• SAS Institute:  Strategic Leadership: Guiding Schools to Excellence 

  • • December 5-7, 2022

    • This year’s SAS Institute is an opportunity for you to hone your leadership skills  - whether you’re a teacher, a principal, or central office personnel.  Strategies include Leading Student Achievement, Leading Staff Excellence, and Leading Together: Tackling Tough Topics.

    • And the keynote lineup is impressive:

      • • Gregg Behr and Ryan Rydzewski will share a Pennsylvania perspective with their Remake Learning-Be Like Mr. Rogers.

        • Back by popular demand, Joe Sanfilippo will address Connection and Direction in our Schools.

        • Jenni Donohoo will offer perspective on Influence Student Outcomes through Collective Efficacy.

• SkillUP PA Initiative

  • • Career Links/Metrix Learning/PDE in collaboration with IUs

      • • IUs will collaborate with schools and local workforce investment boards

    • Create Industry Credentials based on area need which can be submitted and approved by PDE

      • • If approved it can count in Pathway 3 and 5 for graduation requirements 

• Catalyst Connection Industry Training 4.0 Resource Guide 

• Motivational Speaker - Joe Klimchak Growth Mindset for Students; Cost $500 for 45-minutes; Smaller schools with smaller budgets $250 for 45 minutes

  • • Joe Klimchak has considered himself ordinary since his elementary school days when he first dreamed of becoming the ballpark announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Never in the popular crowd, Joe failed to make his middle school chorus, sat the bench on the basketball team, had a speech impediment, endured bullying and was dumped on his first date — his senior prom — by a sophomore girl, who asked him to the prom! Yet, Joe landed his dream job as the Pirates' In-Game Host because he is ordinary, not in spite of the fact. Through personal stories, Joe shows students that with an ordinary mindset we accept that we don't have the skills to achieve our goals at first, but we can acquire those skills by getting a little better each day. His core belief is that we experience extraordinary by embracing our ordinary.

• Cyber.org 

  • • FREE K-12 Curriculum that addresses cyber education, cyber security, and the future workforce

    • Must be a teacher in the US to receive free curriculum; takes 2-3 days for access

    • Cyber Career Profiles

    • Keys to Cyber Security - self paced module for grades 3-8 (15 minutes each)

    • Workshops and Events - FREE; many virtual options

• State Mandate Checklist

  • • State Mandate Summary of Revisions

• School Code Updates from August 2022

  • • Dual Enrollment - School districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, regional charter schools, and CTCs must have at least one dual enrollment agreement with a Pennsylvania postsecondary institution.

    • Educator Workforce - Establishes a Committee on Education Talent Recruitment within PDE to develop programs of study for high school students interested in pursuing careers in education, requires PDE to collect and annually post information on the educator pipeline, waives the Basic Skills assessment for three years, and provides pathways to Pennsylvania certification for out-of-state teachers, including career and technical education teachers.

    • Student Meals - All schools must assist students and families with applying for free/reduced​-price lunches, and staff are prohibited from throwing out a meal after it has been served ​to a student – even if that student has an outstanding balance – in order to end the practice of “lunch shaming.”

    • Industry Credentials - LEAs must include industry recognized credentials on student transcripts moving forward.

    • Keystone Diploma - Students who experienced educational instability during the 2021-22 school year may apply to PDE for a Keystone Diploma for the 2022-23 school year.

    • Continued Professional Education Requirements - Teachers, administrators, school professionals, and paraprofessionals have one additional year (until July 8, 2023) to complete their Act 45/48 continuing professional education requirements.

    • Services for Homeschooled Students - By the start of the 2023-24 school year, school districts must establish policies that allow homeschooled students to participate in courses, co-curricular activities, and career and technical education programs through the district.

    • School Safety

      • • LEAs must designate a school administrator to serve as a school safety coordinator with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency (PCCD) and designated coordinators must complete training within one year of PCCD making the training available. Additionally, $190 million in grants for new physical security and mental health initiatives are available, and applications for this funding are due to PCCD by August 31. 

        • Educator prep programs will be required to include at least 3 semester hours on trauma-informed approaches, suicide, bullying, and substance use awareness beginning July 2025.

        • Lastly, all colleges, universities, and postsecondary private licensed schools must adopt a definition of consent as part of the school’s code of conduct or sexual misconduct/harassment policy.

    • Student Financial Aid - Public colleges may no longer reduce a student’s institutional financial aid unless that aid exceeds the cost of attendance or requirements related to athletics. In addition, the annual household income eligibility requirement for PHEAA’s Ready to Succeed Scholarship has been increased to $126,000.

