property owners never get a whiff of tax relief. But one
can't help but wonder if the past few months were a harbinger of things to
come for York City. And, if that's true, the district should gird itself
against an onslaught of special interests and right-wing politicians conspiring
to undermine the very idea of public education itself.
On school choice, Democrats are the hypocrites | Opinion
Albert Eisenberg, For the Inquirer Updated: December 4, 2019 - 9:54 AM
Albert Eisenberg is
a Philadelphia-based political consultant. He formerly served as the
communications director for the Philadelphia Republican party
Ask most Democrats,
and they will claim that it is their party that represents marginalized
Americans, and specifically lower income black and Hispanic voters. This makes
the Democratic Party’s near abandonment of charter schools, and the mostly
minority voters who need them, one of the most politically perplexing shifts in
recent memory. This movement away from choice, and the interests of the
Democratic base, is not a new phenomenon in the party that lives or dies by the
votes and campaign contributions of organized labor. But it is now bubbling to
the surface, most notably during the recent Democratic presidential debate in
Atlanta. There, Democratic candidates were confronted by “black and Latino charter school parents and supporters,” whose
children could be denied the opportunity of a better education – to the benefit
of the established teachers unions.
Support for charters in 2020 election comes with a price
Black
leaders must not sacrifice jobs, communities for false charter promises
Hechinger Report Column
by ANDRE PERRY December 4, 2019
At a campaign rally in
Atlanta for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a day after the fifth presidential debate in November, dozens of
charter school supporters interrupted Warren’s speech to protest the
presidential candidate’s plan to curb charter school growth. The New York Times
reported that the
protesters were members of the Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools, an
alliance of black and Latino education leaders, who toted signs that read
“Charter schools = self-determination,” and “Black Democrats want charters!” Rep.
Ayanna S. Pressley of Massachusetts, a black lawmaker and Warren
surrogate, threw the
presidential candidate a life preserver. “We are grateful for your activism and your voice and you are welcome
here,” Pressley told the activists. But she also made it very clear that
Warren’s voice would not be silenced. It was, once again, an example of black
leaders rushing to the rescue. Oddly enough, the charter activists and Pressley
were both coming to the defense of white-led causes that could stand more
vigorous feedback from black people. Because Democrats have to earn the black vote in
black cities, the black
community has leverage to demand that our concerns be addressed. Warren needs
to learn from black voices — but the charter school movement is not ours to
defend.
No Easy Answers on
PISA: U.S. Scores Flat in Reading, Math and Science
Experts urge
caution in interpreting results as advocates call for major overhaul of public
education
Education Writers
Association by EMILY RICHMOND DECEMBER 3, 2019
With the results of
a global exam showing flat scores for American 15-year-olds in reading, math
and science, education journalists were busy this week parsing the data,
providing context, and explaining why comparisons among countries’ results can
be a tricky business. The U.S. saw its international rankings climb in all
three subjects tested because scores slipped in some other countries on the
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam, the results of which were published Tuesday. PISA was launched in 2000
by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to provide
a comparable measure of education systems around the globe. Students in about
80 countries and jurisdictions — largely industrialized — are tested on
critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as proficiency in core
subjects. The PISA results are often used by education advocates to point to
U.S. students’ relative readiness to compete in the global workforce. U.S.
15-year-olds earned average reading scores of 505, math scores of 478, and a
science score of 502, on the PISA scale of zero to 1,000. The U.S. ranked
eighth in reading and 11th in science — above the OECD average. But the U.S.
was 30th in the world in math, below the OECD countries’ average. The test was
administered in 2018. China — based on scores for students in four provinces —
topped the rankings in all three subjects, with scores of 555 in reading, 591
in math, and 590 in science. Education researcher Tom Loveless used
a Twitter thread to
point to concerns about China’s PISA performance, including the practice of
using high-stakes entrance exams to determine which students advance into the
academic high school track and are ultimately among the testing pool.
China is No. 1 on PISA — but here’s why its test scores
are hard to believe
Washington Post Answer
Sheet By Valerie Strauss Dec. 4, 2019 at 4:02 p.m. EST
Mainland China was
the big winner in the newly released scores on the Program for International
Student Assessment, which tests 15-year-old students in dozens of countries in
math, reading and science every three years. With 600,000 students from 79
countries and school systems taking the exam in 2018, four provinces in China —
which for PISA constitutes mainland China — were collectively ranked No. 1 in
all three subjects. But there is good reason to view the scores from mainland
China with skepticism, and that’s the subject of this post by Tom Loveless, an
expert on student achievement, testing, education policy and K-12 school
reform. A former sixth-grade teacher and Harvard policy professor, Loveless was
a senior fellow in governance studies and director of the Brown Center on
Education Policy at the Washington-based nonprofit Brookings Institution. He
wrote 16 volumes of “The Brown Center Report on American Education,” an annual
report analyzing important trends in education.
PSBA
New and Advanced School Director Training, Haverford
Thursday December
12, 2019 • 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Haverford
Middle School, 1701 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083
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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