In addition to serving gifted and talented students through the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania assists Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in providing summer learning experiences for this population of learners through seed money grants. This program is the Regional Summer Schools of Excellence (RSSE).
First week of September: Release of Request For Proposal (RFP).
First week of December: Proposal deadline.
January: Notice to applicants of final status.
February: List of funded projects is posted.
Spring: Funded projects recruit participants.
July - August: RSSE projects operate.
Pennsylvania Governor's Institutes for Educators
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education offers its K-12 educators intensive week-long professional development opportunties during the summer for which credit is available. Information on the Governor's Institutes for Educators can be viewed at http://www.teaching.state.pa.us/teaching/cwp/view.asp?a=11&Q=102406&PM=1.
Other States' Governor's School Programs
Governor's Schools or like programs are hosted in states other than Pennsylvania. To view a list of programs belonging to the National Conference On Governors' Schools, visit the organization's membership list at http://www.ncogs.org/membership/directory/programs.htm.
Other Summer Programs for PA Students
A directory of other programs that serve talented and achieving high school students will be available on this page in PDF format in February 2008.