    • Dance Certification - A PreK-12 standalone Dance Certificate has been established.

    • Cambridge Advanced Exams - Cambridge Advanced Exams now count as an eligible type of credit for prior learning that transfers among colleges participating in the statewide college credit transfer system.

    • ELD Portal - Resources for English Learners and their families

Accelerated Learning Needs Assessment

• Needs Assessment

Assessment Windows

• Spring 2022 Test Windows

• Parent letters were available on June 4th through emetrics.  On July 14th and 15th.  You can get a one page result on any kid.  

FRCPP

• CP Tip Jar (August)

CDT Updates

• Test Setup opened August 15

• Testing Window opens August 24

• Testing window open through mid-June 2023

• Public browser will be available

• Embedded field testing of replenishment items across all grades and subjects

• Report filtering by demographic category 

  • IEP

  • Economically Disadvantaged

  • English Learner

  • Migrant Education Program

• If you need any support for CDT's from set up to data analysis, please reach out to us for FREE support.  

• We will be hosting 2 CDT overviews in the fall.  Please join us on October 7th or November 14th for a CDT 101 overview.

PVAAS

• Return of Teacher-Specific Data: Fall 2022!

  • 1-Year Teacher-Specific Growth Measure

    • Not included in Act 13 evaluations (need 3-year average)

  • % Proficient/ Advanced

    • Included as a Teacher-Specific Achievement Measure for Act 13

    • LEAs may use the PVAAS calculation or handle their own calculations locally

    • Will be report listed in the PVAAS system, just like the growth score

    • PEERS will pre-populate the % Proficient/ Advanced

    • Grade 3 will have a percentage if noted in roster verification.

• NEW RESOURCE!  Teacher Flip-It

  • PA Teacher Flip-It PDF

  • Print copies for teachers mailed to Districts

    • Number based on Fall 2019 teacher reporting

  • Electronic Flip-Its under development

ACT 1  - Assisting Students Experiencing Education Instability 

• Updates

• PDE ACT 1 information

• Training

ACT 55 amendment to ACT 158

• Two Score Keystone Composite

•   Act 55 of 2022 amends the Pennsylvania School Code to further assist students in meeting statewide high school graduation requirements. Effective immediately, any student may graduate via the Keystone Composite Pathway provided the student:

• Earned a non-numeric Proficient in a Keystone Exam pursuant to  Act 136 of 2020;

• Successfully completes locally established, grade-based requirements for academic content associated with each Keystone Exam in which the student does not have a numeric or non-numeric score of Proficient/Advanced; and

• Achieves a Keystone Composite score of 2939 or greater for two of the three Keystone Exams (calculated using the highest numerical scores attained by the student, neither of which may be Below Basic and at least one of which must be Proficient or better).

• If a student has two NNP, then that student is not eligible for the two score Keystone composite.

• Updated Graphic

ACT 55 

• FAQ

Extension of the Pandemic as an Extenuating Circumstance

   On September 9, 2021, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education approved the addition of the COVID-19 pandemic to the list of extenuating circumstances for which pathway-specific graduation requirements may be waived by a chief school administrator for students in the graduating classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025. Each student granted a waiver must complete locally established, grade-based requirements for academic content associated with each Keystone Exam in which the student does not have a numeric or non-numeric Proficient/Advanced.

   If waivers exceed more than 5% of the graduating class, the school entity may be required to submit an improvement plan or be subject to an audit.

• Refer to the SAS Graduation Toolkit for additional information on non-numeric scores, locally established grade-based requirements, waivers, and other related topics. 

Stakeholder Engagement

• Panorama Education developed the Panorama Teacher and Staff Survey to assist school systems in gathering educators’ perceptions of their professional well-being; capacity and efficacy around supporting academic, social, and emotional learning; professional learning opportunities; cultural competency and awareness; school climate and culture; and relationships with colleagues, families, and school leadership. 

PASCD Conference

• Nov. 20-22 

• We invite you to attend the 71st Annual Pennsylvania ASCD Conference Reimagine, Reinvent, Reignite to be held November 20-22, 2022 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.   

• Opportunities to earn Act 45 hours will be available. 

Career Readiness

• Build on 2022 - November 4th at the DL Convention Center

• Hand Tool Safety and Identification Snap-On Certification

  • • For more information, please contact your liaison or direct to:Robert Rose, Snap-on Industrial Business Manager

    • Robert.f.rose@snapon.com

    • 724-825-3530

Summer Institute

• Thinking about a back to school menu.  Thoughts?

