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Guest Blogger - Mercedes Fleet-Mount I am Mercedes Fleet-Mount, Owner and Program Director of Bright Little Scholars Early Learning Centers. I joined the Business Administration Scale Community of Practice (BAS CoP) in September of 2021. When

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By Pam Schaffner We are suffering from “COVID fatigue.” When is this pandemic going to be over? Many people are asking this question of themselves. No one expected the catch phrase “three weeks to flatten

Beth Simon It is with a heavy heart that I write this blog post. It has been 10 days since the heartbreaking incident at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas when I'm writing this. Ten

By Amy Hoffman Have you heard the news? The Program Quality Assessment (PQA) team at the Pennsylvania Key has a lot to offer to programs. You may already know that we (usually) conduct external assessments

Stefanie Camoni There are a variety of program observation instruments available to Pennsylvania programs and three that are specific to school-age classrooms. Most are familiar with the SACERS-U® and CLASS K-3® but another instrument, the

By Stefanie Camoni   Will my program have external assessments conducted by a program quality assessor this year? Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, external assessments are temporarily suspended for the program year. No external assessments

Kelli Harris This year, Teacher Appreciation Week falls from May 3-7. Within that week, Tuesday, May 4th is National Teacher Day. It’s worth taking some time to think about teacher appreciation, because it’s the perfect

Amy Hoffman World Kindness Day is observed every year on November 13. This holiday might be new to some of you (it certainly was to me!), so here are some facts: It was introduced in

By Michelle Long Have you recently moved, changed your email or phone number? When is the last time you checked your profile and contact information in the PD registry? With many meetings and Professional Development