Required School Director Training
With the passage of Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, the PA School Code now requires newly elected/appointed and reelected school directors to complete certain training requirements within the first year of their term. As a PDE approved provider of this training and with over 125 years of statewide experience, PSBA is well positioned to support school directors in completing these state training requirements. For an in-depth look at the legal requirements for this training, please see PSBA’s Fast Facts: Required School Director Training.
Newly Elected School Directors
- Must complete a minimum of five (5) hours of training during the first year of their first term of office.
- For newly elected directors, the first year begins on the first Monday in December following their election, regardless of when the board organization meeting occurs or when they took the oath of office.
- For newly appointed directors, the first year of their first term begins when they take the oath of office.
- Training must include instruction on the following topics:
- Instruction and academic programs, to include one hour of instruction on best practices related to trauma informed approaches
- School personnel
- Fiscal management
- Operations
- Governance
- Ethics and open meetings
Please note that board secretaries can register members of the school board for this program.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Introduction to Board Governance
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Trauma-Informed Edu
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Introduction to School Finance
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Introduction to School Law
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Introduction to Board Policy
Dates and locations:
- December 9, 2023
PSBA Headquarters
400 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 - December 16, 2023
Parkland School District
2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104
A.W. Beattie Career Center
9600 Babcock Blvd., Allison Park, PA 17101 - January 13, 2024
Tredyffrin/Easttown School District
940 West Valley Rd., Suite 1700, Wayne, PA 19087
Grove City Area School District
100 Middle School Drive., Grove City, PA 16127 - January 27, 2024
State College Area School District
650 Westerly Pkwy., State College, PA 16801 - February 10, 2024
The CTC of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave., Scranton, PA 18508
Richland School District
1 Academic Ave., Johnstown, PA 15904 - February 24, 2024
South Williamsport Area School District
700 Percy St., South Williamsport, PA 17702 - April 13, 2024
PSBA Headquarters
400 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 - April 27, 2024
Indiana Area School District
245 N. 5th St., Indiana, PA 15701
Agenda:
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Login & Networking
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Introduction to Board Governance
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Trauma-Informed Edu
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Introduction to School Finance
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Introduction to School Law
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Introduction to Board Policy
Dates:
All virtual sessions listed below will be hosted on Zoom.
- December 9, 2023, 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- January 27, 2024, 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- February 24, 2024, 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- April 27, 2024, 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- May 4, 2024, 9:15 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
For anyone that is unable to attend a live in-person or virtual session or would like to complete their training requirements on their own time, PSBA’s required training online courses are automatically assigned to each new director and accessible in the “My Transcript” section of their mypsba account.
Reelected School Directors
- School directors who have been elected or reappointed to a subsequent term of office must complete a minimum of three hours of advanced training within the first year of being reelected or reappointed.
- For reelected school directors, the first year begins on the date of the November election.
- For reappointed school directors, the first year begins when they take the oath of office.
- Training must include instruction with information and relevant changes to the following:
- Federal and state public school law and regulations
- Fiscal management
- Trauma-informed Approaches
Please note that board secretaries can register members of the school board for this program.
Agenda:
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Legal & Policy Updates
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Advanced School Finance
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Advanced Trauma-Informed Edu
Dates and locations:
- December 9, 2023
PSBA Headquarters
400 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 - December 16, 2023
Parkland School District
2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104
A.W. Beattie Career Center
9600 Babcock Blvd., Allison Park, PA 15101 - January 13, 2024
Tredyffrin/Easttown School District
940West Valley Rd., Suite 1700, Wayne, PA 19087
Grove City Area School District
100 Middle School Drive, Grove City, PA 16127 - January 27, 2024
State College Area School District
650 Westerly Pkwy., State College, PA 16801 - February 10, 2024
The CTC of Lackawanna County
3201 Rockwell Ave., Scranton, PA 18508
Richland School District
1 Academic Ave., Johnstown, PA 15904 - February 24, 2024
South Williamsport Area School District
700 Percy St., South Williamsport, PA 17702 - April 13, 2024
PSBA Headquarters
400 Bent Creek Blvd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17050 - April 27, 2024
Indiana Area School District
245 N. 5th St., Indiana, PA 15701
Agenda:
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Login & Networking
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Legal & Policy Updates
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Advanced School Finance
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Advanced Trauma-Informed Edu
Dates:
All virtual sessions listed below will be hosted on Zoom.
- December 9, 2023
- January 27, 2024
- February 24, 2024
- April 27, 2024
- May 4, 2024
For anyone that is unable to attend a live in-person or virtual session or would like to complete their training requirements on their own time, PSBA’s required training online courses are automatically assigned to each new director and accessible in the “My Transcript” section of their mypsba.org account.
Certificate of completion
Hard-copy certificates will be provided to all in-person event attendees. Anyone who attends a virtual session or completes online courses on mypsba.org, a digital copy of their certificate will populate in the “My Certificate Collection” section of their mypsba transcript. Per PDE, certificates should be placed on file with the district for record keeping.
Please refer to this document for guidance on printing a digital certificate.
If you would like to share this information with your school board team, access this printable version of the RQD information on this page.
Please contact edandtraining@psba.org with any questions about required school director training.