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PA Ed Policy Roundup for Jan. 20, 2020
“By all the measures we use to damn public schools, these
schools are not performing.” “There’s no
accountability, and we’re paying twice as much money as it costs.”
HB1897: Sonney to Host Education Committee Public Hearing
on Cyber Education
PA House GOP Caucus website JAN. 16,
2020
WHAT: Rep.
Curt Sonney (R-Erie), chairman of the House Education Committee, and members of
the committee will hold a public hearing on cyber education and Sonney’s House Bill 1897, which
would require all school districts in the Commonwealth to offer full-time cyber
education programs accountable to local communities.
WHO: Sonney; members of the House Education Committee; representatives from Intermediate Units across the Commonwealth; representatives from various school districts; and representatives from cyber charter schools. Full agenda attached at link above.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: G-50 Irvis Office Building, with live streaming and additional seating for overflow in the Capitol Media Center, 8 East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available, barring technical difficulties, at PAHouseGOP.com and RepSonney.com.
Media contact: Brooke Haskell, 717-260-6351, bhaskell@pahousegop.com
WHO: Sonney; members of the House Education Committee; representatives from Intermediate Units across the Commonwealth; representatives from various school districts; and representatives from cyber charter schools. Full agenda attached at link above.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: G-50 Irvis Office Building, with live streaming and additional seating for overflow in the Capitol Media Center, 8 East Wing, Capitol Building, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available, barring technical difficulties, at PAHouseGOP.com and RepSonney.com.
Media contact: Brooke Haskell, 717-260-6351, bhaskell@pahousegop.com
Reprise October 4, 2019: Sonney Introduces Legislation to
Require All School Districts to Offer Full-Time Cyber Education Programs
Rep. Sonney’s website OCT. 04, 2019
HARRISBURG –
House Education Committee Chairman Curt Sonney (R-Erie) today announced that he
has introduced legislation that would require all school districts in the
Commonwealth to offer full-time cyber education programs that will be
accountable to local communities.
In 2002, the General Assembly authorized the creation of cyber charter schools, which are authorized at the state level. These schools are not held accountable to local communities even though local taxpayer dollars are used to support them.
“It is my intention, that this legislation, will eliminate the tension between school districts and cyber charter schools,” said Sonney. “The goal of my legislation is to offer students access to high-quality cyber education programs in a way that is accountable and transparent to local communities.”
Cyber charter schools, instead of being separate school entities, will be able to serve as third-party vendors and work with school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs. School districts will also be given the flexibility in creating their own full-time cyber education programs or work with third-party vendors such as intermediate units, cyber charter schools, institutions of higher education, other school districts, or educational entities to offer these programs. In addition, the school district must also provide at least two alternative full-time cyber programs, offered by a third-party vendor, other than the school districts intermediate unit or another school district.
“As chairman of the House Education Committee, I constantly hear concerns from constituents related to the cost and accountability of cyber charter schools,” continued Sonney. “Cyber education is an important choice parents should be able to make for their children, but local accountability is desperately needed to control the quality and cost of these programs.”
For more information on Sonney’s legislation, House Bill 1897, click here (will add link to bill summary/info once uploaded to system.)
In 2002, the General Assembly authorized the creation of cyber charter schools, which are authorized at the state level. These schools are not held accountable to local communities even though local taxpayer dollars are used to support them.
“It is my intention, that this legislation, will eliminate the tension between school districts and cyber charter schools,” said Sonney. “The goal of my legislation is to offer students access to high-quality cyber education programs in a way that is accountable and transparent to local communities.”
Cyber charter schools, instead of being separate school entities, will be able to serve as third-party vendors and work with school districts to offer full-time cyber education programs. School districts will also be given the flexibility in creating their own full-time cyber education programs or work with third-party vendors such as intermediate units, cyber charter schools, institutions of higher education, other school districts, or educational entities to offer these programs. In addition, the school district must also provide at least two alternative full-time cyber programs, offered by a third-party vendor, other than the school districts intermediate unit or another school district.
“As chairman of the House Education Committee, I constantly hear concerns from constituents related to the cost and accountability of cyber charter schools,” continued Sonney. “Cyber education is an important choice parents should be able to make for their children, but local accountability is desperately needed to control the quality and cost of these programs.”
