Senate Education Committee

Monday, May 12, 2025 | 11 a.m.

Hearing Room 1, NOB

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Agenda

11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Opening remarks
                                      Senator Lynda Culver, Majority Chair, Education Committee
                                      Senator Lindsey Williams, Minority Chair, Education Committee

11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. Panel 1
                                      Nat Malkus, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute – Testimony, Doc 2

11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Panel 2
                                      Amy Lena, Deputy Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary
                                        Education, Pennsylvania Department of Education – Testimony

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel 3
                                      Hon. Gary Whiteman, Magisterial District Judge, Lycoming County – Testimony
                                      Hon. Ronald Haggerty Jr., Magisterial District Judge, Fayette County
                                      Hon. Wilden H. Davis, Magisterial District Judge, Delaware County
                                      Hon. Robert P. Dappenbrook, Magisterial District Judge, Beaver County

12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Panel 4
                                    Dr. Sherri Smith, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Association of
                                      School Administrators – Testimony
                                    Dr. Adam Oldham, High School Counselor, Pennsylvania School Counselors – Testimony
                                    Samantha Murphy, Resource Services Manager, Allegheny County 
                                      Department of Human Services – Testimony

1:00 p.m. Conclusion