At its November 2018 meeting, the PA State Board of Education performed the following actions:

• On Wednesday, November 14th, reviewed proposed PDE revisions to the regulations for the certification of professional personnel in Chapter 49 of the PA School Code to address issues identified in meetings with stakeholders held by PDE. Such issues include, but are not limited to, changes to the clinical training experience, addressing teacher shortages, and revising assessment requirements for licensure. However, it is important to note that the proposed revisions do not include the age/grade spans for certificates since PDE plans to work with the General Assembly in that regard, except for changes already made in Act 82 of 2018 that addresses special education certification. The State Board plans to hold public hearings on the draft changes on dates yet to be determined.
• On Thursday, November 15th, adopted a new master plan for basic education, which must be updated on a ten-year cycle. The new master plan for basic education can be seen at https://www.stateboard.education.pa.gov/Documents/About%20the%20Board/Board%20Actions/2018/Master%20Plan%20for%20Basic%20Education.pdf