Delco Council Chair Named To Pennsylvania State Board of Education

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — A member of the Delaware County Council has been tapped for the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.

County Council Chair Monica Taylor, Ph.D., is now a member of the state board.

Taylor will serve on the Board’s Council of Basic Education, which has the power and duty to develop a master plan for basic education throughout the Commonwealth.

"I’m truly honored to serve on this impactful Board as a representative of Delaware County," Taylor said. "I’m passionate about education and as a Mother to three young daughters, I’m excited to use my experiences as an educator, a student, and a parent in the continued pursuit of providing accessible high-quality education to all Pennsylvanians."

The board also sets policy and promotes regulations regarding vocational and technical education in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Board of Education, created by the General Assembly in 1963, engages in a constant review and appraisal of education in Pennsylvania and has the power to review and adopt regulations that govern educational policies and principles and establish standards governing the educational programs of the state, including the adoption of policies and master plans for institutions of both basic and higher education.

Taylor, in addition to serving as Council Chair, is a professor and program director in the Kinesiology Department at Temple University.

A graduate of A.I. DuPont High School in Wilmington with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine, Taylor later, earned a master’s degree from East Stroudsburg University before working at the United States Military Academy at West Point, before going on to earn her Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.

After moving to Upper Darby, she served on the Upper Darby School Board and Delaware County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors, spearheaded a project called Early STEAM working in local Philadelphia elementary schools to introduce young students to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), and has continued to demonstrate sound leadership and a unwavering commitment to education.