You may view, interact with, and/or download the items below:
- PA Education Mandate Documents Updated October 2024 (Courtesy of BCIU 14) – November 12, 2024
- State Mandates Document (100-Page Comprehensive Summary)
- Summary of Changes to the State Mandates Document
- State Mandates Checklist (16-Page List of Requirements)
- Summary of Changes to the State Mandates Checklist
- Empowering Education Leaders: A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration (USDE) – October 24, 2024
- PaTTAN, USDE, and HHS, Provide Sp Ed Discipline Guidance (March 25, 2024)
The links below cover the topics of discipline provisions for students with disabilities as set forth in the Individuals with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), inclusion of students with disabilities in early childhood programs, general supervision responsibilities, student discipline under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, military-connected children with disabilities and Intervener Services.
These links are provided for review.
–https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/qa-addressing-the-needs-of-children-with-disabilities-and-idea-discipline-provisions.pdf
–https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/policy-statement-on-inclusion-11-28-2023.pdf
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Guidance_on_State_General_Supervision_Responsibilities_under_Parts_B_and_C_of_IDEA-07-24-2023.pdfhttps://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/504-discipline-guidance.pdf
–https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Letter-to-State-Directors-of-Special-ED-Military-Connected-Children-with-Disabilities-11-09-2023.pdf
–https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/DCL-on-Myths-and-Facts-Surrounding-Assistive-Technology-Devices-01-22-2024.pdf
–https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/Myths-and-Facts-Surrounding-Assistive-Technology-Devices-01-22-2024.pdfhttps://www.pattan.net/Disabilities/Deaf-Blind/Interveners
For additional information, please visit the following sites.
–https://www.ed.gov/
–https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html
–https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html - PA Education Mandate Documents Updated March 2024 (Courtesy of BCIU 14) – March 21, 2024
- State Mandates Document (100-Page Comprehensive Summary)
- Summary of Changes to the State Mandates Document
- State Mandates Checklist (16-Page List of Requirements)
- Summary of Changes to the State Mandates Checklist
- School District Spending of American Rescue Plan Funding Part IV – August 23, 2023.
- USDE Strengthens Guidance to Improve Equal Educational Opportunity for Children with Disabilities – Office of Special Education Programs – July 24, 2023
- Improving School Safety Bystander Reporting: A Toolkit for Strengthening K-12 Reporting Programs – US Department of Homeland Security – May 2023
- USDE and DOJ Joint Dear Colleague Letter: Resource on Confronting Racial Discrimination in Student Discipline – June 9, 2023
- USDE Dear Colleague Letter Reminds LEAs of Title VI Requirements in the Midst of a Rise in Anti-Semitism – May 25, 2023
- OESE Memo Provides LEAs Guidance on Foster Care Students’ Educational Placement – May 19, 2023
- USDE Guidance on Constitutionally Protected Prayer and Religious Expression in Elementary and Secondary Public Schools – May 15, 2023
- USDE Dear Colleague Letter On Use of Perkins Funds – March 15, 2023
- PA Education Mandate Documents Updated January 2023 (Courtesy of BCIU 14) – February 27, 2023
- PA Education Mandates – Updated January 2023 can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/PA-Education-Mandates-Updated-January-2023.pdf
- PA Mandates Checklist – Updated January 2023 can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/PA-Mandates-Checklist-Updated-January-2023.pdf
- State Mandates Summary Sheet of Revisions – January 2023 can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/State-Mandates-Summary-Sheet-of-Revisions-January-2023.pdf
- State Mandates Checklist Summary Sheet of Revisions – January 2023 can be accessed at https://papsa-web.org/wp-content/uploads/State-Mandates-Checklist-Summary-Sheet-of-Revisions-January-2023.pdf
- PDE-PennLink: State-Imposed Requirements Not Required by IDEA – February 26, 2023
- USDE/HHS Joint Dear Colleague Letter Re Pre-K IDEA Requirements – October 5, 2022
- Head Lice Guidance – September 26, 2022
- USDE Letter Provides Resources and Guidance – July 19, 2022
- Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders – July 19, 2022
- Questions and Answers: Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and IDEA’s Discipline Provisions – July 19, 2022
- Providing Students with Disabilities Free Appropriate Public Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Addressing the Need for Compensatory Services Under Section 504– July 19, 2022
- FACT SHEET – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER) – July 19, 2022
- USDE COVID-19 Handbooks – Redistributed on July 19, 2022
- USDE Q&A Guidance on IDEA and Private Schools – February 28, 2022
- Fact Sheet: Providing Students with Disabilities Free Appropriate Public Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Addressing the Need for Compensatory Services Under Section 504 – From USDE OCR – February 17, 2022
- PDH February 2022 School Health Update – February 7, 2022
- USDE/CDC COVID-19 Data Dashboard – November 8, 2021
- Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Students at Risk of Self-Harm in the Era of COVID-19 – November 8, 2021
- PDH October 2021 School Health Update – October 20, 2021
- School Health Update – Colleen Schultz, PDH Chief, Division of School Health
- PDH Post Vaccination Pediatric Symptoms
- PDH School Response COVID Vax Side Effects Diagram
- PDH: Physicians Answer Questions on COVID-19 Vaccine in New Educational Video Resource – September 17, 2021
- OSERS Letter and Q&A Re LEA IDEA Obligations – August 25, 2021
- CHIP Annual Notice – August 24, 2021
- OCR Title IX Q&A Document – July 22, 2021.
- Analysis of Mahanoy Area v. B.L. US Supreme Court Case – June 25, 2021
- NASISP FY2020 Budget Response Letter – June 11, 2021
- PAPSA Sign-on: Coaltion Letter to PA Senate RE SB 773 – June 8, 2021
- SB-664: PAPSA Letter to Legislators – May 17, 2021
- Confronting COVID-19-Related Harassment in Schools – May 10, 2021
- Time for Straight Talk about Mental Health Services and MH in Schools (From UCLA) – April 27, 2021
- Dear Colleague Letter from Deputy Sec. Stem Re. Federally Required Assessments – April 21, 2021
- Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPPA to Students Records – April 17, 2021
- 27 Games & Activities for Kids with Autism – March 27, 2021
- C.O.P.E. 2.0: A Blueprint for Addressing 2021’s MH Challenges – February 8, 2021
- Valuable Links for COVID-19 in Pre-K-12 Schools – January 5, 2021
- School Health Update January 2021 – January 5, 2021
- Updated Order of the Secretary Requiring Universal Face Coverings – December 2020
- PDE Due Process Summary & Gifted Ed Future Plans – Nov. 18, 2020
- Biden Education Transition Team – November 2020
- Empowerment Through Common Language in PA: A Dictionary of Terms Related to Trauma-Informed Approaches in Schools – October 2020
- Ten Essential Actions to Improve School Safety School Safety Working Group Report to the Attorney General – September 2020
- Remote Learning vs Homebound vs Homeschool – September 2020
- CHIP Notice Flyers for 2020-21 – August 2020
- CHIP School Flyer Letter for 2020-21 – August 2020
- Emergency Instructional Time Template for the 2020-21 School Year – July 2020
- NASDSE: A Successful Launch of the 2020-2021 School Year for Students with Disabilities – June 2020
- Changes to Nursing Programs’ Clinical Requirements in Response to COVID-19 – May 2020
- CHOP Return to School Recommendations – May 2020
- CDC Return to School Guidance – May 2020
- Penn State Extension Resources – April 29, 2020
- PDH COVID-19 FAQs – April 24, 2020
- FID Application Process Memo – April 15, 2020
- Ideas for School Nurse Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – Employee Rights
- Interim Guidance for Administrators of US Childcare Programs and K-12 Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- March 2020 School Health Update
- PA Emergency Management All Hazards Exercise – February 18, 2020
- PDH Coronavirus Fact Sheet General Info. – February 3, 2020
- PDH Coronavirus Fact Sheet for K-12 Schools – February 3, 2020
- School Health Update December 2019
- Enrollment Procedures for Resident and Non-Resident Children – November 25, 2019
- State Statutes Regarding Access to Career and Technical Education – November 21, 2019
- Tdap Immunization Guidelines from the CDC (PDH Letter Sent April 2018)
- August 2019 School Health Update
- Student Teaching Requirements vs. Substitute Teaching Permits for Prospective Educators – July 27, 2019
- School Vaccination Information For Nurses – July 25, 2019
- A Look at Education-Related State Mandates and Other Regulations
- ESSA, Titles I to X, and Other Federal Laws, Regulations, and Guidance
- Accommodations for Students with Autism
- BEC: 24 P.S. §§ 13-1326 – 13-1354: Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences
- May 2019 School Health Update
- February 2019 School Health Services Update
- Surrogate Parents Basic Education Circular (BEC) – February 2019
- School Resource Officers, School Law Enforcement Units and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) – February 2019
- Statewide High School Graduation Requirement Guidance Act 158 of 2018 – January 2019
- USDE Initiative to Address the Inappropriate Use of Restraint and Seclusion – January 17, 2019
- Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Anticipated Funding Announcements – December 7, 2018
- Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Sign-up Link to Subscribe to Grant Opportunity Notifications – December 7, 2018
- Act 71 of 2014 – Suicide Awareness and Prevention – October 1, 2018
- Special Education Students Placed in Homebound Instruction or Instruction Conducted in the Home – September 11, 2018
- Field Trip Guidelines from PDH – September 5, 2018
- School Safety Task Force Report 2018 – August 29, 2018
- Amendments to compulsory attendance and truancy laws through Act 39 of 2018 – August 24, 2018
- School Health Update August 2018 – August 22, 2018
- Postponement of Significant Disproportionality Regulations – August 13, 2018
- Pennsylvania’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B 2018 – Determinations Notification – August 13, 2018
- Statewide High School Graduation Requirement for CTE Concentrators FAQs – August 8, 2018
- Consent to Mental Health Treatment for Minors FAQs – June 29, 2018
- Age of Consent to Mental Health Treatment in PA – Handout #11
- 2017-18 End-of-Year Reporting for Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Programs – April 16, 2018
- Participation in the State Assessments and Parental/Guardian Rights – March 5, 2018
- School Health Update March 2018
- Statewide High School Graduation Requirement for CTE Concentrators FAQs – February 8, 2018
- OSEP Participation Rate in ESSA – Online Video – January 30, 2018
- 2018 Winter Division of School Health Update
- Act 138 of 2016-Truancy – November 28, 2017
- Office of Elem and Sec Ed Report for Nov. 2017
- Office of Postsec & Higher Ed Report Nov. 2017
- 2016-17 State of Education Report
- Mosquito Prevention: What you Need to Know about ZIKA – May 24, 2016
- Transgender Resources – Guidelines and best practices for addressing the needs of transgender students – August 8, 2014
- PAPSA Code of Professional Conduct – 2013
- PAPSA Position Paper – Revised September, 2012
- Guidelines for Pennsylvania Schools for the Administration of Medications and Emergency Care – June 21, 2010