…Homeless Education website at http://www.serve.org/nche/. http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.nlchp.org/content/pubs/McKinney%20Vento%202001%20Law%20Into%20Practice%20UnaccompaniedYouth2.pdf http://www.serve.org/nche/ – 6 – Who Can Be a Surrogate Parent? Whenever possible, a surrogate parent should be someone who already knows and has…

…available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data __detailed/509049, by 15% of the Average Daily Membership of the school district. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/charter_school_funding/8661 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/summaries_of_annual_financial_report_data/7673/afr_data__detailed/509049 The current “system” of charter special education funding is based on two…

below for further assistance: • ACLU of Pennsylvania, 1-877-745-2258, www.aclupa.org • Education Law Center-PA, 215-238-6970, 412 258-2120, www.elc-pa.org The information presented is not legal advice and should not be relied…

…the fig leaf of helping children with disabilities to introduce vouchers, we expect it to be substantially similar to HB 1717. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/jeb_bush_foundation_staffers_trump_education_department.html http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf http://www.excelined.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Education-Savings-Account-Act-Students-w-Disabilities-Model-Legislation-12.20141.pdf 2 received a voucher…

to homelessness. Nationally, 25% of unaccompanied youth reported prior familial homelessness, and one-third had faced the death of a https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf https://www.glsen.org/sites/default/files/2015%20National%20GLSEN%202015%20National%20School%20Climate%20Survey%20%28NSCS%29%20-%20Full%20Report_0.pdf Voices of Youth Count: Missed Educational Opportunities 2 caregiver…

…being eliminated, Denton Record Chronicle (June 2015) http://www.dentonrc.com/news/state/2015/06/20/criminal-truancy-courts-for-students-being-eliminated http://youthlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Truancy-Research.pdf. https://www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/TruancyReport_All_FINAL_SinglePages.pdf http://www.publiccounsel.org/tools/assets/files/Counterproductive-and-Wasteful-Los-Angeles-daytime-curfew-report_FINAL.pdf. 4 • Confine a person in parental relation to a child who is habitually truant only as a last…

…Pa. Dep’t of Educ., Finances AFR Expenditures 2015-2016, at “2015-16 Revenue by Source” tab at H746, J746, available at http://www.education.pa.gov/_layouts/download.aspx?SourceUrl=http://www.education.pa.gov/ Documents/Teachers- Administrators/School%20Finances/Finances/Summary%20of%20AFR%20Data/AFR%20Data %20Summary%20Level/Finances%20AFR%20Revenues%202015-2016.xlsx. 19 Pa. Dep’t of Educ., 2017-18 Estimated…

…selected from the PaTTAN website under Early Intervention. http://www.pattan.net/Publications.aspx?ContentLocation=/teachlead/EarlyIntervention.aspx . Children Who Are “Wards of the State” The term “ward of the state” under IDEA means a child in the…

…The disparities are consistent with the data that informed the 2013 complaint. Meanwhile, the overall number of students reported to be placed in AEDY has continued to drop. http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_AltEdPA_FullReport_03_2010.pdf…

…1, 2016 and not be age-eligible for kindergarten. Families must meet Head Start or Pre-K Counts income guidelines. Children and parents/legal guardians must be residents of Philadelphia PA. http://www.philasd.org/prek http://www.philasd.org/translation…

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MARCH 2017 Your Right To Attend School • You have the legal right to a free public school…

Education Law Center | www.elc-pa.org | facebook.com/educationlawcenter | @edlawcenterpa Exiting Alternative Education Programs for Students with Disabilities: Advocacy Tips for Parents in Pennsylvania May 2019 The Pennsylvania Department of Education…

…Counselors, 5 (2017), https://nche.ed.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/res-summ-sch-couns.pdf. 3 Pa. Dep’t of Educ., Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness, (ECYEH) 2016-2017 State Evaluation Report, 29 (Feb. 2018), https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/2016- 17%20Pennsylvania%20ECYEH%20State%20Evaluation%20Report.pdf. 6 the simple passage…

…Estate 1000 FedEx Drive Moon Township, PA 15108 For additional information:  Visit www.elc-pa.org or www.kidsvoice.org; Please do not call DHS, CYF, Auberle, the Court, or the Judge. http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.kidsvoice.org/…

…limiting the criteria for consideration. Also requiring consideration of the legislative intent, 24 P.S. § 17-1702-A, to expand options “within the public school system”). http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf Court. The neighboring…

provided etc. The Education Law Center seeks to work with other stakeholders to further develop and implement these core recommendations. To learn more, visit our website at www.elc-pa.org. 3 http://www.elc-pa.org/…

…charter schools.  Support a long-term, student-driven, and equitable funding formula that provides adequate resources for every student to be able to meet academic standards. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/ https://www.facebook.com/EdVotersPA?ref=br_tf mailto:[email protected] http://www.educationvoterspa.org/ http://www.fairfundingpa.org/…

…balanced than in previous iterations. However, the purpose to “examine how charter school entity Support with Amendments http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ELC_CharterBillAnalysis_SB1085_10_29_13.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/ELC_CharterBillAnalysis_SB1085_10_29_13.pdf finances affect opportunities … to establish and maintain schools…