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| 2009-2010 Meeting Calendar |
| Meeting Minutes |
| History of Local Task Force |
| Mission and Responsibilities |
| Support and Services |
| Special Education Links |
| Right to Education Local Task Force |
Serving the special education students, families, service providers and member school districts of Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit 19 |
| "Every child is entitled to an education based on his or her individual needs." |
The Local Task Force was set up by a court order in 1972 to assist in improving education for all school-age persons with mental retardation. In 1975, the Right to Education was extended by state regulations to include learning disabilities, physical handicaps, emotional difficulties and hearing, visual, speech, and language impairment. Members of the local task force include parents of children in special education, educators, advocates and service providers of children with special needs, and concerned citizens. The task force is required to have 51 percent parent-consumer membership. We encourage everyone with an interest in the free and appropriate public education of students with special needs to become an active and involved member of the local task force. Working together, we will strive to improve, strengthen, expand, and monitor special education programs and services for all school-aged children with special needs. Local Task Force meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month, September through June. All Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children SSDHHC (formerly SSSD) meetings begin at 7:00 pm. For more information, contact the task force officers at: Kathy Stocki, Chairperson Jeannie Lally, Co-Chair |
| 2009-2010 Meeting Calendar |
September 8, 2009– Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (SSDHHC) *All meetings, with the exception of October 13th and April 13th, will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Those at the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (SSDHHC) will be held in the Community Room – in The Main Building – North Washington Ave, Scranton, PA. Starting times (and locations, should they change) for October 13, 2009 and April 13, 2010 will be posted when the information becomes available.
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| History of the Local Task Force |
The Right to Education Task Force was created in 1972 as part of the P.A.R.C Consent Agreement that provided for a free, appropriate public education for children with mental retardation. In 1975, the Right to Education was extended by state regulations to include learning disabilities, physical handicaps, emotional difficulties and hearing, visual, speech, and language impairment. Membership in the Local Task Force is determined at the local level, with a 51% majority of parents/consumers required. Each LTF must have representatives from the Intermediate Unit, the local MH/MR (Mental Health/Mental Retardation Office), the local Arc, school districts, and parents/consumers. LTF’s are actively involved with programs and services for students with disabilities in all school districts across the state and follow procedures outlined in the handbook developed by the State Task Force. |
| Mission and Responsibilities |
LOCAL TASK FORCE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 6.3.1 Make recommendations that assist in improving, strengthening, expanding and 6.3.2 Advocates for school-aged persons and carries out the letter and spirit of the Right 6.3.3 Follows the policies, procedures and guidelines outlined by the State Task Force. 6.3.4 Cooperates with direct service provider agencies, both public and private, in 6.3.5 Refers problems identified locally to approved private agency or to the State Task 6.3.6 Recommendations to the STF or other approved private groups concerning 6.3.7. Trains new members and serves as a vehicle for educating the community. 6.3.8 Review and comments on all intermediate unit and school district Special Education 6.3.9 Assists the State Task Force in the collection of data to determine the |
| Support and Services |
Advisory Board on Autism and Related Disorders (ABOARD) http://www.aboard.org The Advocacy Alliance http://www.theadvocacyalliance.org The Arc of Lackawanna County http://www.thearclackawanna.org AutismLink http://www.autismlink.com Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania http://www.biapa.org Carbon- Monroe-Pike Counties MH/MR Program http://www.cmpmhmr.cog.pa.us CHADD Susquehanna Valley Satellite http://www.chaddonline.org/chapters/chadd932.html CHADD Wayne and Pike County Honesdale Tel: 570-251-8179 Down Syndrome Parent Network http://www.dspn.org Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania http://www.efsepa.org Lackawanna-Susquehanna MH/MR Program http://www.lswmhmr.org Luzerne-Wyoming MH/MR Program http://www.mhmr.luzerne.pa.us NAMI Pennsylvania (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) http://namipa.nami.org Parent to Parent of PA http://www.parenttoparent.org Pennsylvania Health Law Project http://www.phlp.org/ Pennsylvania Parents and Caregivers Resource Network http://www.ppcrn.org Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy Inc. http://www.ppainc.org Pennsylvania Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.psha.org Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association http://www.patourettesyndrome.org Supporting Autism & Families Everywhere (S.A.F.E.) http://www.autismsafe.org United Cerebral Palsy of Northeastern PA http://www.ucpnepa.com Wayne County MH/MR Program 570-253-9200 1-866-558-0735 |
| Special Education Links |
Bridges 4 Kids http://www.bridges4kids.org/ Central Bucks School District (Special Education Resources) http://www.cbsd.org/sped/ The Center for Law and Education http://www.cleweb.org/ Council for Exceptional Children http://yahoo.capwiz.com/cek/home/ Education Law Center http://www.elc-pa.org/ IDEA FAQ's http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/109th/education/idea/ideafaq.pdf International Center for Leadership in Education http://www.leadered.com/ National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities (NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org/index.html Parent Education Network (PEN) http://www.parentednet.org/ PA Department of Education – Bureau of Special Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/special_edu/site/default.asp PA Department of Education http://www.pde.state.pa.us/?dsftns=30375 Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/ Wrightslaw http://www.wrightslaw.com/ |
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