Symposium on Advocacy and 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.

Leadership Symposium on Advocacy and Issues
February 2012, State College

Presentations online

The following presentations available in PDF format. If a program is not listed, PSBA does not have a copy.

All things financial:
Wall Street perspective and PSERS – Today and tomorrow
Two presentations:

Federal policy matters linked pdf icon
Presenter: Reginald Felton, assistant executive director, Congressional Relations, NSBA

Getting to the core! linked pdf icon
Understanding the Common Core Standards
Presenter: Allison Barr, senior program associate, Achieve, Inc.

Merging philanthropy with student success linked pdf icon
Seven benchmarks of highly performing K-12 foundations
Presenter: Jim Collogan, executive director, National School Foundation Association

LEAD with clarity, passion and impact! linked pdf icon
Key work of school boards and governance in the accountability era
Presenter: Joseph Villani, deputy executive director, NSBA

Closing General Session linked pdf icon
A call to action
Presenter: Dr. Robert Frick, former superintendent, Lampeter-Strasburg SD

The future is here: Emerging technologies and strategies to promote educational transformation
Presenter: Jim Brazell, technology forecaster, strategist and public speaker
(transcripts available at www.jimbrazell.com )