Sunday, July 13
10 a.m.-noon PSBA Registration
11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Buffet Lunch/Opening Session
“Measuring and Improving School Climate: A Strategy that Promotes Students Achievement – Accountability Systems That Support Learning and Whole School Improvement”
Presenter: Dr. Jonathan Cohen
2-2:15 p.m. Beverage Break
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Educational Sessions
- How a Board Can Assure a Quality Education for All Students: The Perspectives of Three Superintendents
- Preparing Teachers the Penn State Harrisburg Way
- Can Reading Failure Be Prevented? What Does the Research Tell Us About Highly Effective Schools?
3:30-3:45 p.m. Beverage Break
3:45-4:15 p.m. Special Presentation at General Session
Francesca Fiore, West Chester Area SD, winner,
Poetry Out Loud, National Endowment for the Arts
4:15-5:30 p.m. General Session
“Service Learning”
Presenter: Terry Pickeral
Monday, July 14
8-9:15 a.m. Breakfast/General Session
“Pennsylvania Principal of the Year”
Presenter: James Donnelly
9:30-10:45 a.m. Educational Sessions
- Seeking Common Ground
- Hiring Only the Best
- Classroom Online Collaboration
- Educating the “Whole Child”: Implications for School District Policies, Programs and Practices
10:45-11 a.m. Beverage Break
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Educational Sessions
- Pennsylvania High School Coaching Initiative
- The “Every Child Can Read” Literacy Initiative
- Creating a Collaborative Culture for Continuous Learning for All
- Unleash Authentic Learning Through Service Learning
12:30-2 p.m. Buffet Lunch/Closing Session
“Great Schools Have Great Leaders”
Presenters: Sharon Brumbaugh, Tom Jones, a regional site coordinator and/or PIL facilitator; and a representative of a Principal Preparation Program
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