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PA Ed Policy Roundup for March 23, 2020
Blogger note: Here’s Senate Ed Committee Chair Wayne Langerholc’s
cosponsorship memo addressing COVID-19 education issues. House Ed Committee Chair Curt Sonney has a
similar memo.
* House Bill CoSponsorship Memo (March 19)
* Senate Bill CoSponsorship Memo (March 19)
* Senate Bill CoSponsorship Memo (March 19)
Senate of Pennsylvania Cosponsorship Memo
Posted: March
19, 2020 12:20 PM
From: Senator
Wayne Langerholc, Jr.
To: All Senate members
Subject: Education
Issues to Address Concerns of the COVID-19
Pandemic of 2020
In the very short-term, I will be introducing
legislation that addresses many of the concerns we are hearing from public and
private schools given the mandated closure of their schools. The below changes
only apply to the school year 2019-2020 as a result of the global pandemic
declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020.
1. The requirement requiring all school
entities to be kept open each school year for at least one hundred eighty (180)
instructional days is waived immediately.
2. The secretary may do any or all of the
following:
·
Increase the number of flexible instructional
days that school entities may institute to a number of flexible
·
instructional days determined by the
secretary during the 2019-2020 school year and waive the application
·
deadline.
·
Waive the minimum total number of hours
required for a career and technical education programs.
·
Waive the requirement to include performance
data in a professional employee's performance rating.
·
Waive the minimum number of days of
prekindergarten instruction required.
·
Waive the twelve-week student teacher
requirement for educator preparation programs that are unable to meet due to
the pandemic of 2020.
·
Waive the NIMS assessment and the NOCTI exam
for career and technical education students.
3. Ensure employees of any public school do
not receive more or less compensation than the employee would otherwise have
been entitled to receive from the school entity had the pandemic of 2020 not
occurred.
4. No employee will receive more or less
credit or contribute more or less than the employee would otherwise have contributed
pursuant to the Public School Employees' Retirement Code.
5. For the time period the charter school,
regional charter school, or cyber charter is closed due to the 2020 pandemic, the
charter school, regional charter school or cyber charter school shall receive
tuition payments based upon the students enrolled as of the initial date of the
closure.
6. Public schools should provide employees
responsible for cleaning schools appropriate cleaning materials and protective clothing
as recommended by the CDC.
7. Parents or Guardians of students with an
IEP will receive notice from the public school a notice ensuring the student receives
a free and appropriate public education as required under IDEA.
8. Public schools which were closed may not
receive less subsidy payments or reimbursements than the school entity would otherwise
be entitled to receive for the school year 2019-2020.
9. The secretary will apply to the US
Department of Education for a waiver of the PSSA/Keystone Exams for the
2019-2020 school year.
10. Continuing education for professional
compliance period will be extended by one year.
11. The following shall apply to nonpublic
schools for the 2019-2020 school year:
a. The governing body of a nonpublic school
may close the nonpublic school due to the threat to health and safety caused by
the pandemic of 2020.
b. The minimum instructional time
requirements will not apply.
12. The minimum instructional time
requirement for homeschooled student will not apply.
If you should have any questions or concerns
with this legislation, please contact from my office Gwenn Dando at gdando@pasen.gov.
Please join me in co-sponsoring this important legislation.
Coronavirus Schools Impact: Answers from Pa. Senator on
the Education Committee
State looking for ways to change school
requirements due to outbreak
By: WPXI.com News Staff Updated: March 20, 2020 - 5:50 PM
PITTSBURGH — This is an
unknown time for all of us, including parents with children in school. So many
of you have questions, and while all of the answers aren’t available yet,
Channel 11 wanted to see where everything stood with the future of all schools
in Pennsylvania. We spoke to state Sen. Wayne
Langerholc, who is the chairman of the Education
Committee.
Q: What is going on in Harrisburg right now?