For more information on Sonney’s legislation, House Bill 1897, click here (will add link to bill summary/info once uploaded to system.)
Plans to shut down public cyber charter schools will hurt
my children | Opinion
Penn Live By Stefanie D'Amico Posted Jan 18,
2020
I recently had the opportunity to meet in
Harrisburg with State Representative Curt Sonney, chairman of the State House
Education Committee, to share with him our experience that leaves no doubt that
a public cyber charter school is the right choice for my children’s education. My three children were excited to join me and
meet Rep. Sonney. Unfortunately, he made it clear to all four of us that he
planned to shut down public cyber charter schools in Pennsylvania, including
ours, Agora Cyber Charter School. In an attempt to oversimplify the unsettling
plan laid out by Rep. Sonney, he was asked, “are you telling me that the same
educational options available to Bobby will not be available his brothers?”
“By all the measures we use to damn public schools, these
schools are not performing,” said Feinberg. “There’s no accountability, and
we’re paying twice as much money as it costs.”
Reprise June 12, 2019: Public school advocates called for
greater accountability for cyber charters. Then things got heated
PA Capital Star By Elizabeth Hardison June 12,
2019
A small rally in favor of cyber charter
school funding reform led to a heated debate between education advocates in the
state Capitol on Tuesday, the same day the House considered a slate of bills
that would impose new regulations on the state’s charter sector.
At issue was the performance of
Pennsylvania’s cyber charter schools, which are privately managed but funded by
tuition payments from public school districts.
A group of public education advocates had
gathered in the Capitol’s East Rotunda to call on lawmakers to rein in public
spending on cyber charter schools, saying they say deliver pitiful outcomes for
students at a great cost to school districts and their taxpayers.
Fifteen cyber charter schools across
Pennsylvania enroll one-quarter of the state’s 140,000 charter school students.
But a recent study from
Stanford University suggests those students learn far less than their peers in
brick-and-mortar charter schools and traditional public schools.
Using standardized testing data from the
Department of Education, researchers found that cyber charter students
experienced an average of 106 fewer days of reading instruction and 118 fewer
days of math instruction a year than their counterparts in traditional public
schools.
That finding has galvanized charter school
critics across Pennsylvania, who say that public school districts can deliver a
superior cyber education at a lower cost.
“Under current law, state-mandated tuition rates for cyber
charter students and for special education students in both brick-and-mortar
and cyber charter schools are not based on actual costs, but instead are based
on a broken formula that creates inflated tuition payments to charter and cyber
charter schools and wastes taxpayer money. The wasteful spending and harm
experienced by students and communities would be curbed by setting a single,
statewide tuition rate for cyber charter schools and matching special education
tuition rates with the actual cost of services for students with disabilities
in charter schools. Speakers are calling on parents, staff, and community
members to contact local legislators and ask them to enact funding reforms to
Pennsylvania’s charter school law that include matching payments school
districts make to charter schools with the actual cost of educating these
students.”
Local school districts seek reform to Pa. charter school
laws
Lewistown Sentinel JAN 17, 2020
McVEYTOWN — Superintendents from Fulton,
Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata County School Districts will join the Pennsylvania
Association of Rural and Small Schools in calling for reforms to Pennsylvania’s
charter school law. Tuscarora Intermediate Unit 11 will host a public meeting
at 11 a.m. Jan. 27 in which administrators from more than a half-dozen area
school districts will be present. They will join members of the Pennsylvania
Association of Rural and Small Schools in 152 school districts encompassing 34
counties and 16 intermediate units in holding press conferences during the week
of January 27 to 31. The press conference will call attention to the urgent
need of reforms to Pennsylvania’s charter school law and to share the adverse
impact that inflated charter and cyber charter school tuition payments have on
students and taxpayers in their communities.
Paul Muschick: Bethlehem superintendent knew he would
take heat for talking about race and charter schools. Here’s why he did anyway.
