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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Special and Compensatory Education. – 1979
The book describes Pennsylvania's approach for determining placement of handicapped students in the least restrictive environment (LRE), as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Separate sections address the following two topics (subtopics in parentheses): the LRE decision process (content for the decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Mainstreaming
Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Public Welfare, Harrisburg. Office of Mental Retardation. – 1978
This document contains the Pennsylvania Model Individualized Written Program Plan (IWPP) for vocational rehabilitation facilities and accompanying resource manual. The first part provides the IWPP form, which consists of a cover sheet, goal sheet, and performance notes; instructions for completing it; and an example of a completed form. An…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavioral Objectives, Coordination, Disabilities
Abbruzzese, John A., Jr. – 1980
Although Pennsylvania has long made programming for all handicapped children mandatory, the passage of P.L. 94-142 has necessitated some changes even in this state. The major hurdle in the implementation of such a law is confusion and misinterpretation. Educators fear that the handicapped may be dumped into regular classes in an arbitrary manner.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Mancuso, Ellen; And Others – 1991
This manual is designed to help parents learn how the special education system works in Pennsylvania and how parents can use the system to benefit their child. Chapters of the manual cover the student's right to: (1) a free appropriate public education; (2) pre-evaluation screening; (3) evaluations and re-evaluations; (4) an individualized…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Equal Education
Merves, Barbara S., Ed.; And Others – 1980
The manual describes procedures of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (PA) regarding individualized education programs (IEPs) for exceptional children, as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. An initial section reviews the philosophy of the IEP and gives directions for completing IEP forms. Other topics…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Helling, Ernest N.; O'Connor, Linda D. – 1981
The handbook is designed to clarify Pennsylvania and federal requirements regarding the role of the hearing officer in due process procedures for handicapped and gifted students. The statutory and regulatory bases for hearing officers' responsibility are cited in an initial section. The following topics are then addressed (sample subtopics in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities, Due Process
Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education, Norristown. – 1997
This bulletin presents basic information for parents about identification and services for gifted students in Pennsylvania. Written in a question and answer format, the bulletin addresses the following concerns: the Individualized Education Program (IEP) required for all exceptional students in the state; the multi-disciplinary evaluation process;…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Div. of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
This handbook is intended to instruct school personnel in the use of the Vocational Education Evaluation and Assessment Process (VEEAP) with secondary special needs and handicapped students who are being considered for placement in vocational programs. (Designed to ensure that each special needs student receives a comprehensive vocational…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Guidelines, Individualized Education Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections of the guide…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide, in Spanish, is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Mancuso, Ellen; Stotland, Janet F.; Rieser, Len – 2000
This manual is designed to help Pennsylvania parents of children with disabilities learn how the special education system works in Pennsylvania and how they can make it work for their child. This revision of the manual incorporates changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997 and the regulations issued in 1999 to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process, Early Intervention