A: Langerholc is about to introduce legislation
as early as next week that would address a lot of the questions school
districts have and parents are asking. “As this situation is fluid and
continues to develop, we have enacted a comprehensive bill here to address many
of the issues we’ve been hearing,” said Langerholc. “Whether it comes from the
legislative end or whether it comes from the governor, we thought it was
important for the people to know that there’s work being one on this.”
“School leaders wait for additional guidance and are trying to
find ways to meet the needs of all students. “If you provide any type of
alternative learning, you have to uphold FAPE (free appropriate public
education),” Old Forge Superintendent Erin Keating, Ed.D., said. Federal law
requires a school district provide a “free appropriate public education” to
each qualified person with a disability who is in the school district’s
jurisdiction, regardless of the nature or severity of the person’s disability. If
districts provide educational opportunities to the general student population
during a school closure, the school must ensure that students with disabilities
also have equal access to the same opportunities, according to the U.S.
Department of Education.”
Adhering to special education law delays start of online
learning in NEPA
Scranton Times Tribune BY SARAH HOFIUS HALL,
STAFF WRITER / PUBLISHED: MARCH 22, 2020
As Pennsylvania classrooms remain dark, area
educators seek ways to deliver instruction. While many school districts had
planned to offer online lessons, that remains on hold while leaders try to meet
the needs of all students, including those who receive special education or
English as a second language services. Not meeting the specific needs of those
students, which educators say can be nearly impossible in a solely online
format, could result in litigation. “We desperately want to be able to provide
instruction to the best possible extent that we can, but how can we do it?”
asked Valley View Superintendent Michael Boccella, Ed.D. “We feel as though our
hands are tied. We obviously want to continue to educate kids, but at the same
time we worry about opening ourselves up to violations.” Seniors should soon be
preparing for proms and graduations. Kindergarten students should be learning
how to read. Instead, educators statewide remain uncertain whether students
will return to classrooms this school year because of the coronavirus. Kansas
already canceled all in-person classes for the remainder of the school year,
and other states may follow.
Amid Confusion, Feds Seek to Clarify Online Learning for
Special Education Students
Education Week By Corey Mitchell on March
21, 2020 9:25 PM
The U.S. Department of Education released a
fact sheet Saturday in response to complaints that previous guidance left school districts unsure of how to provide services
for students with disabilities amid
the extended closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The five-page fact
sheet aims to clarify that federal law should not be used to prevent
schools from offering online learning opportunities to all students, including
those with disabilities. "It was extremely disappointing to hear that some
school districts were using information from the Department of Education as an
excuse not to educate kids," U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said
in a statement accompanying the fact sheet release. "Nothing issued by
this department should in any way prevent any school from offering educational
programs through distance instruction. We need schools to educate all students
out of principle, rather than educate no students out of fear. These are
challenging times, but we expect schools to rise to the occasion, and the
department stands ready to assist you in your efforts." The Council of
Chief State Schools Officers, National Center for Special Education in Charter
Schools, and other organizations had called on the department to clarify how
districts should proceed. Districts face the potential loss of federal funding
if they fail to provide accommodations for students with disabilities.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/03/online_learning_special_education_students.html
U.S. Department of Education March 21, 2020: Supplemental
Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and
Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities
When schools close or go online, what happens to students
with disabilities?
Special education children miss on not only
academic studies but also therapies, and their families families will be at
their breaking point very quickly.
USA Today by Laura McKenna Opinion
contributor March 21, 2020
I’m a parent of a high school student with
high functioning autism and epilepsy. As schools all around the country
announce shutdowns and move towards online education, kids like mine are going
to suffer the most. The move to online education, which has been largely driven
by the imperative to maintain the 180-day minimum without
taxing already stretched budgets or running afoul of teachers’ contracts,
will be difficult to manage. To date, nearly 42 million students. have
already been impacted. Will teachers and administrators manage to create an
entire system of online K-12 education from scratch in a handful of days? Do
teachers have the technological skills, equipment, or experience to implement
those plans? Do families have enough computers for themselves and all their
children? The questions are endless. We’re in the midst of a huge educational
experiment and really have no way of knowing how it will work
out. There are even more problems and questions around online
special education.