By PAUL MUSCHICK THE MORNING
CALL | JAN 17, 2020 | 8:00 AM
Bethlehem schools Superintendent Joseph Roy
knew he was going to be criticized for his remarks last month about race and
charter schools. That’s because it wasn’t the first time he’d said in a public
forum that some parents send their kids to charters so they won’t have to go to
school with “kids coming from poverty or kids with skin that doesn’t look like
theirs.” Roy told me he took heat for it the previous, time, too. But he dove
in anyway when he was asked at a Dec. 5 news conference why students choose
charters. “This is a real thing and we shouldn’t be afraid to talk about it,”
he told me in his first extended comments about the controversy. Roy is among
many superintendents, including Allentown’s Thomas Parker, who are calling for
state officials to overhaul the charter
school system because of the cost to school
districts, which pay tuition for students who enroll in charters. The Bethlehem
Area School District expects to spend more than $30 million this year.
Allentown spends about twice as much. Statewide, districts sent $1.8 billion to
charters in 2018. I met with Roy to discuss charter school funding, public accountability and
other topics that I may write more about later. He also opened up about the
controversy.
“This year, the United States will conduct its 2020 Census count
– a count that happens only once a decade and paints a picture of everyone
living in the United States, regardless of their status. It is critically
important that everyone in Pennsylvania participates because programming and
resources rely on an accurate count. Some of the critical, Census-dependent
programs that Pennsylvania receives federal funding to operate include
Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the
National School Lunch Program, Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies,
Special Education grants, Head Start, highway planning and construction, very
low to moderate income housing loans, rural rental assistance payments, and
unemployment insurance administration.”
In Pennsylvania, and to me, everyone counts | Gisele
Barreto Fetterman
Penn Live Opinion By Gisele Barreto Fetterman
Posted Jan 17, 2020
When I was a young girl growing up in New
York, every day before school, my mother would see me off with a warm hug, a
quick kiss, and the words: “I love you. Be invisible.” My mother wasn’t
whispering this warning to teach me to be small. My mother was whispering this
warning to keep me safe. My family was undocumented. Out of fear that we would
be forced to return to a country we fled and back into the violence we escaped,
we worked hard, kept our heads down and remained under the shadows. I thought
then that my family didn’t count.
‘Egregious breach’ leads to another Philly school closure
for asbestos
WHYY By Avi Wolfman-Arent January 17, 2020
Two days after district officials deemed
Alexander McClure Elementary safe to reopen, in a whiplash-inducing
development, the school has been closed again due to fears over asbestos
exposure. Just hours before school was supposed to start Friday, then district
announced that the K-5 school in the Hunting Park Section of North Philadelphia
would not open. The sudden shutdown came after two airborne asbestos tests,
taken Thursday evening, came back “slightly elevated,” district officials said
in a statement. The closure announcement came a day after the city’s teachers’
union blasted the district for what they described as an “egregious breach” of
the protocols workers are supposed to follow when remediating asbestos. The
district has been trying to clear the air — literally and figuratively — at
McClure since December 20th, when an inspection revealed damaged pipe
insulation containing asbestos. Students missed ten consecutive days,
making McClure the sixth Philadelphia school this year closed temporarily due
to the discovery of potentially dangerous asbestos. McClure re-opened on
Wednesday, January 15th, with the blessing of union officials but over the
objections of some parents who felt the district’s clean-up efforts hadn’t been
sufficiently thorough. Less than 24 hours later, the Philadelphia Federation of
Teachers cried foul.
New asbestos contamination closes Philly’s McClure
Elementary for a second time
Inquirer by Wendy Ruderman, Updated: January 17, 2020-
1:15 PM
District officials were forced to abruptly
close a North Philadelphia elementary school Friday morning after new air tests
revealed elevated levels of asbestos fibers. The emergency decision came two
days after McClure Elementary reopened, following a days-long asbestos cleanup
that had shuttered the building Dec. 19. District officials assured teachers
and parents on Thursday that the school was safe, but additional air tests,
taken late Thursday evening, proved otherwise. District officials notified
parents of the school’s closure at about 6 a.m. Friday, leaving parents to
scramble for child care. “Two air samples came back slightly elevated. As a
result, McClure will remain closed today for additional cleaning and further
testing to ensure student and staff safety," the district wrote in a
statement. Just a day earlier, district officials had questioned why leaders of
the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) were insisting that McClure stay
closed until further testing was done. “The district is unclear as to why the
PFT continues to raise questions and, in some cases, seek school closures after
tests confirm schools are safe for re-occupancy," school officials stated
Thursday. "The district remains committed to the safety and education of
our children.” The debacle further eroded trust in the district’s ability to
safeguard students and teachers from asbestos hazards in dozens of aging
schools across Philadelphia. The district has closed six schools since the
start of school due to asbestos hazards.
