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
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is providing an opportunity for local education agencies (LEA) to attend an online training that will assist in understanding the cohort graduation rate attribution… Read More
Attention PA Principals Association Members: On Thursday, November 21, 2013, the IRRC will vote on the proposed revisions to Chapter 4. The link below provides a good summary of what… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education and Data Recognition Corporation representatives will be conducting the 2013-14 Winter Keystone Exams Administration Training sessions at the following times and locations: Pittsburgh PaTTAN on… Read More
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will offer training on the Data Interaction/eMetric system for the Keystone Exams. The training will provide an overview of the Data Interaction system and… Read More