(Harrisburg, PA)—Dr. Linda W. Marcincin, principal of Slatington Elementary School in Slatington, Pa., has been elected for a second term as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP), headquartered in Summerdale, Pa.

PAESSP’s membership of approximately 4,000 is comprised of elementary, middle level and secondary school principals, assistant principals and other educational leaders, and is affiliated with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

(Harrisburg, PA)—More than 300 elementary, middle level and secondary school principals, assistant principals, supervisors and other education leaders will convene in State College for the 17th annual conference of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP) to be held October 4-6, 2009 at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

“This year’s PAESSP conference once again provides an Act 45 opportunity and definitely meets the primary purpose of professional development in an educational environment to increase the effectiveness of all who are engaged in the teaching-learning process. As I have come to know over my 11 years of being part of this organization, the conference also gives attendees the opportunity to network with other school administrators, which is also a very important element,” said Richard R. Kaskey, 2009 conference chairperson.

(Harrisburg, Pa.) — Rebecca L. Stanfield, principal of Troy Middle School in the Troy Area School District, Troy, Pa., recently assumed the presidency of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP), headquartered in Summerdale, Pa.

PAESSP’s membership of approximately 4,000 is comprised of elementary, middle level and secondary school principals, assistant principals and other educational leaders and is affiliated with the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).

(Summerdale, Pennsylvania - October 12, 2009) – William P. Del Collo, Jr., principal of Fort Washington Elementary School, a suburban K-5 school with approximately 500 students in the Upper Dublin School District, was selected as Pennsylvania’s 2009 elementary school National Distinguished Principal. The 2009 celebration marks the 26th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) and the U.S. Department of Education have presented this prestigious award.

(Harrisburg, PA) — Senator Jane Clare Orie (R-40), Majority Whip for the Republican Caucus of the Pennsylvania Senate, has been selected to receive the prestigious Educational Excellence Award for 2009 from the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP). The award is given to a person who has been a “friend of public education” and who has made significant contributions to the attainment of educational excellence in the Commonwealth’s elementary and secondary schools. Sen. Orie will be presented with the award during the annual banquet held in conjunction with PAESSP’s 17th Annual State Conference on Sunday, Oct. 4, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa.