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    State Board of Education

    Upcoming Meeting Agenda

    THE 394th MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

    November 19, 2026

    Meeting Location
    333 Market Street
    1st Floor | Honors Suite
    Harrisburg, PA 17126

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    Zoom Webinar Link for November 19, 2026
    Meeting ID: 918 7840 1912
    Telephone: 301-715-8592 (Toll Free)
    Passcode: 029777

    Thursday, November 19, 2026

    9:30 a.m.

    I. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE

    Call to Order  Mr. Ernest Hadrick, Chair

    Discussion Item  Committee Members

    • Proposed Regulations Governing the Accreditation of Public Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

    Public Comment

    Action Items:

    • Proposed 22 Pa. Code Chapter 761 (Accreditation of Public Postsecondary Career and Technical Education)

    Adjournment

    10:00 a.m.

    II. STATE BOARD OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

    Call to Order  Karen Farmer White, Chair

    Roll Call

    Approval of Minutes: July 9, 2026 meeting & September 10, 2026 meeting

    Committee Report:

    • Career and Technical Education  Mr. Ernest Hadrick

    Report of the Director of the Bureau of Career and Technical Education   Mr. Judd Pittman, PDE

    Public Comment

    Action Items:

    • Proposed 22 Pa. Code Chapter 761 (Accreditation of Public Postsecondary Career and Technical Education)

    Announcements

    Adjournment

    Immediately following

    III.  STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

    Call to Order  Karen Farmer White, Chair

    Roll Call

    Approval of Minutes: September 10, 2026 meeting, October 22, 2026 meeting & November 5, 2026 meeting

    Committee Report:

    • Academic Standards/Chapter 4   Dr. Lee Williams, Chair

    Reports from Department of Education Leadership  Dr. Carrie Rowe, Dr. Lynette Kuhn & Amy Lena

    Discussion Items:  

    • Procedures for Consideration of Determinations of the Secretary of Education Pertaining to Requests for the Suspension of Administrative Staff
    • 2026 Statewide Assessment Review
    • Application of The Pennsylvania State University to Discontinue Campuses

    Public Comment

    Action Items:

    • Cut Scores for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment in English Language Arts and Mathematics and Cut Scores for the Keystone Exams in Literature and Algebra I

    Announcements

    Adjournment

    Next Meeting: January 13-14, 2027