Education issues from 2019 continue to resonate in
Pennsylvania politics in 2020
By Kim Jarrett | The
Center Square Jan 16, 2020
Charter and cyber schools were a hot topic
for the General Assembly and Gov. Tom Wolf in 2019 and remain a hot topic in
the new year. Wolf issued an executive order focusing on charters schools in
August, asking regulators to create new rules that would tighten financial
restrictions on the schools and limit enrollment in schools where students are
not improving academically. The order drew praise from some but criticism from
others who said Wolf exceeded his authority. Charter school advocates protested
in Harrisburg in September. In December, proponents of charter school reform
held simultaneous news conferences around the state saying the current laws
were negatively affecting urban schools. Lawmakers also took aim at
Pennsylvania’s dropout rate. The mandatory age for school attendance was
lowered from 8 years old to six years old and the dropout rate was raised from
16 to 17.
Pa. Department of Education announces $5.7 million in
STEM grants
ANDREW GOLDSTEIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette agoldstein@post-gazette.com JAN 17,
2020
State Education Secretary Pedro A. Rivera
Friday announced $5.7 million in grants that aim to expand computer science
classes and teacher training at 163 school districts, charter schools and
intermediate units, many in the Pittsburgh region. Mr. Rivera made the
announcement while speaking to a group of educators and education stakeholders
at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit's annual STEAM Showcase at Nova Place on the
North Side. The PAsmart grants seek to grow computer and technology skills in
students that can eventually lead to jobs. Over the next 10 years, according to
Gov. Tom Wolf's office, 71% of new jobs in the state will require employees to
use computers and new technologies. "We want to educate [students] here in
Pennsylvania and have them stay and work in Pennsylvania," Mr. Rivera
said. Each grant recipient will receive $35,000 that will be used to help
schools introduce and expand computer science programming for students and
provide pre-K-12 educators with training to teach those subjects.
163 Pennsylvania K-12 Schools Receive PAsmart Grants to
Advance Science and Technology Education
Governor Wolf’s Website January 17, 2020
Building on his commitment to prepare
students with the computer and technology skills for in-demand jobs, Governor
Tom Wolf today announced $5.7 million in PAsmart Targeted grants to expand
computer science (CS) classes and teacher training at 163 school districts,
charter schools and intermediate units. The
Targeted grants represent one component of the governor’s innovative PAsmart
initiative, which will provide $20 million to
bring high-quality computer science and STEM (science, technology, engineering
and math) education in elementary, middle, and high schools, and professional
development for teachers. “PAsmart is strategically investing in science and
technology education so students develop the skills they need for high-demand
jobs,” said Governor Wolf. “To be successful, we must also invest in our
educators by providing them the training to teach these critical subjects. “Through
PAsmart, we are developing the most prepared and talented workforce in the
country, which will help students excel, grow the middle class, and strengthen
the economy for everyone,” he said. Over the next 10 years, 71 percent of new
jobs in Pennsylvania will require employees to use computers and new
technologies.
GOP eyes shakeup of Pennsylvania’s Democratic-majority
court
Final approval of the constitutional change
could land in front of voters on the May 2021 primary ballot.
WITF by The Associated Press JANUARY 20,
2020 | 5:19 AM
(Harrisburg)
— Legislation to amend Pennsylvania’s constitution that could cut short the
current Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court is advancing through the
Republican-controlled Legislature. Final approval of the constitutional change
could land in front of voters on the May 2021 primary ballot. It’s a tight
timeline, but possible with concerted action. The crux of the Republican-penned
constitutional amendment is this: Instead of Supreme Court justices and
appellate court judges running for 10-year terms in statewide elections, they
would run for the seats in judicial districts where they live. Democrats call
it a scheme to gerrymander the courts. Supporters say it would create more
geographic and ideological diversity on the bench.
