On April 28th, Senators Collett, Cappelletti, Schwank, and Comitta will hold a hearing to discuss the challenges facing student and staff at institutions of higher education surrounding childcare. Lack of affordable and accessible childcare has impacted every industry and become dire during the pandemic. Colleges are in a unique position to help bolster the childcare […]

Are You Having Ida-Related Insurance Issues? 

This Thursday, May 5 at 6pm, I am cohosting a meeting with the Pennsylvania Insurance Department and Representatives Stephens and Sanchez for interested community members who suffered property damage during the 2021 tornado that struck Horsham and Upper Dublin. Many families are still struggling to restore their lives and continue to have trouble with their insurance claims.

The meeting will take place at Maple Glen Elementary School, 1581 Fort Washington Ave. in Maple Glen.

There will be a briefing by the Insurance Department on trends which have emerged from complaints made by residents over the last 7 months. If you would like to file a formal complaint but have not already done so, compete the form and bring it along with you to the meeting.

Join Senator Collett and her staff at Hatboro Dish on Friday, May 6 between 8:30am-10am to learn more about the Senator’s work in Harrisburg and around the district and chat about the issues that are on your mind over fresh coffee.

o Join Senator Collett and her staff at Be Well Bakery & Café on Thursday, May 12 between 8:30am-10am to learn more about the Senator’s work in Harrisburg and around the district and chat about the issues that are on your mind over fresh coffee.

On June 3rd, Senators Kearney, Muth, Cappelletti, and Collett will hold a hearing on student voices in education. Legislators, stakeholders, advocates, and parents dominate the vast majority of Pennsylvania’s public debate on hot button issues around education, including equity in schools, school climate, and student mental health. Rarely do the students who are the subjects of these debates get to weigh in on the issues themselves. This hearing will be an opportunity for students from 8 diverse school districts in Montgomery County who have been engaged in dialogue and data-driven research on these critical issues to present their research and experiences to policy makers. Specifically, students will present findings from research projects they conducted using the Psychological Sense of School Membership survey within their schools, that speak to questions of belonging within schools and equity between different student groups. The hearing will give policy makers a deeper understanding of school environments that affect youth mental health, school climate and safety, and inequality – all of which have been identified as top education concerns for policy development by members of the Education Committee and the caucus at large.

This hearing will be held at Norristown Area School District | Administration Building | 401 North Whitehall Road, West Norriton, PA 19403 with a ZOOM option for those who wish to participate virtually.

If participating virtually, register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlde-tpz8uHtFraJyxOfzrnbeuesjcXHh-