Secretary of Education to Announce 2011-12 PSSA Results
Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis will announce the results of the 2011-12 PSSA exams during a press conference at 11 a.m. today in the state Capitol Media Center. At the… Read More
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School Pension Fund Income Down
According to an article in the Scranton Times, investment returns for the Public School Employees’s Retirement System (PSERS) were half of what was budgeted for the fiscal year ending in… Read More
Rethinking Principal Evaluation: Nation’s Principals Release New Framework for Policy and Practice
Despite the widespread influence of the nation’s 95,000 principals on three million teachers and 55 million students — cited by the Wallace Foundation as second only to teaching among school… Read More
Keystone School Exam Changes Coming Soon
According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the way the state measures eleventh graders’ academic progress is expected to change this year. Under a plan that must be… Read More
PDE Reminds School Administrators of Applicability of Changes to Background Check Law Under Act 82 of 2012 and Availability of REVISED PDE-6004 Form to Report Arrests and Convictions of Offenses
I. Changes to Section 111 of School Code are Effective June 30, 2012 Act 82 of 2012, signed into law on June 30, 2012, amends Section 111 of the School… Read More
Attention PA Principals Association Members
Dear PA Principals Association Member: As of yesterday, we have found there may have been a compromise to our web site, www.paprincipals.org. The potential illegal access in personal membership information… Read More
Update on Keystone Exams
Districts were notified over the summer as to an earlier testing date for the Keystone Exams. Although passing grades on the exams aren’t required for graduation until the class of… Read More
Pennsylvania Department of Education Selects Teachscape’s Framework for Teaching Proficiency System
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has chosen Teachscape, the leader in delivering Web-based professional learning content, innovative technologies, and expert services to improve teaching practice, to provide a system… Read More
Attn. PA Principals Association Secondary Members: Your Help is Needed To Prevent Funding Cuts!
On behalf of all middle and high school leaders, the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) needs your help to prevent funding cuts that will affect all schools across… Read More
Appointment of President-Elect — Kurt J. Nyquist
In July, Dr. Joshua Doll our president-elect, was appointed by the Dallastown Area School District as the assistant superintendent, therefore it became necessary, in accordance with PA Principals Association’ss by-laws,… Read More