SB 115, which would require PDE to identify or develop a model curriculum and guidelines for instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction (CPR) for students in grades 9-12, was approved as amended on June 5^th by both the House and Senate and sent to the Governor’s desk for his signature. The curriculum must include information regarding hands-on training and on the purpose of an automated external defibrillator (AED). The instruction may be integrated into existing health courses. A school may use the model curriculum or develop its own. A teacher, instructor or community volunteer may provide the instruction and would not have to be a certified CPR trainer. The person would be subject to required background checks. An individual who in good faith provides CPR instruction would not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission relating to the instruction. The CPR instruction must include the participation of an educator with a Pennsylvania certification, including certification in physical education, health education, or a school nurse.

On June 4^th,the House Education Committee held a public hearing on compulsory school attendance centering on provisions of this HB 593 , which redefines compulsory school age from ages eight (8) to 18 to be established as ages six (6) to 18. PA Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera spoke to the committee in support of the proposal.

On June 4, 2019, Patricia Hozella, Interim Director of the PA Bureau of Special Education, released a memo titled Survey of Parents of Students with Disabilities. PA’ s State Performance Plan requirements under the IDEA include collecting and reporting data on the involvement of families in special education programs. Specifically, states must report annually to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the public on State Performance Plan Indicator 8 which is the: “percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.” About 1/5 of PA’s Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) will participate in this process. LEAs appearing on this year’s schedule for LEAs that will be part of the sample are: Albert Gallatin Area SD, Bentworth SD, Charleroi SD, The New Academy CS, Pittsburgh SD, Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS, Propel CS – Montour, Bethel Park SD, Clairton City SD, Elizabeth Forward SD, Gateway SD, Propel CS – Pitcairn, Hampton Township SD, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS, Montour SD, Mt. Lebanon SD, Northgate SD, West Jefferson Hills SD, West Mifflin Area SD, Ellwood City Area SD, Neshannock Township SD, Farrell Area SD, Conneaut SD, Perseus House CS of Excellence, Harbor Creek SD, Union City Area SD, Redbank Valley SD, Oil City Area SD, Valley Grove SD, Derry Area SD, Greensburg Salem SD, Jeannette City SD, New Kensington-Arnold SD, Norwin SD, Penn-Trafford SD, Bedford Area SD, Altoona Area SD, Tyrone Area SD, Central Cambria SD, Conemaugh Valley SD, Northern Cambria SD, Penn Cambria SD, Shade-Central City SD, Somerset Area SD, Windber Area SD, Smethport Area SD, Austin Area SD, Centre Learning Community CS, State College Area SD, West Branch Area SD, Keystone Central SD, Forbes Road SD, Juniata Valley SD, Bermudian Springs SD, Conewago Valley SD, Upper Adams SD, Greencastle-Antrim SD, Red Lion Area SD, South Eastern SD, Spring Grove Area SD, Cocalico SD, Columbia Borough SD, La Academia Partnership CS, Cornwall-Lebanon SD, Eastern Lebanon County SD, I-LEAD CS, Schuylkill Valley SD, Big Spring SD, Cumberland Valley SD, Derry Township SD, Steelton-Highspire SD, Berwick Area SD, Danville Area SD, Mount Carmel Area SD, Mifflinburg Area SD, Canton Area SD, Wyalusing Area SD, Montoursville Area SD, Muncy SD, South Williamsport Area SD, Williamsport Area SD, Sullivan County SD, Crestwood SD, Wilkes-Barre Area SD, Abington Heights SD, Blue Ridge SD, Lackawanna Trail SD, Pocono Mountain SD, Allentown City SD, Catasauqua Area SD, Roberto Clemente CS, Salisbury Township SD, Whitehall-Coplay SD, Lincoln Leadership Academy CS, Seven Generations CS, Center for Student Learning CS at Pennsbury, Bristol Township SD, Central Bucks SD, New Hope-Solebury SD, Palisades SD, Quakertown Community SD, Cheltenham SD, Souderton CS Collaborative, North Penn SD, Perkiomen Valley SD, Pottsgrove SD, Pottstown SD, Chichester SD, Chester CS for the Arts, Radnor Township SD, Russell Byers CS, Wissahickon CS, Philadelphia Electrical and Technical CHS, Mastery CS – Clymer Elementary, Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS, Preparatory CS of Mathematics, Science, Tech, and Careers, West Oak Lane CS, Math Civics and Sciences CS, Universal Vare CS, Philadelphia City SD, Mastery CS – Francis D. Pastorius Elementary, Memphis Street Academy CS at JP Jones, Franklin Towne CES, Universal Bluford CS, ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS, Tacony Academy CS, Beaver Area SD, Central Valley SD, Freedom Area SD, Pennsylvania Cyber CS, Western Beaver County SD, Purchase Line SD, Blue Mountain SD, Mahanoy Area SD, Gillingham CS, Pine Grove Area SD, Tamaqua Area SD

A letter that accompanies the survey assures parents that their responses will be confidential. Parents may direct questions about the survey to the Special Education ConsultLine at 800.879.2301. Should parents contact LEA personnel about the survey, LEA staff should encourage them to participate in the survey process. Questions regarding this process may be addressed to Barbara Mozina, Special Education Adviser, at [email protected] or 814.674.2648.