Pennsylvania governor, legislative leaders reach deal to
postpone 2020 primary for coronavirus
Inquirer by Jonathan Lai, Chris Brennan and Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA, Updated: March
22, 2020- 11:39 PM
Top Pennsylvania lawmakers and Gov. Tom Wolf
have reached agreement on postponing the state’s primary election from April 28
until June 2, The Inquirer has learned, with legislation poised to advance
Monday and move quickly through the state legislature. The proposal would also
give county election officials more flexibility in consolidating polling places
this year. The deal was reached after multiple conference calls throughout the
day Sunday, including with legislative leaders of the House and Senate caucuses
of both parties and the governor’s office, said State Rep. Garth Everett (R.,
Lycoming), the chair of the House State Government Committee, which will play a
key role in moving the proposed legislation. “My understanding as of right now
is everybody’s on the same page,” he said Sunday night. “There’s no
partisanship, we’re just trying to work together.” His Democratic counterpart
on the committee, State Rep. Kevin Boyle of Philadelphia, confirmed the deal.
Pa. House Committee could vote Monday to move up Pa.’s
April 28 primary | Monday Morning Coffee
PA Capital Star By John L. Micek March 23,
2020
Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
After a whole bunch of back-and-forth, it looks like state lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would move the date of Pennsylvania’s April 28 election — a move that could turn into a major headache for office-seekers up and down the ballot, who are already dealing with a coronavirus-interrupted campaign season. As our friends at the Associated Press report, the House State Government Committee could vote on a primary bill as soon as Monday, get the bill through the Republican-controlled House this week, and off to the majority-GOP Senate for action. Wolf administration officials have been saying for days now that discussions about moving the primary, which is now almost comically late in the presidential nominating season, had been ongoing.
After a whole bunch of back-and-forth, it looks like state lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would move the date of Pennsylvania’s April 28 election — a move that could turn into a major headache for office-seekers up and down the ballot, who are already dealing with a coronavirus-interrupted campaign season. As our friends at the Associated Press report, the House State Government Committee could vote on a primary bill as soon as Monday, get the bill through the Republican-controlled House this week, and off to the majority-GOP Senate for action. Wolf administration officials have been saying for days now that discussions about moving the primary, which is now almost comically late in the presidential nominating season, had been ongoing.
Beaver Area SD to begin online instruction
Beaver County Times By Daveen
Rae Kurutz @DK_NewsData and @DKreports Posted at 12:16
AM
Officials at Beaver Area School District will
begin providing online instruction to students Monday, making them the first
school district in the county to kick-off full continuity of instruction during
the coronavirus school closures.
BEAVER — Call it testing the waters. Officials
at the Beaver Area School District will begin providing online instruction to
students Monday, making them the first school district in the county to
kick-off full continuity of instruction during the coronavirus school closures.
“We are going to take a tentative step forward with full understanding that
every time we do this, the landscape changes on it,” said Carrie Rowe,
superintendent at the Beaver Area School District, which serves students in
Beaver, Brighton Township and Vanport Township. “It’s like planning in
quicksand. Every time we do something, there’s new guidance from the state.” Beaver
County schools closed for at least two weeks on March 13 in response to the
novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Gov. Tom Wolf ordered all schools closed until at
least March 29, but many anticipate that date will be extended. Most school
districts have suspended instruction during the past week — only Blackhawk and
Western Beaver continued with any instruction, but that work was part of the
districts’ already instituted Flexible Instruction program through the state.
South Side Area School District intends to move forward with online classes as
well.
As officials stay quiet, students and advocates prepare
for lengthy closure
School officially scheduled to re-start next
week but all signs suggest otherwise.
The notebook by Bill
Hangley Jr. March 22 — 9:09 am, 2020
Update: Mayor Kenney has issued a “stay at
home” order for all Philadelphians starting Monday.
