House To Consider HB 969
The House Education Committee will consider several bills of interest next week, including HB 969, which changes the requirement for all professional employees in a school district to be certified. … Read More
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State Assessments
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) would like to inform all entities that administer the PSSA and/or Keystone Exams of the importance of accounting for all testing materials. As the… Read More
Educators Call for Interdisciplinary, Multitiered Framework To Improve School Safety
Leading education organizations have called on Congress and the Administration to enact school safety policies that will genuinely support the well-being and learning of students over the long term, rather… Read More
PA Principals Association and EF To Offer Tour of Europe – Deadline to Register is April 29, 2013!
PA Principals Association and EF Tours have partnered to host a tour of Europe for principals that provides PIL credits. Coming this summer, principals can learn about Global Leadership as… Read More
State Board of Ed Drops Graduation Project Requirement, Leaves it Up to Districts
The state Board of Education has made another change on the Keystone Exams. The board gave final approval to the end-of-course high school assessments in mid-March, formally installing the Keystones… Read More
Grants Available to Support School Breakfast and Physical Activity
Does your school need a boost to increase participation in breakfast? Do you need funding to support adding more minutes of physical activity for your students? Action for Healthy Kids… Read More
Attention PA Principals Association Members: Join Us for Principals’ Advocacy Month in April!
Schedule a Meeting with Your Legislator! If you cannot take time out of your day during the month of April or your legislator cannot meet with you during this time… Read More
State Education Committees Approve Bills of Interest to Principals
The House Education Committee approved HB 930, which makes extensive changes to the Professional Educator Discipline Act. Among the changes, HB 930: expands the jurisdiction of the Professional Standards and… Read More
2013 PA Principals Association Online Election Ballot Information
The PA Principals Association Election is open from 6 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, April 2, 2013 through 12 p.m. (Noon EST) on Friday, April 12, 2013. Many e-mail providers impose restrictions… Read More
Free Seminar for School District Administrators Sponsored by PA Principals Association & McGraw-Hill – Intervention
A free seminar sponsored by PA Principals Association and McGraw-Hill – Intervention, The Administrator’s Key Role in Responding to Struggling Students, will be presented by Wayne Callender in two locations:… Read More