Baldwin-Whitehall School District District Administration 4900 Curry Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236-1817 Telephone: 412-884-6300 FAX: 412-885-7802 www.bwschools.net Notice of Special Education Services & Programs Services for Protected Handicapped Students-(504) Students who are not eligible to receive special education programs and services may quality as protected handicapped commonwealth, must establish and implement procedures to identify, locate and evaluate all children who need special students and, therefore, be protected by other federal and education programs and services because of the child's disability This notice is to help find these children, offer assistance to parents, and describes the parents' rights with regard to contidentiality of information that sill be obtained program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent during this process. The content of this notice has been written in English ut can be translated into other languages If a person does not understand any of this notice, he or she should contact the Student Services Department (412-885-7583) and request an explanation. state laws intended to prevent discrimination. The school district must insure that protected handicapped students have an equal opportunity to participate in the school appropriate for the individual student. In compliance with state and federal law, the school district will provide to each protected handicapped student, without discrimination or cost to the student or family, those related aids, services or accommodations which are needed to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracumicular activities, to the maximum extent appropriate to the student's abilities. In order to Identification Activities Baldwin-Whitehall School District provides free, appropriate public education to eligible students. To qualily as an eligible student, the child must be of school age, in need of specially quality as a protected handicapped student, the child must designed instruction and meet the eligibility criteria for one or more of the following physical or mental disabilities, as set forth in the Penneylvania State Regulations: Specific Leaming Disability. Emotionally Disturbed, AutismiPervasive Development Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impaiment, Deaf- blindness, Deafhess, Hearing Impairment and Speech and Language Impairment. Information regarding the appropriate districts age to begin school who has a developmental delay developmental milestone descriptors for infant and toddlers or one or more of the physical or mental conditions listed may be found at the Center of Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov or The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) website at www.parentcenterhub.org Identification activities are performed to find a child who is under Act 212 of 1990, the Early Intervention Services System be of school-age with a physical or mental disability which substantially limits or prohibits participation in, or access to, an aspect of the school program. Early Intervention identifikation h Pennsylvania, a child between 3 years of age and the school above is identified as an "eligible young child" The parents of these children have the same rights described above. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is responsible for providing programs and services to eligible young children suspected as having a disabilily that would interlere with his Act. Screening for preschool children is available through the or her learning unless special education programs and services Alegheny Intermediate Unit 3. For more information, contact are made available These activities are sometimes called sceening activities. The activities include: review of group data, conducting hearing and vision screening, assessment of student academic functioning, observation of the student Phone: 412-394-5816 displaying dificulty in behavior and determining the student's response to attempted remediation. Input from parents is also an information source for identification. After a child is identified as a child with a possible disability. he or she is evalusted, but not before parents give permission for their child to be evaluated. the Allegheny Intermediate lnit's Preschool Earty Intervention "DARI" Program at 412-394-5904. Susan Sams, Ph.D. Program Director Email: susan.samsaiul.net Educating Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English Learners (EL) The education of students whose dominant language is not English is the responsibility of every school districticharter school in Pennsyhania. English language learmers must be enrolled upon presentation of a local address and proof of immunization. The school districticharter school must administer a home language survey (HLS) to all students as required by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The results Confidentiality The school district maintains records concerning children enrolled win the school district, including students with disabilities. All records are maintained in the strictest confidentiality. Your consent of an eligible child who has reached the age of majority under State law, must be obtained of that survey must be retained in the student's pemanent before personally identifiable information is released, except folder. For those students whose primary language is other as permitted under the Family Education Rights and Privacy than Engliah (PHLOTE), the district must also detemine the Act (FERPA). The age of majority in Pennsylvania is 21. Each participating agency must protect the confidentiality a personally identifiable information at collection, storage, disclosure, and destruction states. One official at each participating agency must assume responsiblity for ensuring the confidentiality of any personally unidentifiable