…I am a staff attorney at the Education Law Center, a non-profit legal advocacy organization which works to ensure access to a high quality students with disabilities, English language learners,…

…Center has been at the forefront of reforms that ensure equity and access for English Learners (ELs) and limited English proficient (LEP) parents, here in Pittsburgh and across the State….

…run away, or when staff allege they are exhibiting problematic behaviors. 24 56. Yet, the Battling Bulls hierarchy contributed to the culture of malicious and sadistic violence at Glen Mills….

…hit a fire extinguisher resulting in an injury to Youth 1’s head. Violation Report of Sept. 30, 2014 Incident (Exhibit C at C4-6). 7 Attached hereto as Exhibit C. Case…

…where all Philadelphia schoolteachers consider themselves English as a Second Language (ESOL) instructors equipped to meet the needs of English learner and limited English proficient families. The district’s 15,000 English…

…Dr. McGinley, Our organizations work with families throughout the School District of Philadelphia (the “District”) to ensure that immigrants, English Learner (“EL”) students and limited English proficient families have equitable…

…charters to have minuscule populations of English learners. Half of the charter schools that were evaluated in the ACEs had an English learner population of 1 percent or less. •A…

EXHIBIT C CONSOLIDATED PRE-HEARING ORDER Introduction and Procedural History This consolidated pre-hearing order applies to both of the above-captioned due process hearings. Those hearings, described briefly below, have been consolidated….

…high school; 22 Pa. Code § 4.23(d); programs for English-language learners “for the purpose of facilitating the student’s achievement of English proficiency and the academic standards”; 22 Pa. Code §…

…annual training requirements. And notably, the agreement forbids the placement of students with disabilities or English learners in “unapproved” alternative disciplinary programs. “We look forward to working with the Pennsylvania…

…on technology. 12 English-Language Learners • Accountability moves from Title III (English-language acquisition section of ESEA) to Title I (accountability). Accountability measures highlight progress of ELL students as greater priority….