Understanding AYP 2012
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will conduct live sessions on “Understanding AYP 2012” at each of the PaTTAN offices on the dates and times listed below. In addition, each live… Read More
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Chapter 4 Update: PDE To Conduct Local Assessment Validations Webinar
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will be conducting a webinar on Tuesday, April 24 from 2-3 p.m. to discuss the validation process for local assessments that may be used… Read More
Teacher Evaluation System
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) invites all school districts, charter schools, intermediate units and career and technical centers to join them in Phase III of the continued development and… Read More
Four Pennsylvania Schools Nominated for National Green Ribbon Award
Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis today [March 22, 2012] nominated four Pennsylvania schools to compete for the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools award. The Green Ribbons Schools program… Read More
Race to the Top LEA Grants
Pennsylvania school districts and charter schools eligible to receive Title I funding during the 2011-12 school year are eligible to receive a Race to the Top grant. Approximately 50 percent… Read More
Attention Administrators: Access Sections 1124-1125 of PA School Code of 1949
Click here to access Section 1124 – Causes for Suspension and Section 1125 – Suspensions and Reinstatements (Under Article XI, Professional Employes, of the Pennsylvania School Code of 1949).
Gov. Tom Corbett’s Proposed Changes to Keystone Exams Gets Mostly Thumbs Down at Hearing
Gov. Tom Corbett’ss proposal to make passage of three course-specific Keystone Exams a state requirement for high school graduation, starting with the Class of 2017, is drawing opposition from a… Read More
Register to Vote
Reminder — the last day to register to vote in the primary is Monday, March 26th. The primary election is April 24, 2012.
Johnson Elected to NASSP Board of Directors
Congratulations to Curtis Johnson, PA Principals Association board member and assistant principal in the State College Area School District, for being recently elected to the NASSP Board of Directors as… Read More
PA Principals Association Active Members To Receive Updated Legal Rights’ Booklet in April
PA Principals Association has revised and published the booklet, “The Principalship and Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities.” This valuable reference tool, a reprint of the two-volume set PA Principals Association members… Read More