information or believe your child may need to be identified, please contact For additional information related to student records the parent can refer to the family Education Rights.and Privacy. At (FERPA). student's English language proficiency. Then, if appropriate, ESL instruction will be provided for the limited English proficient student with localistate funds. y of The Baldwin- Whitehall School District wil provide ongoing screening services. If you wish to leam more, have questions Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student Services 412-885-7583 ngallagher@twschook.net Services to Students Who Are Mentally Gifted This notice is only a summary of the Special Education services evaluation and screening activities, and right and protections pertaining to children with disabilities, chidren thought to be n complance with state law, the Baldwin Whitehall School disabied, and their parents For more information or to request District provides services designed to meet the unique needs evaluation or screening of a public or private school child contact Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student Services 412-885-7583 mgallagherotwxhools.net A parent may fie a written complaint alleging that the rights described in this notice were not provided to: Permsyhania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education scores, and teacher ratings. If your child is sunpected to be Division of Compliance of gited students. The Baldwin- Whitehal School District identifies "gifted" students on a case-by-case basis based on state law and District procedures. Such students may possess superior 1Q scores and meet multiple criteria indicating gifted ability. Gifted ability is not determined by 10 score alone. Additional criteria include but are not limited to indicators of classroom performance and grades, standardized test in need of such services you will be notified of evaluation 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333. The Department of Education will investigate the matter and child's principal or Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student issue a report of findings and necessary corective action within 60 days. The Department will take necessary action to ensure complance is achieved. Complaints alleging failures of valuation is conduacted with parent permission. Please note the school district with regard to confidentiality of personally identifiable information may also be filed with: Family Policy Compliance Office uS Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20202-4605 procedures. If you believe your school-age child may quality for gifted education services, you may contact in writing your Services at any time to request determination of eligbility. An that entitlement to gifted services includes only those rights provided by Pennsytvania law. Marissa Gallagher, Dieector of Student Services 412-885-7583 ngallagheretwschook.net Baldwin-Whitehall School District District Administration 4900 Curry Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15236-1817 Telephone: 412-884-6300 FAX: 412-885-7802 www.bwschools.net Notice of Special Education Services & Programs Services for Protected Handicapped Students-(504) Students who are not eligible to receive special education programs and services may quality as protected handicapped commonwealth, must establish and implement procedures to identify, locate and evaluate all children who need special students and, therefore, be protected by other federal and education programs and services because of the child's disability This notice is to help find these children, offer assistance to parents, and describes the parents' rights with regard to contidentiality of information that sill be obtained program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent during this process. The content of this notice has been written in English ut can be translated into other languages If a person does not understand any of this notice, he or she should contact the Student Services Department (412-885-7583) and request an explanation. state laws intended to prevent discrimination. The school district must insure that protected handicapped students have an equal opportunity to participate in the school appropriate for the individual student. In compliance with state and federal law, the school district will provide to each protected handicapped student, without discrimination or cost to the student or family, those related aids, services or accommodations which are needed to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracumicular activities, to the maximum extent appropriate to the student's abilities. In order to Identification Activities Baldwin-Whitehall School District provides free, appropriate public education to eligible students. To qualily as an eligible student, the child must be of school age, in need of specially quality as a protected handicapped student, the child must designed instruction and meet the eligibility criteria for one or more of the following physical or mental disabilities, as set forth in the Penneylvania State Regulations: Specific Leaming Disability. Emotionally Disturbed, AutismiPervasive Development Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impaiment, Deaf- blindness, Deafhess, Hearing Impairment and Speech and Language Impairment. Information regarding the appropriate districts age to begin school who has a developmental delay developmental milestone descriptors for infant and toddlers or one or more of the physical or mental conditions listed may be found at the Center of Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov or The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) website at www.parentcenterhub.org Identification activities are performed to find a child who is under Act 212 of 1990, the Early Intervention Services System be of school-age with a physical or mental disability which substantially limits or prohibits participation in, or access to, an aspect of the school program. Early Intervention identifikation h Pennsylvania, a child between 3 years of age and the school above is identified as an "eligible young child" The parents of these children have the same rights described above. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is responsible for providing programs and services to eligible young children suspected as having a disabilily that would interlere with his Act. Screening for preschool children is available through the or her learning unless special education programs and services Alegheny Intermediate Unit 3. For more information, contact are made available These activities are sometimes called sceening activities. The activities include: review of group data, conducting hearing and vision screening, assessment of student academic functioning, observation of the student Phone: 412-394-5816 displaying dificulty in behavior and determining the student's response to attempted remediation. Input from parents is also an information source for identification. After a child is identified as a child with a possible disability. he or she is evalusted, but not before parents give permission for their child to be evaluated. the Allegheny Intermediate lnit's Preschool Earty Intervention "DARI" Program at 412-394-5904. Susan Sams, Ph.D. Program Director Email: susan.samsaiul.net Educating Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and English Learners (EL) The education of students whose dominant language is not English is the responsibility of every school districticharter school in Pennsyhania. English language learmers must be enrolled upon presentation of a local address and proof of immunization. The school districticharter school must administer a home language survey (HLS) to all students as required by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The results Confidentiality The school district maintains records concerning children enrolled win the school district, including students with disabilities. All records are maintained in the strictest confidentiality. Your consent of an eligible child who has reached the age of majority under State law, must be obtained of that survey must be retained in the student's pemanent before personally identifiable information is released, except folder. For those students whose primary language is other as permitted under the Family Education Rights and Privacy than Engliah (PHLOTE), the district must also detemine the Act (FERPA). The age of majority in Pennsylvania is 21. Each participating agency must protect the confidentiality a personally identifiable information at collection, storage, disclosure, and destruction states. One official at each participating agency must assume responsiblity for ensuring the confidentiality of any personally unidentifiable information or believe your child may need to be identified, please contact For additional information related to student records the parent can refer to the family Education Rights.and Privacy. At (FERPA). student's English language proficiency. Then, if appropriate, ESL instruction will be provided for the limited English proficient student with localistate funds. y of The Baldwin- Whitehall School District wil provide ongoing screening services. If you wish to leam more, have questions Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student Services 412-885-7583 ngallagher@twschook.net Services to Students Who Are Mentally Gifted This notice is only a summary of the Special Education services evaluation and screening activities, and right and protections pertaining to children with disabilities, chidren thought to be n complance with state law, the Baldwin Whitehall School disabied, and their parents For more information or to request District provides services designed to meet the unique needs evaluation or screening of a public or private school child contact Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student Services 412-885-7583 mgallagherotwxhools.net A parent may fie a written complaint alleging that the rights described in this notice were not provided to: Permsyhania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education scores, and teacher ratings. If your child is sunpected to be Division of Compliance of gited students. The Baldwin- Whitehal School District identifies "gifted" students on a case-by-case basis based on state law and District procedures. Such students may possess superior 1Q scores and meet multiple criteria indicating gifted ability. Gifted ability is not determined by 10 score alone. Additional criteria include but are not limited to indicators of classroom performance and grades, standardized test in need of such services you will be notified of evaluation 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333. The Department of Education will investigate the matter and child's principal or Marissa Gallagher, Director of Student issue a report of findings and necessary corective action within 60 days. The Department will take necessary action to ensure complance is achieved. Complaints alleging failures of valuation is conduacted with parent permission. Please note the school district with regard to confidentiality of personally identifiable information may also be filed with: Family Policy Compliance Office uS Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20202-4605 procedures. If you believe your school-age child may quality for gifted education services, you may contact in writing your Services at any time to request determination of eligbility. An that entitlement to gifted services includes only those rights provided by Pennsytvania law. Marissa Gallagher, Dieector of Student Services 412-885-7583 ngallagheretwschook.net