Curriculum Updates

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SURVEY

CEW Standards are approved by the Board. They are still going through regulatory process. Information on CEW Standards can be found here: CLICK HERE

What certifications will be qualified to teach the new Financial Literacy content?

Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines (CSPG) that pertain to economic education/financial literacy certification, and course assignment include: CSPG 33 - Business, Computer and Information Technology; CSPG 35 - Citizenship Education; CSPG 44 - Family and Consumer Sciences; CSPG 49 - Marketing/Distributive Education; CSPG 50 - Mathematics; and CSPG 59 - Social Studies.

Updates (approved, but not published until around December)

💲Must be a STAND-ALONE course. (Economics and Finance is not 1 course, but you can do 1/2 course Economics and 1/2 course Personal Finance, but they must be named separately).

💲Flexibility:

💰Can do micro-courses (.25 credit one year .25 credits another year)

💰Can provide varied levels of personal finance (honors/advanced/Financial Algebra, which can also double as a math credit)

💰Does NOT need to be named "Personal Finance" as that is a local decision.

💲Recommended course #19262 Consumer Economics/Personal Finance

💲Must be at least .5 credit

💲Middle school courses do not count. Must be grades 9-12

💲Cannot test out- mandatory for all.

💲Required for public and non-public schools. (additionally, LEAs that send to CTCs are responsible for ensuring the course requirement has been met)

Implementation clarification for graduation requirements: LEAs are expected to have the course requirement implemented by 26.27, with flexibility on when it's offered 9th-12th.

Please click here for details on upcoming trainings and supports for the STEELS Standards.

Coming Soon from PDE/Workgroups:

• Assessment Toolkit
• Safety Guidelines
• EL&S Curriculum Framework to SAS Portal

PSTA will be holding three STEELS Symposia this coming fall. Mark your calendar and save the dates:

· October 5 – East Stroudsburg

· October 12 – State College

Each session will focus on the implementation of the STEELS standards as well as assessing STEELS in a classroom setting. The focal point of the symposia will be 3-Dimensional teaching, learning, and assessment. Further information will be available on the PSTA website and future SAS Science Learning Community eBlasts.

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PA Literacy Leadership Summit

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Oct 4, 2024

Join this PaTTAN Schoology course that runs September 25-December 11 or January 29-April 16.

FLYER & Registration

🎭FREE Opportunity (and lunch too!)

🍿Teachers, Extra Curricular Staff, Volunteers, Administrators, Community Theatres

Tues. Oct 22, 2024 9:00-2:30 *5 Act 48 Hours*

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270 Mayfield Road

Clarion PA 16214

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Topics:

🎦EdTA Learning Center: webinars, courses, and lesson plans for theatre arts instructors

🎦Theatre experiences for elementary and middle school students

🎦Social issues: casting, considerations for selecting materials for study and production, intimacy staging

🎦Theatre tech: Sound, light, design, and careers in theatre tech

🎦Choreography and staging

🎦Copyright, script alterations

🎦Working with elementary and middle school students

Safe Schools Mandated Trainings

Bureau of Special Education Fiscal Training

Both are Act 45 eligible through PDE website

SAS Conference- Act 45!

Earn 10-21 hours

December 8-11

Superintendent (SAC) & Principals meetings will be Act 45 eligible for up to 25 hours.

Coming soon!

Available on the SAS website

" Information literacy is a vital component of the high-quality academic standards taught across the Commonwealth. These new resources will not replace those standards. Rather, we will provide tools that schools can use to enhance existing lessons and empower the next generation of Pennsylvanians."- SAS

Please see this DOCUMENT for all Assessment Updates from PDE.

• Firefly
• DRC Online Enrollment
• Transition to Online Assessments
• TEI (Technology Enhanced Items) Software & Device Support
• And More!

SAT/PSAT

Key Action Step: Test Staff Must Update Accounts due to Account Migration

Critical administration readiness information: As you prepare for the upcoming SAT Suite test administrations, please note that test staff will not be able to administer a test without an updated College Board account. Ensure all supporting test staff (including proctors and tech administrators) have completed this update by asking them to sign in to their College Board accounts now. Please visit our help page if you have any questions.

All professional College Board account users who do not update their accounts by January 2025 will lose access to their accounts.

AP

Digital AP Exams Webinar Recording

If you missed the first webinar in our digital AP Exams webinar series, you can watch the on-demand recording at https://collegeboard.zoom.us/rec/share/OW2liYFUMZQLz-hbrdqNnuYmdKEyJubWc2TXl8HiMXFjGYQHBc0eTPWs8sWeyLNB.hVXeYryNKMZUUgS7?pwd=Q4nsOUvVQNGDDrVKUlNJWaYg5xuD9qRk.

Register and enter passcode: 2025APExam# to view.

AP Course and Exam Changes Webpage

We now have a centralized page of the most recent AP course and exam changes as well as plans for future changes. Thanks to this page, you’ll be able to:

· Stay in the know about which AP courses have planned updates or revisions.

· Find links and insight to the most current Course and Exam Descriptions and frameworks.

· Know when the revisions are coming to help make PD and instructional decisions.

🍎PA Literacy Leadership Summit October 4

🍏MTSS & PBIS Advanced Implementation Forum November 13-15 @ Hershey Lodge

🍎PDE 2024 SAS Institute December 8-11@ Hershey Lodge

🍏 CSforAllPA Summit December 11-12 @ PaTTAN Central

🍎2025 PETE & C February 9-12@ Hershey Lodge

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PARAPROFESSIONAL & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TEACHERS: Scholarships available if you apply by Oct 10 for the MTSS & PBIS Conference!

Act 13 Flowcharts are available HERE 👈

Clarification from PDE: Going from Level I to Level II, there is a requirement for a Level II Assessment. The Form 427 is the summative assessment and stays in the district file.

Want a 1:1 Consult with the PVAAS Team? Click HERE to schedule!

Users can now select the focus for the consultation that best meets their goals or professional learning objectives.

Great Learning Opportunities Coming Up:

PVAAS Professional Learning Page

Digging Deeper Guides- these are a great resource for identifying root cause and diving deeper into your data! User friendly for all users!

Data Release & 3 Year Composite Scores

Registration for Data Release Webinar ⏬⏬

🆕Student Linked to Teacher Reports (customized teacher reports/prepopulated)

*Once rosters are verified, request customized reports*

pdepvaas@iu13.org

FRCPP Support: Office Hours every 1st and 3rd Tuesday via TEAMS. Click Here

The newest edition of “The CP Tip Jar” newsletter has been released. 🚩🚩Click here to access the most current Comprehensive Planning/FRCPP information.

• Starting May 3, 2024, School Districts must use the Administrator Changes page in the School Reconfiguration plan to submit changes.

• The Basic Education Circular is now updated with the new process.

• How to guide is available of the Basic Education Circular web page under Resources.

Induction registration should be opening soon. Each session will be offered on two different dates to hopefully help alleviate substitute coverage. The sessions will be offered on the following dates. Please divide your teachers up between the dates when possible to help keep group sizes equal.

Day 1: Welcome to Education

• Thursday, September 12, 2024
• Tuesday, September 18, 2024

Day 2: Special Education for All Teachers

• Tuesday, October 8, 2024
• Thursday, October 17, 2024

Day 3: Understanding the Standards, Curriculum and Universal Design for Learning

• Tuesday, October 22, 2024
• Thursday, October 31, 2024

Day 4: What Would You Do? Dealing with At-Risk Student Issues, Trauma and SEL

• Thursday, November 7, 2024
• Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Click here for more information on each session.