Pennsylvania public schools would have wider latitude to furlough employees during tough economic times and would not have to start with the least senior workers under proposals that were debated… Read More
One down, two to go. When 2013 began, Gov. Tom Corbett identified three items that were crucial to getting the state on the right track — a new transportation funding… Read More
November 15, 2013 TO: News Editor/News Director CONTACT: Sheri L. Thompson, Director of Communications Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals122 Valley RoadP.O. Box… Read More
November 15, 2013 TO: News Editor/News Director CONTACT: Sheri L. Thompson, Director of Communications Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals122 Valley RoadP.O. Box… Read More
October 11, 2013 TO: News Editor/News Director CONTACT: Sheri L. Thompson, Director of Communications Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals122 Valley RoadP.O. Box 39Summerdale,… Read More
By Dr. Paul M. Healey, PA Principals Association Executive Director-Elect Since the passage of NCLB, individual educators and educational organizations alike have provided testimony and opinions about using a… Read More
A controversial statewide graduation testing requirement that accompanies a new set of state-developed grade-level learning goals closely aligned to the Common Core standards has passed a final hurdle. The Independent… Read More
House Bill 803 allows schools to obtain a prescription for a supply of epinephrine auto injectors (EpiPens) and contains provisions concerning staff training, administration and storage of the EpiPens. The… Read More
Senate Bill 34 amends the Professional Educator Discipline Act to establish a comprehensive system to be used to investigate and discipline professional educators for misconduct. The bill expands the bases… Read More
Attention PA Principals Association Members: Have you been searching for a template for a Teacher Improvement Plan (TIP) that can be used with the new educator effectiveness model? PA Principals… Read More