The world has ground to a halt, and here at
the A.W. Christy Recreation Center, Amar Cropper is ready for it to start up
again. “I would have never thought that I would want to go back to work. But I
want to go back, and it’s only been four days. I want to go back to school,
too,” says the lanky high school junior. “I must have the coronavirus, thinking
like that.” It’s a breezy Thursday afternoon in Southwest Philadelphia, and
Cropper and two friends are goofing around on the Christy basketball court.
Around them, the streets of row homes are quiet. The playground behind them
sits empty. Soon, like others citywide, it will be closed, but right
now, the most visible sign of the coronavirus crisis is the table of free
lunches laid out for students. Over the next hour, most will sit untouched as
city workers wait and chat softly. Most kids in this neighborhood are holed up
at home with their families, these young men say. Their own after-school jobs
are on hold – they work for a commercial cleaning company, but because of the
shutdown there’s “no work for two weeks,” Cropper says. There’s less and less
for them to do every day, they say, and it’s not normal. People aren’t meant to
just hang around doing nothing, “like a cigarette with no lighter,” says
Cropper, 16. His friends agree: life without school is getting old fast. “I got
a lot of friends. I do kind of miss them,” says Alei Stephens, 13, an eighth
grader. “I ain’t going to lie, I hate being out of school.” Two of the friends,
Cropper and Tirrell Blocker, 19, are high school students at cyber charters.
Their schools are shut down for the moment, they say, with teachers unable to
go to their offices to provide “live” instruction. Stephens is a student at
KIPP West, a brick-and-mortar charter school, which is also closed, as are all
other Pennsylvania schools.
'Uncertainty' is the new reality for schools
ANDREW GOLDSTEIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette agoldstein@post-gazette.com MAR 23,
2020 5:45 AM
Everyone knows schools are institutions of
learning. But the COVID-19 crisis shows that their purpose goes far beyond
education. Whether it is providing meals to hungry students, services to
learners of English as a second language and students with disabilities, or a
sense of community with sports and extracurricular activities, schools do it
all and more. And now, amid a global pandemic that has shut down K-12
facilities in Pennsylvania for at least two weeks — and likely longer — schools
are trying to figure out how to fill the void. “I think that we have to try to
build in as much contingency planning as possible,” said Edward Wehrer,
superintendent of the Steel Valley School District. “Instead of saying, ‘This
is the plan,’ what we say is: ‘Here’s a set of plans.’ And, depending on what
gets decided at levels above ours, how can we adjust to best meet the needs of
our kids, our families and our community.”
‘There is not a script to follow.’ Centre County schools
face uncertainty with COVID-19 closures
Centre Daily Times BY
MARLEY PARISH MARCH 20, 2020 06:00 AM
Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to close all K-12 schools aims
to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, but the closure has left some Centre
County districts unsure how to educate students remotely. As the State College Area School
District prepares to launch its
optional online learning program
next week, schools in rural areas of the county
are working to implement remote instruction plans to make up for missed days in
the classroom. Though Wolf’s order stated that schools would not face
repercussions if they fail to meet the 180-day or school hour requirements,
some officials don’t know how to educate kids effectively while abiding by
state and federal guidelines. Under Wolf’s order, schools are set to reopen
March 30. With the statewide shutdown announced this week, however, students
could be out of session even longer.
A letter to McCaskey High School seniors and parents
[opinion]
Lancaster Online Letter by Damaris Rau,
Ed.D., superintendent of the School District of Lancaster March 23, 2020
Many of you have written and called to ask, “Have
we thought about what will happen to commencement and prom?” My answer: Every
day.
