Education Info
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From The VALUE Coalition!
Chpt 14 (PA state Special Education Law)has some concerning language in regards to aversive procedures and restraints for children who have disabilities. See full article for details.
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Save the date!
Wrightslaw Special Education and Advocacy Conference
with Peter Wright, Esq. and Pamela Darr Wright
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, October 18, 2007
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE MEETING NOTICE
These round tables deal with Chapter 4 - having to do with state assessment and graduation reguirements. As long as the state board does not change anything having to do with students with IEPs, the decision about graduation should remain with the IEP teams.
July 27, 2007 PaTTAN, 200 Anderson Road,
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. King of Prussia, PA 19406.
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: July 20, 2007, at 4:00
p.m.
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Current News in Special Education
Pensylvania State Education Association newsletter - topics include
PSSA and Assessment
Information
Chapter 49 Certification
Of Professional Personnel
Announcements
Federal News
Transition Services
Resources
Tidbits from Bernie
MORE!
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PA State Board Proposes Major Changes for Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessionals currently working with special education students will be expected to meet rigorous standards based on the latest proposal by the PA State Board of Education. In rewriting Chapter 14, Special Education Regulations, PA is proposing three major changes in addition to those required to comply with IDEIA. Current paraprofessionals who work in instructional areas or are personal care assistants will be required to meet certain criteria by 2010 to maintain employment. Paraprofessionals hired to work with special education students after July 1, 2008, would need two or more years of post secondary education to be eligible for employment by school districts and intermediate units. Hearing Interpreters will have to complete a test to maintain employment.
Members of the State Board and PDE read every letter that they receive and they keep track of the issues being presented to them by the public. In addition, they have to share this information with the Regulatory Review Commission so the letters actually are digested by three groups within the system.
Letters are written to:
Mr. Jim Buckheit, Executive Director
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Education
333 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
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Trainings
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National Autism Conference via web casting.!!!!!
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education
and PaTTAN are proud to announce an exciting opportunity to participate
in the 2007 National Autism Conference via web casting.
A few sessions will be available to view live from your computer. During
the conference, simply visit the website
www.outreach.psu.edu/conference/autism and click on the Live Web Cast
page and follow the instructions on the days that you wish to
participate. THERE IS NO FEE TO PARTICIPATE AND NO CONTINUING EDUCATION
CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED FOR THIS OPTION OF ATTENDANCE. PLEASE CONTINUE
TO CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION AND OFFERINGS.
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Legislative issues
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A Great Budget for Pennsylvania’s Children!
Negotiations are apparently still ongoing for Philadelphia school funding. So continue to encourage your legislator to fight for our schools!
$75 million to begin Pre-K Counts which will connect approximately 11,000 Pennsylvania children to Pre-kindergarten;
$25 million to expand Full-Day Kindergarten
$86 million more for the state’s child care subsidy program.
$9 million for the child care quality improvement program Keystone STARS which will put two infant mental health specialists in the Southeastern Key and expand merit awards to child care programs
$26.9 million to reduce by 3,000 the number of Pennsylvanians on waiting lists for mental retardation services;
Passage of a bill to expand the role of nurse practitioners so that more low-income children and families in the Commonwealth can access needed health care services;
Early indication of a 3.5% increase in basic education spending;
$10 million for autism research;
Increased funding for public transportation which will help avert an additional SEPTA fare increase in September;
Preservation of the cost of living allowances for human services workers;
$90 million for Classrooms for the Future to provide 254 more high schools with 83,000 laptop computers and related equipment;
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Autism
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Pa. families with ASD students asked to help with
The National Network of Digital Schools is asking parents of children
with autism spectrum disorders to complete a brief online survey to
guide educators in creating new tools and methods for teaching ASD
students.
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Resources
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Announcing a program to assist individuals with special needs and First Responders in Pennsylvania
http://www.papremisealert.com/
The Premise Alert Program gives families the
opportunity to provide critical medical information to
first responders before a crisis. Families can have a
difficult time relating necessary information in times
of extreme stress. This program also gives first
responders advanced knowledge of special needs
individuals in their community allowing them to
respond with greater accuracy which increases positive
outcomes.
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Miscellaneous
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The Education Law Center will no longer operate a general "Helpline
Beginning July 1: The Education Law Center will no longer
operate a general "Helpline" to answer questions about
problems in the area of special education, and early
intervention. These calls should now be directed to the
Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN) (formerly
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy), at 800-692-7443 or
717-236-8110. (For TDD, call 877-375-7139 or
717-346-0293.) A list of other organizations in PA that
provide help to children with disabilities and their
families is available by visiting ELC's website www.elc-
pa.org .
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