Good afternoon Comprehensive Plan users,

 

The Penn*Link sent from PDE yesterday contains the same information regarding the revised planning requirements for school entities that was disseminated  through the PA Planning ListServ on December 20, 2013.  See attached document for additional clarification on Chapter 4.13 pertaining to Strategic Plans.

 

PA Planning Support Team

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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