On June 4, 2019, Patricia Hozella, Interim Director of the PA Bureau of Special Education released a memo titled 2019-2020 Special Education Compliance Monitoring Training and Schedule. Local educational agencies (LEAs) appearing on this year’s schedule for compliance monitoring for the 2019-20 school year are strongly encouraged to participate in one of the monitoring trainings held at the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) offices listed below: PaTTAN Pittsburgh:  Monday, July 29, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; PaTTAN Harrisburg:  Thursday, August 1, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; PaTTAN East:  Friday, August 2, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. LEAs should review the 2019-20 monitoring schedule below before registering for the trainings. School Districts and Charter Schools to be monitored in 2019-20 are: Bethlehem-Center SD, Haglund, Propel CS-East, Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS, HOPE for Hyndman CS, Stone Valley Community CS, Warwick SD, Shikellamy SD, Delaware Valley SD,  Collegium CS, Lindley Academy CS at Birney, Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary,  Western Beaver County SD, Apollo-Ridge SD, Williams Valley SD, Pine-Richland SD, Conemaugh Township Area SD, Curwensville Area SD, Crispus Attucks CS, Southern Tioga SD, Riverside SD, Aliquippa SD, United SD, The New Academy CS, Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship, Greenville Area SD, Milton Area SD, East Stroudsburg Area SD, Mastery CS-Gratz Campus Gillingham CS, Forest Area SD, Shade-Central City SD, Red Lion Area SD, Donegal SD, Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS, Inquiry CS, Purchase Line SD, Chartiers Valley SD, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS, Burrell SD, Northampton Area SD, Arts Academy CS, Pottsville Area SD, Avella Area SD, Farrell Area SD, Penn Hills SD,  Keystone SD, Monessen City SD , Glendale SD, York Suburban SD, Manheim Township SD, Bristol Borough SD, Coatesville Area SD, Philadelphia Learning Network 13, Preparatory CS of Mathematics Science Tech and Careers, Penn-Trafford SD, Urban Academy of Greater, Pittsburgh CS, McKeesport Area SD, Westinghouse Arts Academy CS, Hempfield SD ,Harrisburg City SD, Centennial SD, Upper Adams SD, Jersey Shore Area SD, Northwestern Lehigh SD, Mastery Prep Elementary CS, Philadelphia Learning Network 11, Deer Lakes SD, Hamburg Area SD, unkhannock Area SD, Alliance for Progress CS, Saint Clair Area SD, Yough SD, Greencastle-Antrim SD, Annville-Cleona SD, Great Valley SD, Young Scholars CS, Allegheny Valley SD, Halifax Area SD, Susq-Cyber CS, Central Bucks SD, Philadelphia Learning Network 12, Urban Pathways K-5 College CS, West Mifflin Area SD, Universal Institute CS, Propel CS-Northside, Tussey Mountain SD, Middletown Area SD, Lake-Lehman SD, Oxford Area SD, West Allegheny SD, Greensburg Salem SD, Waynesboro Area SD, Oley Valley SD, Springfield Township SD, Universal Audenried CS, Council Rock SD, Manchester Academic CS, Clarion-Limestone Area SD, Blacklick Valley SD, Elizabethtown Area SD, Governor Mifflin SD, Lower Dauphin SD, Wellsboro Area SD, Springfield SD, Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS, Grove City Area SD, Fairview SD, Southern Fulton SD, Chambersburg Area SD, Allentown City SD, Palisades SD, MAST Community CS, Philadelphia Learning Network Acceleration, California Area SD,  Mt Lebanon SD, Union SD, Penn Cambria SD, Danville Area SD, Wayne Highlands SD, Ridley SD, Freire CS , Olney CHS, Riverside Beaver County SD, Blue Mountain SD, Urban Pathways 6-12 CS, Wilmington Area SD, Penncrest SD, Windber Area SD, Southern Huntingdon County SD, York Academy Regional CS , La Academia Partnership CS, Pennsbury SD, Oswayo Valley SD, Penn-Delco SD, Philadelphia Learning Network 10, Universal Vare CS, I-LEAD CS, Brentwood Borough SD, Young Scholars of Central PA CS, Dover Area SD, Math Civics & Sciences CS, Beaver Area SD, Propel CS-McKeesport. LEAs listed should register online at http://www.pattan.net and are encouraged to email Sharon Kennedy at [email protected] with any questions.

