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- 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
- USDE-White House Dear Colleague Letter to Protect Students from Substance Abuse and Drug Poisoning – Octoberr 30, 2023
- 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