Senate Majority Policy Committee
Monday, January 12, 2026 | 2 p.m.
Daniel Boone Middle School, 1848 Weavertown Rd., Douglassville, PA
Agenda
2:00 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chair
Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Tracy Pennycuick
2:05 p.m. Schools and Intermediate Units
Shane Cross, Director
Curriculum and Instruction
Daniel Boone Area School District
Dr. Katie Kennedy-Reilly, Director
Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Technology K-12
Souderton Area School District
Ryan Oxenford, Director
Curriculum and Educational Programs
Pottstown School District
Dr. Daniel Richards, Director
Office of Professional Learning
Berks County Intermediate Unit
Dr. Donna Gaffney, Director of Organizational and Professional Learning
Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
2:45 p.m. Local Input
Evan Ferrell, Director of Operations
Montgomery County OIC
Ashley N. Chambers, Senior V.P. of Community Impact
United Way Berks County
Ryan A. Breisch, Executive Director
Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
3:25 p.m. Statewide Coalitions
Rachel Langan, Senior Education Policy Analyst
Commonwealth Foundation
Candace Hall, Board Member
International Dyslexia Association – Pennsylvania
Rachael Garnick, PA Coalition Manager
TeachPlus
Kendall LaPora, Senior Research Associate
Research for Action
4:05 p.m. Closing Remarks and Adjournment