Background Checks
As we approach the end of the 2015 calendar year, PDE is increasing its capacity to respond to technical questions surrounding background checks for school employees and volunteers resulting from… Read More
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Principals Groups Applaud Senate Passage of New Education Bill
Bipartisan Education Bill Recognizes Principal’s Key Role and Provides New Flexibility
PA Inspired Leadership Program (PIL)/National Institute for School Leaders (NISL) Curriculum Changes
The National Institute of School Leaders (NISL) has updated the curriculum within the Executive Development Program (EDP) and we are pleased to announce that the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Program (PIL)… Read More
Pennsylvania Keeps Pace with Other States on Teacher Effectiveness Policy Overall
New Report from NCTQ Finds Pennsylvania Could Do More to Consistently Enact Policies that Support Effective Teaching; State Earns C-
PA Principals Association Participates in Budget Rally Today
Dr. Joseph Clapper, Assistant Executive Director of the PA Principals Association, represented the association at the budget rally today. Today’s press conference was assembled to urge legislators to move the… Read More
UPDATE: Principals Support the Every Student Succeeds Act!
UPDATE: The U.S. House of Representatives approved the final conference agreement to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which is now known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, on… Read More
Budget Deal in Jeopardy – It’s Now Time to Act
PA Principals Association Executive Director urges members to get involved in securing a budget deal. Over the weekend, we learned that the House Republicans have decided not to support the… Read More
Senate to Proceed with Voting on $30.8 Billion Budget Despite House GOP’s Opposition
The latest development in Pennsylvania’s seemingly never-ending 2015-16 state budget saga took what the Senate considers a step forward by positioning a $30.8 billion spending plan for a vote as… Read More
PA Budget Framework Shakes; House GOP Says it Will Work on a Smaller Plan with Less New Taxes
Pennsylvania House Republicans took themselves out of the state budget framework Saturday, after members said two days of closed-door caucuses made plain that they don’t have support for the $30.8… Read More
Bill Would Tie Teacher Furloughs to Performance Ratings
The state Senate may soon vote on a House proposal that would require school districts to choose teachers to furlough on the basis of performance ratings, rather than solely by… Read More