Joint Council Update
March 2022
Act 158 (Graduation Pathways) Resources
Act 158 Resources (includes FAQ)
Act 158 - Graduation Pathways Forum - Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Carbon Lehigh IU 21 is hosting an Act 158 - Graduation Pathways Forum to review and discuss implications of Act 158, including practical strategies for implementation, monitoring, and tracking. School leaders, counselors, or others that support the graduation pathways are welcome to register. Please click here to register for this session.
PSU - PA School Study Council Distance Learning Survey
You are invited to participate in this survey because your entity has offered distance learning. The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback on the experiences with distance learning in preparation for statewide professional development in distance education.
The survey is conducted by the Pennsylvania School Study Council in the College of Education at the Pennsylvania State University in collaboration with the 29 Pennsylvania Intermediate Units through a grant provided by PA STEM. The results of the survey will be used to better understand the state of distance education in Pennsylvania and to subsequently build a distance education network across the state.
This survey will take approximately 10 minutes. Your participation in this survey is voluntary.
For more information on this project, contact:
Peggy Schooling, Ed.D. mxs284@psu.edu or
Rebecca Heiser rheiser1@athabasca.edu.
FRCPP Reminders
Comprehensive Plans
All Comprehensive plans are to be submitted in the FRCPP.
- Phase 1 - Due March 30, 2023 (New due date)
- Phase 2 - Due August 30, 2022 (New extension granted by PDE)
- Phase 3 - Due August 30, 2022 (New Extension granted by PDE)
Not sure what Phase your LEA is for Comp Planning?
Check the master list here.
Other Report and Plan Deadlines in FRCPP:
K-12 Guidance Plan (339)
Due March 31, 2022 (Phase 1 due date)
Bus Evacuation Report
Due April 10, 2022
Special Education Plans:
Phase 1 - Due July 30, 2022 *UPDATED*
Phase 2 - Due May 1, 2023 (Available July 1, 2022)
Phase 3 - Due July 30, 2022 *UPDATED*
School Improvement Plans (CSI and A-TSI)
The next submission date is June 30, 2022.
Charter School Annual Report
The next submission date is August 1, 2022.
For any questions regarding CSARs, please use the following email: RA-charterschools@pa.gov.
Title I Schoolwide Plans for Non-designated Schools and TSI Designated Schools
The next submission date is September 1, 2022.
Check out the Comprehensive Planning Tip Jar for valuable information and helpful hints.
Reach out to Michael Heater, Coordinator of Curriculum & Instruction/Educational Technology with questions (heaterm@cliu.org).
Carnegie Mellon University CS Academy Summer Workshop
The Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit (CLIU21) and Colonial Intermediate Unit (CIU20) are
pleased to offer a 2-day intensive workshop at no cost to introduce and prepare secondary
educators (grades 6-12) to teach Carnegie Mellon University's CS Academy, a novel,
world-class, online, interactive high school computer science curriculum that is entirely free.
Facilitated by CLIU21 and CIU20 CMU CS Academy Certified Trainers, this workshop will
provide a deep dive into the curriculum, as well as cover topics that include: CS pedagogy,
collaborating in a CS classroom, empowering student creativity, and differentiating CS
instruction to meet needs of all learners.
- Dates: June 1 and 2, 2022
- Times: 8:00AM - 2:30PM
- Location: Virtual /Zoom
- Susan Kandianis- skandianis@ciu20.org
- Tony Mirabito- mirabitoa@cliu.org
Learn more by downloading this flyer.
Register at CPE Tracker or at www.cliu.org/register
Wednesday, Jun 1, 2022, 08:00 AM
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Upcoming Networking Sessions
K-12 Principals are invited to join a Virtual Networking Event on the first Friday of every month from 9-11am. April 1, 2022 will be the next meeting. Zoom links are sent out from Mike Heater.
Science Teachers are invited to join a Face to Face networking session at CLIU on March 16, 2022. Register in CPE Tracker.
ESL Teachers are invited to join a VIRTUAL networking session March 17, 2022. Register in CPE Tracker.
ELA 6-12 Teachers are invited to join a Face to Face networking session at CLIU on March 23, 2022. Register in CPE Tracker.
STEM k-12 Teachers are invited to join a Face to Face networking session at CLIU on April 20, 2022. Register in CPE Tracker.
Instructional Coaches are invited to join a Face to Face networking session at CLIU on May 12, 2022. Register in cpetracker.org
Gifted Teachers/Points of Contact are invited to join a VIRTUAL networking session on May 17, 2022. Register in CPE Tracker.
PVAAS Professional Learning
Session title include: Data Meetings: Creating Purpose, Process, and a Schedule that Works!, Supporting Subject/Grade Level Data Meetings: Process and Protocols, and K-12 Data in PA: An Introduction. Learn more about these sessions and others by clicking the link below:
Software Consortium Spotlight: Discovery Education
Did you know Discovery Education is Celebrating 20 Years of being an educational technology company?
Meet the new Discovery Education – a daily learning platform that empowers teachers to design and deliver engaging learning experiences, closely track student progress, and find professional support. We're confident your teachers will love it, and here's why.
- Curated Content: Engage students with timely, relevant content—select from over 200K standards-aligned resources that span grades, subjects, and topics of interest to drive daily lessons.
- Interactive Quiz: Build quizzes for live lessons, student-paced lessons, and polling activities to check for understanding at strategic moments and track students' daily progress in real-time.
- Activity-Building Tools: Save time with over 1500+ ready-to-use activities for turnkey assignments. Use Studio to build creative lessons from Activity Templates and to present, share, and collaborate.
- Professional Support: Take advantage of interactive courses, on-demand support, and guided tutorials. Join a global community of like-minded educators that inspire best practices and innovation.
- Easy Access + Integrations: Simple, safe access methods through QR codes or search-by-school make it easy to log in. Take advantage of deep integrations with systems and other edtech tools.
Contact Eric Lech (leche@cliu.org), Director of Curriculum & Instruction/Educational Technologies with questions or to request a quote.
Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21
Eric Lech, Director
Michael Heater, Coordinator
(610)769-4111 ext. 1201
Email: leche@cliu.org
Website: https://www.cliu.org/Page/56
Phone: (610)769-4111