Every day I think about how we can make it up
to you. We aren’t exactly sure how, but we are committed to making the end of
your senior year memorable. You deserve a great send off from McCaskey! During
our livestreamed school board meeting on Tuesday night, I said commencement and
prom are activities we hold dear, and we will make them happen in some way. I
meant that! We know that prom is about celebrating with friends, teachers and
teammates, and creating memories that will last a lifetime. Prom is about the
people, not the dresses or tuxedos. Commencement is about recognizing your hard
work. We look forward to celebrating your accomplishments with families and
friends. As far as I am concerned, your big celebration can happen any day —
not just in June. For now, it’s best that we all do our part to prevent the
spread of the coronavirus and stay home. I encourage you to keep your mind
stimulated. Read books you haven’t had time to read, listen to music, take
virtual trips to museums, call a friend or family member who lives far away.
Continue to learn. Work on your passions. We will get through this. You are a
resilient and special group of young people. You are 9/11 babies, children of
the Columbine generation, and now graduates delayed by a global pandemic.
AP exams not canceled, will be available online
Lindsay C VanAsdalan, York
Dispatch Published 4:54 p.m. ET March 22, 2020
Students who want to take Advanced
Placement exams this year will now have the opportunity to do so remotely.
College Board — which administers the AP exams — announced Friday that for
2019-20 only, a 45-minute online exam will be available at home. “We surveyed
18,000 AP students and 91% indicated they wanted to complete this important
step, urging us not to cancel this opportunity they’ve been working
toward," according to a news release. No face-to-face exams will be given,
but students will have two dates to take the test for each subject. A full
exam schedule will be posted April 3. “To
be fair to all students, some of whom have lost more instructional time than
others, the exam will only include topics and skills most AP teachers and
students have already covered in class by early March," the release
states. Colleges are in support of the decision and have accepted
shortened exams for credit when students have had emergencies for decades,
according to College Board. College Board will be working with low-income and
rural students to ensure they have connectivity to review and take the exam.
DeVos Expected to Address State Testing at White House
Briefing on Coronavirus
Education Week By Corey Mitchell on March
21, 2020 3:15 PM
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will
speak at the White House coronavirus press briefing Sunday or Monday to discuss
the Trump administration's decision to allow states to cancel standardized testing for
this school year and what it means for the nation's students. Vice President
Mike Pence said DeVos will join the briefing to answer questions about the
department's move to waive federal requirements for state testing for K-12
students, due to widespread school shutdowns to contain the spread of the novel
coronavirus. "The burden of standardized testing is not going to be placed
on schools," Pence told reporters at the administration's Saturday
briefing. ESSA requires states to test students in reading and math in
grades 3 through 8 and once in high school. State and district leaders had
pushed for increased flexibility as they closed schools to slow the spread of
the coronavirus pandemic. "Neither students nor teachers need to be
focused on high-stakes tests during this difficult time," DeVos said in a
statement released Friday. "Students are simply too unlikely to be able to
perform their best in this environment."
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2020/03/devos_to_visit_white_house_to_talk_testing.html
Helen Gym Is the Most Popular Politician in Philadelphia
Which is either very good news or very bad
news, depending on where you stand.
PhillyMag.com by CHRISTINE SPEER LEJEUNE· 3/21/2020,
9:00 p.m.
Helen Gym is the most popular politician in
Philadelphia. Photograph by Colin Lenton
The day I spent with Helen Gym was the day
after the New York Times endorsed two women, a moderate
Democrat and a progressive, in the 2020 presidential primary. It was the
1,096th day of Donald Trump’s divisive presidency (and a month after his
impeachment, led by a woman); 14 days before a Super Bowl halftime show that
was a political, bilingual, multicultural, semi-controversial display of women
kicking ass; and — not coincidentally — 15 days before the Washington
Post declared 2020 the Year of the Power
Mom. It was a day when, after months of
local headlines about asbestos poisoning our
schools and furious parents holding
rallies, the teachers union announced it was suing the school district. It was
also the third day in a row I cried while reading the Inquirer —
this time over a local eight-year-old with
cancer whose mom was facing
deportation. Oh, and it was also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day of service. For
all of these reasons, it was a perfect day to be with Helen Gym. Gym, the
second-term City Councilmember who blew everyone away in last May’s primary —
she had 41,000 more votes than the next-closest winner, more votes than any
City Council member has gotten in a primary in the past 30 years — is a tiny
powerhouse. She stands maybe five-foot-three in heels, which she wears often;
she’s an impeccable dresser, minimalist and stylish, with inky black hair she
wears loose and a face so unlined that you forget she’s 52.
