The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) are announcing the schedule for School-Based ACCESS Program (SBAP) stakeholder sessions. PA received a grant from the federal government to support expansion of school-based health services beyond those contained in an IEP. To develop the best program and plan for expansion, PDE and DHS need as much stakeholder input as possible.

DHS and PDE want to hear from you and will be holding in-person stakeholder sessions across seven different locations and dates. Attendance at these events is limited to 50 individuals per site to ensure that voices are heard and input is captured. Attendees will participate in small group discussions to respond to questions about the provision of health-related services in the school setting and to share the needs Local Education Agencies (LEAs) experience in providing these services.

Interested parties may register to attend the sessions based on their location and availability. Registration is required (instructions below) and is limited, so register soon!

Registration is available for each live session online via the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) at https://www.pattan.net/events/inservices-workshops/course-3454/events/session-40778.

Please contact Sharon Kennedy at  [email protected] with any registration questions.

For content questions, please contact DHS at [email protected].