PAESSP is committed to the professional development of its members. Through workshops, seminars, and conferences, your membership helps you become better at your job.

PAESSP Professional Development Opportunities

• 2008 PAESSP Conference
  Principals Supporting Student Achievement

Mark Your Calendar for the Future – 2008 PAESSP Conference,
Sheraton Station Square Hotel, Pittsburgh, October 19-21, 2008

2008 Conference Flyer

Professional Development & Networking Events Include:
Breakout Sessions
Roundtable Discussions
President’s Reception
Awards/Annual Banquet
Exhibit Hall

Featuring First-Class Keynote Speakers:
Carl Glickman, author of Letters to the Next President: What We Can Do In a Real Crisis in Public Education, will present “Leadership for Powerful and Purposeful Schools.”

Dr. Todd Whitaker, will present based on his book What Great Principals Do Differently. He will also present a breakout session “Dealing With Difficult Teachers.”

Jay McTighe, co-author of Understanding by Design, will present "Differentiated Instruction To Improve Student Achievement."

Bill Bond, NASSP’s school safety expert, will present “You Can’t Have Student Achievement Unless Your School is Safe, Supportive & Effective.”

Don’t miss out on your association’s premier professional development event!

• 2008 Aspiring Principals Workshops
  Previewing the Principalship will be held at the Radisson Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg. The cost for the workshop is $150. Lunch is provided.
  
  Please Note: The May 10th Getting the Job-Done Right! Workshop will not be held.
  
     Workshops for 2008 year are scheduled as follows:
  • Previewing the Principalship
    - Friday, May 9, 2008                  8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  
  
  Click Here for Workshop Description and Registration Information.

NASSP and NAESP Professional Development Opportunities

• Future NASSP Conventions
  More Information: NASSP Convention 2008
  
  
• Future NAESP Conventions
  More Information: NAESP 2008

Other Professional Development Opportunities

• PA Educational Leadership Foundation - Support Your Profession, By Investing in Your Future

Special Act 48 Notice
Under the new Act 48 of 1999, continuous professional development, local education agency committees will determine which programs and services will be approved providers of professional development. PAESSP urges all members to ensure that the administrator representative on the LEA Professional Development Committee for your district makes sure that the following organizations are approved to provide professional development: PAESSP, NASSP, NAESP and the Pennsylvania Educational Leadership Foundation, the foundation of PAESSP. This ensures all members and other administrators and administrative candidates that participating in any and all of these organizations' conferences, workshops and seminars provide the appropriate hours of professional development required to maintain one's eligibility to be employed in Pennsylvania schools.