.@PSBA with .@PASBO_org .@PasaSupts .@PSEA .@PAPRINCIPALS .@PAIU .@AFTPA .@afscmecouncil13 and .@32BJSEIU call upon
legislators to implement state-level policy for next steps in coming back from
the battle against coronavirus
Read their March 18th joint letter
to PA Legislative Leadership here:
PSBA FAQ Sheet Regarding Closure of School Due to Coronavirus
PSBA has compiled answers to your most
pressing questions surrounding school closures due to the #coronavirus outbreak.
View this resource here:
PSBA establishes channel to answer COVID-19 questions
POSTED ON MARCH 19, 2020 IN PSBA
NEWS
In light of statewide school closings and as
the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, PSBA is here to provide support to
members and answer questions regarding how schools will operate, meet
instructional requirements and provide services both now and in the future.
Please send your questions to request@psba.org with
your name, district and contact information. A member of PSBA staff will
respond directly or will funnel your inquires to the Pennsylvania Department of
Education. PSBA will act as your voice and ensure you receive the answers and
information you need to make decisions at this crucial time.
U.S. Department of
Education March 16, 2020 Fact Sheet: Addressing the Risk of COVID-19
in Schools While Protecting the Civil Rights of Students
PSBA: Coronavirus Preparedness Guidance
In the last few weeks, the novel coronavirus
(SARS-CoV-2), which causes the respiratory illness COVID-19, has become a topic
of concern nationwide. Although the virus is not widespread in Pennsylvania at
this time, that status could change. Being proactive is key to prevention and
mitigation. Below, you will find a list of resources on all aspects of
preparedness, including guidance on communication planning, policy, emergency
management and disease control. Use these resources to help you make decisions
regarding the safety and health of those in your school district.
The former Sectional Meetings have been converted to a webinar
format. PSBA will be hosting six webinars (starting today), presented by an
expert on critical and timely topics related to #Coronavirus (COVID-19).
PSBA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Schools:
Webinar Series
As PSBA announced in an email on
March 12, the former Sectional Meetings have been converted to a webinar format
to comply with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.
Each of the six upcoming virtual sessions will be offered as a one-hour
webinar: a 45-minute presentation by an expert on critical and timely topics;
communication practices during the coronavirus pandemic; the business of boards
during shutdown; facilities restoration and clean-up, and other essential
topics. Each session will include 15 minutes of direct Q&A at the conclusion
of the 45-minute content presentation.
Members are welcome to register for any of
the six complimentary webinars.
