Professional Development / Training / Act 45 PIL Programs

Professional staff development is another area where PA Principals Association provides you with invaluable services.

Below is a list of the current PIL offerings:

  • IMPROVING LEADERSHIP AND STUDENT LEARNING THROUGH SIMULATIONS
    • 30 PIL Hours
    • $225 per person
    • Minimum of 10 participants needed to hold workshop.
    • Click here for more information.
    • For more information or to schedule in your district, please contact: Dr. Michael Snell at msnell@paprincipals.org
  • RESEARCH-BASED INSTRUCTION, SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING (Recently Updated)
    • Recently updated – if you took this course before, you may take it again to earn your hours.
    • 30 PIL Hours
    • $225 per person
    • Minimum of 10 participants needed to hold workshop.
    • Click here for more information.
    • For more information or to schedule in your district, please contact: Dr. Michael Snell at msnell@paprincipals.org
  • THE STRUCTURED STUDY OF STUDENT WORK
    • Newest workshop
    • 30 PIL Hours
    • $225 per person
    • Minimum of 10 participants needed to hold workshop.
    • Click here for more information.
    • For more information or to schedule in your district, please contact: Dr. Michael Snell at msnell@paprincipals.org
  • EDCAMP
    • 40 PIL Hours
    • $99/person (discounted from the standard PIL course cost)
    • Minimum of 40 participants needed to hold workshop.
    • EdCamp can also be offered virtually.
    • This new EdCamp would be perfect for a Saturday, a day off school, after-school hours or summer inservice.
    • Click here for more information.
    • For more information or to schedule in your district, please contact: Dr. Beth Haldeman, EdCamp Instructor, at Tabetha_Haldeman@cocalico.org
  • Micro-credentials – Online Professional Learning
    • 26 micro-credentials are being offered.
    • Click here for more information on the individual micro-credentials and to register.

In addition, each year, PA Principals Association holds its annual LEAD Conference where the latest leadership and curricular issues are  highlighted. This is a great opportunity to hear from leaders in the field, talk with vendors and establish peer networks and earn Act 45 PIL hours and Act 48 hours.

We  also join with the PA Association of School Administrators in the summer to hold a PA Educational Leadership Summit with which members and district teams can attend and earn their Act 45 PIL hours and Act 48 hours.

LEAD22 Conference

  • October 16-18 – Kalahari Poconos Resorts
  • Earn up to 110 Act 45 PIL hours (choice between two pre-conference PIL courses for 30 hours each on Saturday; the EdCamp workshop on Sunday for 40 hours (these courses are at an additional cost; and NEW THIS YEAR: EARN 40 ACT 45 PIL HOURS JUST FOR ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE AND COMPLETING EMBEDDED ACTIVITIES!
  • Click here to register.