
Pennsylvania Education Policy
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In the current educator evaluation system (2020 Act 13), how often must a satisfactory professional employee (tenured educator) be evaluated?
What is the compulsory school age in Pennsylvania (ages when a student must be enrolled in an education program)?
Public school students must pass all three Keystone assessments (Algebra I, Literature, Biology) to graduate high school in Pennsylvania.
What did Act 35 of 2018 (Assessment of Civic Knowledge) add to the requirements beginning in the 2020-21 school year?
When must educators begin to implement the STEELS (science, technology & engingeering, environmental literacy and sustainability) standards?
Beginning in the 2026-27 school year, all Pennsylvania schools will be required to implement a mandatory __________________ course that students must complete at some point during grades 9 through 12. (Act 35 of 2023, 24 P.S. § 1551)
To which educators must all public school districts provide training on Structured Literacy?
Which of the following background checks are required under the School Code for current and prospective employees of public and private schools?
The terms "temporary professional employee" and "professional employee" when used in the Public School Code are best discerned by whether an educator has attained this.
Most Pennsylvania educators (non-administrative) hold either instructional certifications or educational specialist certifications. Sort the certifications below into the appropriate categories.
What is the two-word term for the group of elected officials who govern and support a school district?
Order the following certifications by the minimum years of satisfactory service required for an individual to earn the certification (this does not include the other requirements for the given certification).
The _____ ______ _____ _____ _____ promotes and enforces the Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators, through its educational outreach programs to the educational community, advocacy with the Department of Education and State Board of Education, and oversight and engorcement of the educator discipline system.
The Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators (22 Pa. Code § 235) includes three areas of committment. Match each area to one of the duties prescribed to ethical educators under that committment.