All webinar sessions are 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Prepare. Don’t
Panic. Responding to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Medical Guidance for Schools
Presenter: Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD, FACP – Medical Director, Keystone Infectious Diseases; Chair, Infection Prevention, Wellspan Chambersburg & Waynesboro Hospital and member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Presenter: Raghavendra Tirupathi, MD, FACP – Medical Director, Keystone Infectious Diseases; Chair, Infection Prevention, Wellspan Chambersburg & Waynesboro Hospital and member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Coronavirus
(COVID-19) Legislative Updates
Presenter: John Callahan, PSBA Chief Advocacy Officer
Presenter: John Callahan, PSBA Chief Advocacy Officer
Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Topic 1:
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Communication Practices: How to Address Your School
Community and the Media
Presenters: Annette Stevenson PSBA Chief Communications Officer & Liam Goldrick, Donovan Group
Presenters: Annette Stevenson PSBA Chief Communications Officer & Liam Goldrick, Donovan Group
Topic 2: The Business of School Boards:
Operations & Meetings During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Shutdown
Presenters: Stuart L. Knade, PSBA Senior Director of Legal Services & Heather Masshardt, Director of Policy Services
Presenters: Stuart L. Knade, PSBA Senior Director of Legal Services & Heather Masshardt, Director of Policy Services
Thursday, March 26, 2020 An Update from PIAA:
Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Concerns
Presenter: Dr. Robert A. Lombardi, PIAA Executive Director
Presenter: Dr. Robert A. Lombardi, PIAA Executive Director
Monday, March 30, 2020 Facilities
Restoration: Coronavirus Clean-up
Presenter: SERVPRO, expert presenter
Presenter: SERVPRO, expert presenter
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Risk Mitigation:
Strategy for Operational Continuity and Reducing Adverse Impacts
Presenter: CM Regent Insurance, expert presenter
Presenter: CM Regent Insurance, expert presenter
Registration here: https://www.psba.org/2019/10/coronavirus-webinar-series/
Blogger note: support Governor Wolf’s proposed charter reforms:
Reprise: PA Ed Policy Roundup for Feb 10, 2020
1. Adopt resolution for charter funding
reform
2. Ask your legislators to cosponsor HB2261
or SB1024
3. Register for Advocacy Day on May 11th
Adopt: the 2020 PSBA resolution for charter school funding
reform
PSBA Website POSTED ON FEBRUARY 3,
2020 IN PSBA
NEWS
In this legislative session, PSBA has been
leading the charge with the Senate, House of Representatives and the Governor’s
Administration to push for positive charter reform. We’re now asking you to
join the campaign: Adopt the resolution: We’re asking all school
boards to adopt the 2020 resolution for charter school funding reform at your
next board meeting and submit it to your legislators and to PSBA.
Cosponsor: A 120-page
charter reform proposal is being introduced as House Bill
2261 by Rep. Joseph Ciresi (D-Montgomery), and Senate Bill 1024,
introduced by Senators Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) and James Brewster
(D-Allegheny). Ask your legislator to sign on as a cosponsor to House Bill
2261 or Senate Bill 1024.
Register: Five compelling reasons for .@PSBA .@PASA .@PAIU school leaders to come to the Capitol
for Advocacy Day on May 11th:
Charter Reform
Cyber Charter Reform
Basic Ed Funding
Special Ed Funding
PLANCON
For more
information: https://www.psba.org/event/advocacy-day-2020/
Rescheduled: Join us for Advocacy Day in Harrisburg to support public
education Monday May 11, 2020!
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
PSBA Board Presidents Panel April 27, 28 and 29; Multiple
Locations
Offered at 10 locations across the state,
this annual event supports current and aspiring school board leaders through
roundtable conversations with colleagues as well as a facilitated panel of
experienced regional and statewide board presidents and superintendents. Board
Presidents Panel is designed to equip new and veteran board presidents and vice
presidents as well as superintendents and other school directors who may pursue
a leadership position in the future.
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.
Register today for the 2020 PASA/PA Principals
Association PA Educational Leadership Summit, August 2-4, at the Lancaster
Marriott at Penn Square
(hosted by the PA Principals Association and
the PA Association of School Administrators). Participants can earn up to 80
PIL hours (40 hours for the Summit and - for an additional cost of $50 -
40 hours for EdCamp) for
attending the conference and completing program requirements. Register
early to reserve your seat! The deadline to take advantage of the Early Bird
Discount is April 24, 2020.
Click here to
register today!
Network for Public Education 2020 Conference in Philly Rescheduled
to November 21-22
NPE Website March 10, 2020 7:10 pm
We so wanted to see you in March, but we need
to wait until November!
Our conference will now take place on November
21 and 22 at the same location in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please
read the important information below.
Registration: We will be rolling over our
registration information, so there is no reason to register again. You will
be automatically registered for the November dates. If you cannot attend in
November, we ask that you consider donating your registration to absorb some of
the costs associated with rescheduling the conference. If you feel you cannot
make such a donation, please contact: dcimarusti@networkforpubliceducation.org.
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