Symposium on Educational Issues

PSBA, through its various programs, strives to provide the school leadership team with the tools they need to meet the responsibilities of school governance and leadership.

Assuring Quality Education

July 13-14
The Wyndham at Gettysburg

Overview | Schedule | Register

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