…a whole, particularly students whose disabilities require higher-cost services.3 A U.S. Department of Education report confirmed that many charter schools systematically and illegally “counsel out” students with disabilities rather 1…
More…court proceedings that address their victimization and in civil abuse and neglect proceedings; securing social services that target client needs; and advocating for permanent homes and finalizing adoptions, when appropriate….
MoreParticipating is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Click HERE or Google “Find Your Legislator PA” to look up your legislators’ contact info. Write their info below: Representative: Senator:…
More…access to and quality services in our schools. We greatly appreciate the school staff that have committed to valuable child-serving partnerships with our organizations and advocates. There is more that…
More…for her educational goals through the coming year. Before she began receiving services, however, she had to transfer back into a public school in the district, which decided to conduct…
More…with grassroots groups, and coalition-building. ELC ’S V IS ION • All children in Pennsylvania have access to quality public educational services and to the full range of educational opportunities…
More…manner, preventing them from participating in meetings and making informed decisions regarding educational placements and services. According to the complaint, as of the 2013-14 school year, there were 25,990 families…
MoreAt the October 2018 action meeting of the Philadelphia School Board, ELC offered testimony supporting a proposal that would increase transitional training and support services for students with disabilities. Federal…
More…media, and increased efforts to limit inappropriate access to guns. Available at http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13- OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012- 2_pm_ET.pdf. mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/arming_teachers.html http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://www.repgrove.com/Display/SiteFiles/103/OtherDocuments/SelectCommitteeSchoolSafetyFinalReport.pdf.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/resources/documents/ftp/publications/2016-10-27%20Final%20REPORT%20for%20WEBSITE%20updated%2011.16.16%20%20WB.pdf http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2016/09/12/teacher-resigns-after-child-finds-her-loaded-gun-school/90280916/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-teacher-shooting-utah-idUSKBN0H62HL20140911 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/08/us/schools-seeking-to-arm-employees-hit-hurdle-on-insurance.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/Updated_Lists_1-8-13-OFFICIAL_FOR_DISSEMINATION-Connecticut_School_Shooting_Position_Statement_12-19-2012-2_pm_ET.pdf…
More…academics and extracurriculars. LEA liaisons must ensure children have access to and receive services such as Head Start, early intervention services, and other preschool programs. LEA liaisons must affirm students’…
More…funding for any student with an IEP, regardless services the student requires. This may create a perverse incentive for charter schools to over-identify students with relatively mild disabilities and to…
More…that disparities in services and resources available to students results from “inequality in public spending among districts.” A number of factors influence the services and resources available, including but not…
More…help individual students with applications. Too many of our students living in the city’s poorest communities attend struggling neighborhood schools that do not provide these support services. Many students do…
More…receive an evaluation in the student’s native language, the right to interpreter and translation services and the right to challenge a placement or denial of services.9 Rights of Families of…
More…The General Assembly’s Special Education Funding Commission, which spent months traveling the state gathering testimony from school officials, researchers, and advocates on special education costs, services and best practices, developed…
MoreAt the October 2018 action meeting of the Philadelphia School Board, ELC offered testimony supporting a proposal that would increase transitional training and support services for students with disabilities. Federal…
More…ensure timely evaluations, and provide necessary compensatory education services to individual students impacted. These reforms will ensure that children with disabilities receive the services they need in a timely manner….
MoreBefore a child can begin receiving special education services, the child must be evaluated to determine if the child is eligible for these services. The evaluation helps determine if the…
More…Some schools are designating a safe space for students to gather during the walkout – if this is the case in your school, students who move beyond that area or…
More…committed to providing English Learner (EL) parents/ guardians and students with equal access to the resources, supports, and services provided to all families and students in the District. School entities…
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