Act 45 Pa Educators: Your Ethical Codes & School Law: April/May Class
Below on the Class dates and what we hope to cover that session.
*Please be aware this class requires at least two of your educators to present one lesson to their students based upon your student code of conduct.
PDE requires me to collect pre and post assessment, student achievement data. This data would need to be collected and submitted to me on or before June 10, 2025.
Contact me with questions. Tom Bailey
2025
Wednesday, 4-23-25 @4:00
Session 1
Educator Misconduct Data
Professional Standards & Practices Commission
PA Department of Education (PDE) Responds
Course Outline
Class Activities:
Assessments;
Ethics Professional Learning Community;
Student Lesson.
Commission Website Resources
2025
Tuesday, 4-29-25 @ 4:00
Session 2
Model Code of Ethics for Educators
Study Hall Teacher Case Study #1
Other PA Professions & their Ethical Codes
PA Code of Professional Practice and Conduct
Boundaries Case Study #2
2025
Tuesday, 5-6-25 @4:00
Session 3
Code of ethics vs. Code of Conduct
Local & State Educator Discipline Process
Public School Code of 1949 Sections
Educator Discipline Act Sections
Carol Slater v. PDE Case Study #3
2025
Tuesday, 5-13-25 @4:00
Session 4
Regulatory Framework for PA Educators
Horosko v. Mt. Pleasant Twp. School District Case Study #4
School/System Leaders as Advocates for Public Schools
William Penn v. PDE
(2023)
2024-25 PDE Budget: Ready to Learn Grants & Adequacy Funding.
Portfolio Rubric submitted to Tom Bailey as Final Project by