PDE Content Advisors

Donald McCrone - Social Studies 

• • SAS toolkit Act 35

  • Can use the US Citizenship and Immigration Services test. 

  • Students who score 100% should get a certificate of recognition

  • FRCPP will include a survey to report. Report # of students who took the assessment, number who obtained passing grade, grade level(s) that assessment was administered, and type of assessment. Summary is due by 12/1/22 in FRCPP for 2021-22 school year

PE/Health Professional Development

• Nick Slotterback - new PDE content advisor

• Offering free professional development for Physical Education and Health

• Three date options

  • 1/12/2023

  • 3/15/2023

Esports

• We will resume regional esports meetings in November. 

• The IU1 Rocket League Winter Classic will be held at Waynesburg University on December 15th, 2022.

Resources

Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Communication

Upcoming Workshops at Intermediate Unit 1

• Science Standards Support 

  • October 4- Unpacking the New Science Standards

  • December 7- Designing Phenomenal Lessons

  • January 12- Engaging Students in Science (feat. IU1 Lending Library)

  • March 7- Science Curriculum Writing K-5

Alyssa's Book Study: A Framework for K-12 Science Education

• Interest Form

• Dates:

  • October 12 (face-to-face at IU1 McMurray Campus)

  • December 21 (virtual)

  • February 15 (virtual)

WQED Design Lives Here-Design Lives Here is a semester-long engineering initiative that equips teachers and students (grades 5th-8th) to participate in engineering activities within their school or afterschool program. Professional engineers serve as mentors to students throughout the year. 

Grant Opportunity

• Farm to School Grant- The Pennsylvania Farm to School Grant Program will provide schools with funding to improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agriculture education opportunities for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. 

  • Application NOW OPEN and closes October 14, 2022

Upcoming Conference Save the Dates:

PETE&C 23 - February 12-15, 2023!

Don't hesitate - register on October 3, 2022 and

be sure to get a spot for PETE&C 2023. 

 This year’s conference is more exciting than ever because...WE’RE MOVING for 2023! Join us in the WILDS of Kalahari to hear motivating messages from keynote speakers, learn from experts in the field of educational technology and network with your colleagues and peers.

Exploring the exhibit hall will offer countless innovative ideas. Join us Sunday for Edcamp PETE&C, “unconference style” and a pre-game party not to be missed. 

Start planning to register when registration opens, October 3, 2022.

ISTELive 23

June 25-28, 2023

Philadelphia, PA

 ISTELive is one of the world’s most comprehensive edtech events, attended by a global contingent of education leaders, teachers, coaches, librarians/media specialists and more. 

Grants

Moonshot Grants 2022 Round 2 Applications NOW OPEN!

Moonshot Grants will challenge applicants to envision their preferred future of learning—what they hope learning will look like ten to twenty years in the future. Grants of up to $70,000 will be awarded to successful applicants. 

• Due November 1, 2022

• Upcoming Informational Workshops

  • October 3- 1:00-2:30pm

  • October 12- 1:00-2:30pm

• Office Hours

  • October 10- 2-3pm

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH ALYSSA

• Launching into the Future: Exploring Careers with Carmichaels

Join Remake Learning for a Lunch and Learn at Carmichaels Area School District to see how they are launching students into their futures through career exploration in aviation, business, esports and more! 

• • Wednesday, October 19, 2022

  • Carmichaels Area School District

  • 11am-1pm

  • Register here!

SEPTEMBER RURAL NEWSLETTER

Remake Learning Rural Event Request

I am looking to highlight and uplift you!  Please fill out this form to indicate your interest in co-hosting a Remake Learning Event with Alyssa Moore, Remake Learning Rural Outreach Coordinator.

• https://forms.gle/PUQn9itse1q4qdap9

Are you a Member of the Remake Learning Network?

• Although your district may be a member, it is always great to add yourself as an individual.

• Click here to add yourself to the network, it's FREE!- please share with all of your district teachers as well.

Questions about Remake Learning? Contact Alyssa Moore, alyssa.moore@iu1.org or alyssa@remakelearning.org

• 2022-2023 Innovation Grants 

  • RFP Now Open

  • Due by Nov. 4th

  • Learn more at: https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/grant-opportunities 

• Student Programs/Challenges

  • Learn more and register at: https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/student-programs 

• Lending Library 

  • Open for loans, see what you can borrow at https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/lending-library 

• Professional Development

  • Fab Lab and Lending Library, see all opportunities at https://sites.google.com/iu1.org/innovationanddesign/workshops 

• WQED Resources below: