Special Education

PATTAN
Resource for parent rights, specific disabilities and educational initiatives.
https://www.pattan.net/Parent-Information

PDE Bureau of Special Education Website   

https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Special%20Education/Pages/default.aspx

 
PDE Transition Website
Your transition from school to adult life is an important series of steps.  To help you map out this process, the Bureau of Special Education has developed a website for you, your family and school.
http://www.secondarytransition.org

State Performance Plan
Click on "Annual Federal Data Reports"
http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Pennsylvania
http://www.efwp.org/

http://www.iup.edu/healthphysed/SNAP/default.aspx

ODR Training Videos and Parent Resources
Office for Dispute Resolution
http://odr-pa.org/parents/

Pennsylvania Department of Health Transition Checklist
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has produced a resource for students with disabilities that focuses on special health care needs and supports them with information that they would need for transition into adult living.
https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Programs/Infant%20and%20Children%20Health/The%20FINAL%20Transition%20May%209%202013.pdf

The PEAL Center Webinars and Audio
Media designed to help families of children with disabilities and special health care needs.
http://www.pealcenter.org/trainingevents/webinarsaudio.php

Parent Guide to Special Education                                 

https://www.pattan.net/Publications/Pennsylvania-Parent-Guide-to-Special-Education-for

The Special Education Evaluation/IEP Process                                         

https://www.pattan.net/Publications/The-Special-Education-Evaluation-IEP-Process

Available upon request from the building principal in your child's school:

• Parents' Rights
• Mediation
• Due Process Procedures
• Specific Special Education Services and Programs offered by Armstrong School District
• Educational Records Policy