Focus shifts to students and education at Rep. Webster’s April town hall

Rep. Joe Webster April 26, 2021

COLLEGEVILLE, April 26 – After more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly affecting education, state Rep. Joe Webster decided to focus his April virtual town hall on this topic.

A panel discussion titled “Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child: Virtual Town Hall on Education” ran Monday, April 26, and was streamed live through Webster’s home page, RepJoeWebster.com. You can watch the video through this link.

“While there’s never a bad time to focus time and energy on ensuring we identify policy solutions that meet the needs of students, the topic is especially critical now after 13+ months of various forms of remote education and the myriad issues that developed because of the global pandemic,” said Webster, D-Montgomery. “This month’s panel discussion will seek to identify the resources and support mechanisms needed to adequately execute those policy initiatives.”

Panelists included:

Shirlee Howe, education coordinator for Montgomery & Delaware Counties, Public Citizens for Children and Youth.
Susan Spicka, executive director, Education Voters of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Regina Speaker, executive director, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
Dr. Susan Angstadt, director of Pupil Services, Methacton High School.
Michael Bettinger, director of Government & External Relations, Montgomery County Community College.
Dr. Beth Ann Haas, assistant director, North Montco Technical Career Center.
Dr. Brianna Bernardo, REACH program director, Springfield Psychological.