Expulsions in Pennsylvania

distributed the rule. School rules should be listed in a published Code of Student Conduct that should be given to all students and parents. Please note – this document is…

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2019 01 07 Amicus Motion to Convert Opinion to Precedential G.S. FILED (002)

Missed Opportunities] 6 Pa. Dep’t of Educ., Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness, (ECYEH) 2016-2017 State Evaluation Report, 27, 28 (Feb. 2018), https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2016- 17%20Pennsylvania%20ECYEH%20State%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf. 7 National Center for Homeless…

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Your Rights Immigrant EL 8.2017

Home Language Survey when you enroll in school for the first time. This survey will identify your language needs so that the school can provide appropriate educational services. Your Right…

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Your Rights Immigrant EL 8.2017

Home Language Survey when you enroll in school for the first time. This survey will identify your language needs so that the school can provide appropriate educational services. Your Right…

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Self-Advocacy Tools

ELC has created a series of fillable self-advocacy tools for parents, guardians, Educational Decision-Makers (EDM), surrogate parents, and advocates to address some of the most common barriers students encounter in…

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ELC_PrinciplesforCharterSchoolReform_9_20_12

…of ELC’s work with and on behalf of thousands of families throughout Pennsylvania. 1. Educate All Students: The choice to attend a charter school belongs to parents and students, not…

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ELC Comments re Flores Agreement Nov. 2018pdf

…Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department of Homeland Security 500 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20536 Subject: DHS Docket No. ICEB-2018-0002 – Public Comment Opposing Proposed Rule Dear Ms. Seguin, On…

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Inclusive Schools and Honest Education

…of these challenges in your school district and looking for guidance on next steps? ELC provides materials for parents, students, and community members to use as resources and samples in…

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School-funding suit headed for highest Pa. court

May 20, 2015 – Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Contending that Pennsylvania’s method of school funding is broken, lawyers representing a group of parents, school districts, and statewide…

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Transition-Planning-Toolkit-2016

…to set goals, identify barriers, and brainstorm possible services in advance of the IEP meeting. Who Can Use this Toolkit? Anyone! Caseworkers, foster parents, biological parents, surrogate parents or Education…

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support-for-special-education-funding-12-2016

…Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center (PEAL) PARENT POWER Parents Exchange PEAC (Pennsylvania’s Education for All Coalition) Penn TASH Pittsburgh Local Task Force on…

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SOARDataCommentLetterSUBMITTED012618

…students with low-incidence disabilities; • whether information is made available to families in a language that parents understand, including in languages other than English and in ways accessible to parents

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