Berks legislator to retire, ending as the longest-serving
state representative in Pa. history
Penn Live By Paul
Vigna | pvigna@pennlive.com Posted Jan 17, 2020
State Rep. Thomas Caltagirone, D-Berks,
announced Friday that he will retire from representing Reading and Berks County
in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives upon completion of his 2019-20
term. Caltagirone has served 22 consecutive terms since 1977, which makes him
the longest-serving state representative in Pennsylvania history, according to
a press release. “I am forever grateful, humbled and thankful,”
Caltagirone wrote in a letter announcing
his retirement to House Democratic Caucus leadership. “I earned the trust and
confidence of my friends and neighbors through the good times and the bad. I
served under 12 different speakers of the House, nine governors and there have
been nearly 900 different members of the House during my tenure.” The
representative of the 127th Legislative District said in the letter that he
will be 78 by the time his term ends and has had time to recently reflect while
battling issues related to his health.
Rep. Tom Murt not seeking re-election
Northeast Times By Tom Waring January 17, 2020
State Rep. Tom Murt (R-152nd dist.) has
announced he will not run for re-election.
Murt was elected in 2006, defeating Rep. Sue
Cornell in the Republican primary and winning the general election. In 2018,
Murt was re-elected with 55 percent of the vote. This year, the likely
Democratic candidate is Nancy Guenst, the mayor of Hatboro. An Iraq War
veteran, Murt formerly served as an Upper Moreland School Board member and
township commissioner. His legislative district includes portions of Bustleton
and Eastern Montgomery County. Murt was recently named chairman of the House
Human Services Committee. He has worked to increase services for adults with
special needs, improve treatment options for those struggling with mental
illness and addictions, protect children and improve care for veterans. Murt recently
completed his doctoral degree at Temple University, and has started to write a
book about his experiences in Harrisburg.
“The Democrats have yet to select a candidate for the special
election, although Rachel Fingles, Bensalem School Board Director, has
formally announced her intentions for the seat. PoliticsPA previously reported at PA
Society about Fingles and Tomlinson’s
interest in the seat.”
HD18: KC Tomlinson Selected as GOP Nominee for Special
Election
PoliticsPA Written by John Cole, Managing
Editor January 16, 2020
The Republicans have selected their candidate
for the moderate state House district in Bucks County. KC Tomlinson, a third
generation Funeral Director and daughter of state Sen. Tommy Tomlinson
(R-Bucks), was selected to be the Republican nominee for the upcoming special
election in the state House’s 18th District. The special election to fill the
seat vacated by state Rep. Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks), who resigned after he was
sworn-in to serve on the Bucks County Board of
Commissioners, will be held on March 17.
Springfield School District OKs three new naming-rights
agreements
Delco Times By Susan L. Serbin Times
Correspondent January 20, 2020
SPRINGFIELD — The school district,
through the Springfield Area Education Foundation, has approved three more
naming-rights agreements totaling $240,000. The donors’ roots in Springfield
and the school district go deep, especially for the family of Stan Johnson.
Stan and Caryl Johnson have donated $200,000 to provide naming rights for
artificial turf multi-purpose field, part of the new high school complex. “Our
ancestors were among the original European arrivals here in the 1680s, and at
least five members of our family have served on school boards or their
predecessor organizations in Delaware County at various times since 1860,” said
Stan Johnson, Class of 1969. His tenure on the board of more than two decades
and countless contributions of volunteer service were recognized with the
district’s naming the board room in Johnson’s honor. He is also a founder of
the foundation. With the same commitment, the Johnsons will honor two coaches
with The Jane Brusch-Keith Broome Field.
Michelle Obama’s school lunch program faces new cuts on
former first lady’s birthday
Penn Live By Tribune
News Service Posted Jan 17, 2020
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has
announced plans to cut back school lunch nutrition standards led by former
first lady Michelle Obama. The proposed rule announced Friday would increase
“flexibility” for vegetable requirements and allow schools to change fruit
servings during breakfast in favor of meats or meat alternatives, according to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA said the rules are “intended to
help state and local program operators overcome challenges and deliver great
meals more efficiently.” The proposal takes a hit at one of Obama’s key
achievements under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act as she celebrated her
birthday Friday. The law, signed in 2010, set a minimum for fruit, vegetables
and whole grain servings and set a maximum for sodium, sugar and fat content
among other requirements. Some schools faced challenges under the new
requirements as the cost of lunches increased. One school district in North
Carolina saw school lunches increase 55 cents between 2015 and 2018. Before the
2016-2017 schoolyear, the district hadn’t raised prices since 2010.
