Free Act 48 Training for Substitute Teachers

Substitute Teacher Service gets right of way to Free Act 48 Training
July 12, 2002 -- The PA Department of Education announced that it will offer free, on-line training sessions to ALL PA certificated teachers. These training sessions will help certificated teachers including substitute teachers acquire the credits they need to meet current Act 48 requirements.

Substitute Teacher Service, Inc. has worked diligently for the last eight months with legislators throughout the state of Pennsylvania to have substitute teachers included in the free, on-line training programs provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This bill was introduced to the House on Wednesday, April 10, 2002, now House Bill 2555.

STS would like to thank Senator Ron Raymond, David Argall, Brett Feese, and Elinor Taylor for introducing this bill; and also Matthew Baker, Steven Cappelli, Daniel Clark, Paul Clyner, Thomas Creighton, Craig Dally, Will Gabig, Richard Geist, Robert Godshall, Scott Hutchinson, Sheila Miller, Chris Ross, Peter Zug, Carole Rubley, Jere Schuler, Bruce Smith, Jerry Stern, Richard Stevenson, Katherine Watson for thier support.