The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education is pleased to announce the following training opportunity

Person Driven Planning for Life after High School – Meeting the Needs of All

From Temple University Institute on Disabilities.

NEWSLETTER

The Institute on Disabilities
at Temple University

Issue 1
Summer 2020

Hello…and Welcome!

Welcome to the first quarterly newsletter for the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education. Our goal is to keep our friends and colleagues up to date with what is happening at the Institute and pass on any important information for and about people with disabilities, their families and those who support them.

From Robert Morris University Dept of Education Newsletter:

School Reopening and Other Resources

Students and staff must wear masks in school 
Resources for students with complex needs

COVID-19 Exacerbates Racial Inequities

(Not so) New Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education

By Michael Connolly, Esq.

Governor Tom Wolf announced that people with intellectual disabilities and autism and the providers of support services for these vulnerable Pennsylvanians will receive $260 million in CARES Act funding to help continue to provide services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Heather M. Hulse, J.D., M.S., M.A.

By Jennifer P. Grobe, Esq.

By Caitlin McAndrews, Esq.

By this point, most school districts in Pennsylvania and Delaware have sent some form of written notice to parents of children with IEPs, advising what educational services to expect while schools are closed during the pandemic. Some districts have sent letters, some have sent Notices of Recommended Educational Placement (NOREPs) or Prior Written Notices (PWNs). (NOREPs and PWNs are different names for the same type of document.)

UPDATE: As of September 9th, 2020 the opening at the Penn Hills Office is still available! The Greensburg and New Castle positions have been filled.