On June 5, 2019, Patricia Hozella, Interim Director of the PA Bureau of Special Education released a memo titled July 2019 Special Education Table 8A Submission. In July 2019, local educational agencies (LEAs) assigned to this year’s reporting cohort will submit their data for Special Education Table 8A, Report of Children with Disabilities Evaluated July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. For a list of all LEAs that are required to submit Table 8A this July. If an LEA does not appear on the list, the LEA is not required to submit Table 8A data in July 2019. The Table 8A Template for the July 2019 submission is available on the Special Education Data Reporting website at http://penndata.hbg.psu.edu under the Data Management tab in the 2018-2019 section, scroll down to Table 8A Template. Questions regarding completion and submission of Table 8A should be referred to the Intermediate Unit Data Manager. Other questions may be referred to Jodi Rissinger in BSE at [email protected] or 717.783.6911. LEAs assigned to this year’s reporting cohort are: Avella Area SD.  Bethlehem-Center SD, California Area SD, Manchester Academic CS, The New Academy CS, Propel CS-Northside, Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS, Urban Pathways 6-12 CS, Urban Pathways K-5 College CS, Allegheny Valley SD, Brentwood Borough SD, Chartiers Valley SD, Deer Lakes SD, McKeesport Area SD, Mt. Lebanon SD, Penn Hills SD, Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship, Pine-Richland SD, Propel CS-East, Propel CS-McKeesport, West Allegheny, West Mifflin Area SD, Westinghouse Arts Academy CS, Young Scholars of Western Pennsylvania CS, Farrell Area SD, Greenville Area SD, Grove City Area SD, Wilmington Area SD, Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS, Fairview SD, Penncrest SD, Clarion-Limestone Area SD, Forest Area SD, Keystone SD, Union SD, Burrell SD, Greensburg Salem SD, Monessen City SD, Penn-Trafford SD, Yough SD, Blacklick Valley SD, Conemaugh Township Area SD, HOPE for Hyndman CS, Penn Cambria SD, Shade-Central City SD, Tussey Mountain SD, Windber Area SD, Oswayo Valley SD, Curwensville Area SD, Glendale SD, Young Scholars of Central PA CS, Southern Fulton SD, Southern Huntingdon County SD, Stone Valley Community CS, Chambersburg Area SD, Crispus Attucks CS, Dover Area SD, Greencastle-Antrim SD, Red Lion Area SD, Upper Adams SD, Waynesboro Area SD, York Academy Regional CS, York Suburban SD, Annville-Cleona SD, Donegal SD, Elizabethtown Area SD, Hempfield SD, La Academia Partnership CS, Manheim Township SD, Warwick SD, Governor Mifflin SD, Hamburg Area SD, I-LEAD CS, Oley Valley SD, Halifax Area SD, Harrisburg City SD, Lower Dauphin SD, Middletown Area SD, Danville Area SD, Milton Area SD, Shikellamy SD, Susq-Cyber CS, Jersey Shore Area SD, Southern Tioga SD, Wellsboro Area SD, Lake-Lehman SD, Tunkhannock Area SD, Riverside SD, Wayne Highlands SD, Delaware Valley SD, East Stroudsburg Area SD, Easton Arts Academy Elementary CS, Northampton Area SD, Allentown City SD, Arts Academy CS, Northwestern Lehigh SD, Bristol Borough SD, Centennial SD, Central Bucks SD, Council Rock SD, Palisades SD, Pennsbury SD, Springfield Township SD, Coatesville Area SD, Collegium CS, Great Valley SD, Oxford Area SD, Penn-Delco SD, Ridley SD, Springfield SD, Alliance for Progress CS, Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS,Freire CS, Inquiry CS, Lindley Academy CS at Birney, MAST Community CS, Mastery CS-Clymer Elementary, Mastery CS-Gratz Campus, Mastery Prep Elementary CS, Math, Civics and Sciences CS, Olney CHS, Philadelphia Learning Network 10, Philadelphia Learning Network 11, Philadelphia Learning Network 12, Philadelphia Learning Network 13, Philadelphia Learning Network Acceleration, Preparatory CS of Mathematics, Science, Tech and Careers, Universal Audenried CS, Universal Institute CS, Universal Vare CS, Young Scholars CS, Aliquippa SD, Beaver Area SD, Riverside Beaver County SD, Western Beaver County SD, Apollo-Ridge SD, Purchase Line SD, United SD, Blue Mountain SD, Gillingham CS, Pottsville Area SD, Saint Clair Area SD, and Williams Valley SD.