Welcome to A/CAPA
The Attendance/Child Accounting Professional Association

A/CAPA is proud to be one of Pennsylvania’s longest-standing and most respected membership organizations serving professionals in child accounting and related fields. For decades, we have supported school district staff, administrators, and compliance professionals across the Commonwealth who are dedicated to ensuring accurate student data, reporting, and accountability.

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You’re missing out on exclusive tools, timely resources, and a supportive professional network that can help you work smarter—not harder. Membership gives you access to essential menu items, publications, and guidance designed to make your work more efficient and aligned with current state expectations. You’ll also connect with colleagues who understand the challenges you face and can offer real-world solutions.

Updates and Announcements

Upcoming events

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Announcments

A/CAPA Legal Symposium
Registration closes soon! The first A/CAPA Legal Symposium will be held at the Hotel Hershey on February 9 and 10, 2026. Intended for child accounting professionals, superintendents, central administrators and school solicitors.
PDE Announcement: SAVE THE DATE STATEWIDE TRAINING (Act 48)
Title: “Skills That Matter: Employability and the New CEW Standards”
Target Audience: School teams (Administrators, Principals, Counselors, Teachers across grade levels)
Course Description: Join PDE’s Career Readiness Advisor as she highlights the newly revised Career Education and Work standards and how to integrate and transition from the current standards with best practices, application, resources, and instructional strategies across content areas. Work ahead of the timeline through an innovative approach to artifacts and student engagement to support career portfolios and the Career Standards benchmark in the Future Ready PA Index. (Resource: State Board Revised CEW Standards link)

Registration PaTTAN webinar:
Feb 5^th Session (3 to 4:15 pm):
https://www.pattan.net/Events/Webinar/Course-3621/Events/Session-42249

Feb 6^th Session (10 to 11:15 am):

https://www.pattan.net/Events/Webinar/Course-3621/Events/Session-42250

Happy New Year! The A/CAPA executive team would like to wish you all a happy, healthy 2026!
Register for the January 13 webinar: No Cost Residency Verification Improvements
Registration Open: The first A/CAPA Legal Symposium will be held at the Hotel Hershey on February 9 and 10, 2026. Intended for child accounting professionals, superintendents, central administrators and school solicitors.