The Penn*Link sent from PDE March 3 below contains the same information that was disseminated through the PA Planning ListServ on December 20, 2013 regarding the revised planning requirements for school entities. Please see the attached document for additional clarification on Chapter 4.13 pertaining to Strategic Plans.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Office of the Acting Secretary
March 3, 2014
To: School Districts
Charter Schools
Cyber Charter Schools
Career and Technology Centers
Area Vocational Technical Schools
Intermediate Units
From: Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Ed.D.
Acting Secretary of Education
Re: Amended Chapter 4 Regulations (Standards and Assessments) In Effect
On March 1, 2014, the State Board of Education published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin amendments to the Chapter 4 Regulations that govern Standards and Assessments (22 Pa Code Chapter 4).
This action puts in place new academic standards, known as the Pennsylvania Core Standards; and the Keystone Exams, or project-based or similar assessments, as a graduation requirement beginning with students in the class of 2017.
To read the new Chapter 4 regulations, as printed in the March 1, 2014, Pennsylvania Bulletin, visit http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol44/44-9/434.html.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at [log in to unmask].
Penn*Link
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