Regulations for Principal Effectiveness
You will find the links below to the final principal evaluation regulations, published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. This process has allowed PDE to engage in significant research aimed at assisting… Read More
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Corbett Signs Legislation Creating Panel To Develop New School Funding Formula
Pennsylvania is gearing up to overhaul its education spending under a measure Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law on Tuesday. The Basic Education Funding Commission will study a new way for… Read More
PA Principals Association Receives PDE Approval for NEW Act 45 Program
PA Principals Association will be offering a NEW, ACT 45 approved program in the fall titled, “Linking Student Learning to Teacher Supervision and Evaluation.” The program will be held as… Read More
Pennsylvania House Fails To Act on Pensions for School, State Workers
The House of Representatives left town for the week Wednesday without a vote on a Republican plan to alter the retirement benefits of future school and state workers. Republican leadership… Read More
Different Sort of Money Problem Limits Pension Reform Debate in Pennsylvania
There’s no question money is at the heart of the state’s pension problem. But the money problem limiting lawmakers’ debate on reforming the two state pension systems may not be… Read More
Joseph H. Clapper, D.Ed., Hired as Assistant Executive Director of State Principals’ Association
June 2014 TO: News Editor/News Director CONTACT: Sheri L. Thompson, Director of CommunicationsPennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals122 Valley RoadP.O. Box 39Summerdale, PA 17093 (717) 732-4999 (Phone)… Read More
Videoconference Invite: Budget Update and Pension Reform
As you progress through the final month of the 2013-14 fiscal year, the Governor and the General Assembly are working toward enacting a state budget for 2014-15. Over the next… Read More
Educator Dashboard: Early Warning System & Intervention Catalog
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), working in collaboration with First Lady Mrs. Susan Corbett’s Opening Doors Initiative, has developed a software tool to help schools identify potential student dropouts… Read More
Keystone Exams: PA Bill Would End Plans for Mandatory Graduation Tests
A bill that would eliminate a key component of the state’s Common Core curriculum — passing proficiency tests to graduate from high school — was introduced Wednesday [May 28] by… Read More
An Innovative Approach to PA Core Standards
A workshop on how arts learning leads PA Core Standards will be presented by visiting scholar, Bruce Taylor, on June 30, 2014, from 1 – 3 p.m. at the Harrisburg… Read More