House Education Committee to Hold Hearing on School Safety
WHAT: The House Education Committee will hold an informational hearing on the status of school safety in the State of Pennsylvania and related bills before the committee.
WHO: House Education Committee Chairman Dave Hickernell (R-Lancaster/Dauphin), Minority Chairman James Roebuck (D-Philadelphia), committee members, and four witness panels:
Panel One – Current Landscape of School Safety
Pennsylvania Department of Education, Matthew Stem, Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education
Pennsylvania State Police, Major Douglas Burig, Director, Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Jeff Thomas, Executive Deputy Director
Panel Two – Views of Pennsylvania Education Organizations
Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA), Michael Faccinetto, PSBA Governing Board President, School Board President, Bethlehem Area School District
Pennsylvania State Education Association, Dolores McCracken, President
Pennsylvania Principals Association, Jonathan Bauer, High School Principal, Upper Merion School District
Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators, Dr. Mark DiRocco, Executive Director
Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials, Brent Kessler, Business Manager, Central York School District
Panel Three – National Approaches to School Safety
Education Commission of the States, Lauren Sisneros, State Relations Strategist
National Conference of State Legislatures, Jennifer Palmer, Research Analyst II, Education Program
Panel Four – Recommendations to Improve School Safety
AIA Pennsylvania, A. Stevens Krug, AIA, PE, LEEDap, AEE Fellow,
Principal, Krug Architects
Indiana Area Senior High School, Mark Zilinskas, Mathematics Teacher
St. Vincent College, Dr. Sarah Daly, Assistant Professor, Criminology, Law, and Society
Blue Mountain School District, Dr. David Helsel, Superintendent
WHEN: Thursday, March 15, 9 a.m.
WHERE: Majority Caucus Room, Room 140 Main Capitol Building
LIVE WEBSTREAMING:
rephickernell.com
Media contact: Charles Lardner, 717.260.6443,