On Wednesday, February 16, 2011, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee will host a hearing on Senate Bill 1: the Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act. The location is Hearing Room #1, North Office Building, part of the Capitol Complex. It is scheduled to run from 9:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Agenda
9:15 – 9:30 am Opening Remarks
Senator Jeff Piccola, Majority Chairman, Senator Andy Dinniman, Democratic Chairman & Senator Anthony Williams
9:30 – 10:00 am Pennsylvania Department of Education
The Honorable Ronald Tomalis, Secretary-Designate
10:00 – 10:30 am REACH Alliance & Foundation
Otto Banks, Executive Director/REACH & Philip Murren/BALL, MURREN & CONNELL
10:30 – 11:00 am Education Law Center (ELC)
Baruch Kintisch, Director of Policy Advocacy, Senior Attorney
11:00 – 11:30 am Students First
Joe Watkins, Chairman
11:30 – noon Break
Noon – 12:30 pm Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)
Michael Crossey, Vice President
12:30 – 1:00 pm Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO)
Darlene Callands, President and CEO/Philadelphia BAEO
1:00 – 1:30 pm American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Pennsylvania
Ted Kirsch, President
1:30 – 2:00 pm Center for Education Reform (CER)
Jeanne Allen, President
2:00 – 2:30 pm Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators (PASA)
Richard Fry, Superintendent/Big Springs School District Legislative Committee Chair
2:30 – 3:00 pm Commonwealth Foundation
Matthew Brouillette, President
3:00 – 3:30 pm Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA)
Thomas Gentzel, Executive Director
Show your support for school choice! Visit, call, fax or e-mail your state Senator and urge him or her to support Senate Bill 1.