Vermont looks to become first state to provide universal
meals to public school students
CNN January 17,
2020
A Vermont lawmaker is looking to make the
state the first to provide meals to all public school
students. State Democratic Sen. Debbie
Ingram filed a bill last week that
would provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students pre-K
through 12th grade. The proposal, she said, is intended to fill the
"equity" and "need" gaps of those families and comes at a
time when the federal government has
been disinvesting in low income families with
"changes to food supplemental programs like (the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program)." The program is estimated to cost roughly $4 million
a year -- taken from the state's Education Fund -- and would be phased in over
a five-year period and fully operating by fall 2025, according to Ingram. The
Vermont lawmaker was not able to provide specific details about how funds would
be diverted from the Education Fund to the meal program. While Ingram said the
price tag has concerned some state lawmakers over the burden it would place on
taxpayers, she told CNN there is already high interest in the proposal, which
is in "early stages."
Diane Ravitch: Why Education Disruption Is Losing
Forbes by Peter Greene Senior Contributor Jan 17, 2020,
02:46pm
Diane Ravitch was an education historian, who
entered government work under the first Bush administration and continued to
serve in the Department of Education, where she was an early supporter of
charter schools and accountability, and one of the voices of support No Child
Left Behind. Then in 2010, she changed course. Watching
how the policies of choice and accountability played out, she reached a simple
conclusion: “that effort has failed.” Her switch from supporter of modern
education reform to critic quickly made her the most visible member of the
resistance to ed reform policies. Her blog, where she posts many times every
day, has become a veritable Rick’s Cafe; spend enough time there, and you will
meet most of the important figures of the resistance. Nobody has done more to
amplify the voices of parents, teachers and activists than Ravitch. You can
also meet many of these folks in Ravitch’s new book Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to
Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools. The book is
a history of the modern education reform movement told from the point of view
of the people who have stood up to protect public education from attempts to
disrupt and dismantle it. Ravitch also explains why, in her view, those
resistors are winning.
PARSS Annual Conference April 29 – May 1, 2020 in State
College
The 2020 PARSS Conference is April 29 through
May 1, 2020, at Wyndham Garden Hotel at Mountain View Country Club in State
College. Please register as a member or a vendor by accessing the links below.
Allegheny County Legislative Forum on Education March 12
by Allegheny Intermediate Unit Thu, March
12, 2020 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Join us on March 12 at 7:00 pm for the
Allegheny Intermediate Unit's annual Allegheny County Legislative Forum. The
event will feature a discussion with state lawmakers on a variety of issues
impacting public schools. We hope you will join us and be part of the
conversation about education in Allegheny County.
Five compelling reasons for .@PSBA .@PASA .@PAIU school leaders to
come to the Capitol for Advocacy Day on March 23rd:
Charter Reform
Cyber Charter Reform
Basic Ed Funding
Special Ed Funding
PLANCON
Register at http://mypsba.org
School Leaders: Register today for @PSBA @PASA @PAIU Advocacy Day at the
Capitol on March 23rd and you could be the lucky winner of my school board
salary for the entire year. Register now at http://mypsba.org
For more information: https://www.psba.org/event/advocacy-day-2020/
Charter
Schools; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN PROPOSED RULEMAKING DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION [ 22 PA. CODE CH. 711 ]
PSBA New and Advanced
School Director Training in Dec & Jan
Additional sessions now being offered in
Bucks and Beaver Counties
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, January 25,
2020 — Bucks County IU 22, 705 N Shady Retreat Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901
- Monday, February 3,
2020 — Beaver Valley IU 27, 147
Poplar Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061
Congress, Courts, and
a National Election: 50 Million Children’s Futures Are at Stake. Be their
champion at the 2020 Advocacy Institute.
NSBA Advocacy
Institute Feb. 2-4, 2020 Marriot Marquis, Washington, D.C.
Join school leaders
from across the country on Capitol Hill, Feb. 2-4, 2020 to influence the
legislative agenda & shape decisions that impact public schools. Check out
the schedule & more at https://nsba.org/Events/Advocacy-Institute
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. Click here for more information or register
at http://www.mypsba.org/
School
directors can register online now by logging in to myPSBA. If you need
assistance logging in and registering contact Alysha Newingham, Member Data
System Administrator at alysha.newingham@psba.org
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Network for Public Education Action National Conference in Philadelphia March
28-29, 2020
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