NOTICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BRENTWOOD- BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Brentwood Borough School District: ESSA Notification Addressing Professional Qualifications
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act( ESSA) which was signed into law in December 2015 and reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1956( ESEA), parents have a right to request to review the professional qualifications of their children’ s teachers and paraprofessionals. Parents have the right to ask for the following information:
• Whether the teacher met state qualifications and certification requirements for the grade level and subject he / she is teaching,
• Whether the teacher received an emergency or conditional certificate through which state qualifications were waived, and
• What undergraduate or graduate degrees the teacher holds, including graduate certificates and additional degrees, and major( s) or area( s) of concentration.
You may also ask whether your child receives help from a paraprofessional. If your child receives this assistance, we can provide you with information about the paraprofessional’ s qualifications.
Our staff is committed to helping your child develop the academic knowledge and critical thinking he / she needs to succeed in school and beyond. That commitment includes making sure that all of our teachers and paraprofessionals meet applicable Pennsylvania state requirements. Please feel free to contact your child’ s building principal if you desire to further discuss this information.
Open House and Conference Days for 2018-2019
The Brentwood Borough School District values the partnership between the school districts and the families of our students. This communication and cooperation is an essential part of a positive school experience. For your planning purposes we have scheduled our Open House dates and Parent / Teacher Conference Day for the 2018-2019 school year.
2018-2019 Open House
Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Middle / High School, 6:30PM-8:30PM Thursday, September 13, 2018, Elroy and Moore Elementary, 6:00PM-8:00PM Please note the slight difference in times between the MS / HS and the elementary.
2018-2019 Parent Teacher Conference Day
Friday, November 9, 2018, Elroy Elementary, Moore Elementary and Brentwood Middle / High School, Noon – 6:00PM
Brand New District Website
The Brentwood Borough School District collaborated with eSchoolView to create a brand-new district webpage. The goal with the update was to bring easy to view, timely information on any device. We appreciate your patience while each page is populated with new information. If you have any questions about your school’ s webpage, please contact the building principal.
CHILD FIND AND ANNUAL NOTICE TO PARENTS( CFR 300.125)
In compliance with state and federal law, the Brentwood-Borough 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 extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the student’ s abilities. In order to qualify as a protected handicapped student, the child must 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.
These services and protections for“ protected handicapped students” are distinct from those applicable to all eligible or exceptional students enrolled( or seeking enrollment) in special education programs.
For further information on the evaluation procedures and provision of services to protected handicapped students or eligible students, contact Dr. Christine Winiarski at( 412) 881-4940 Ext 2215 or email winiarskic @ bb-sd. com.
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS
NOTICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND PROGRAMS BRENTWOOD- BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Each school district, along with other public agencies in the Commonwealth, must establish and implement procedures to identify, locate and evaluate all children who need special education programs and services because of the child’ s disability. This notice is to help find these children, offer assistance to parents and describe the parent’ s rights with regard to confidentiality of information that will be obtained during the process. Each school district shall also conduct awareness activities to inform the public of gifted education services and programs and the manner by which to request these services and programs.
The content of this notice has been written in English. If a person does not understand any of this notice, he or she should contact the school district and request an explanation.
IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITY
Child Find refers to activities undertaken by public education agencies to identify, locate, and evaluate children residing in the State, including children attending private schools, who are suspected of having disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, and determine the child’ s need for special education and related services.
The purpose is to locate these children so that a free appropriate public education( FAPE) can be made available. The types of disabilities, that if found to cause a child to need services are: Autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, intellectual disability( mental retardation), multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment due to chronic or acute health problems, specific learning disabilities, speech or language, traumatic brain injury and visual impairment including blindness, in the case of a child that is of preschool age developmental delay. Screening activities are also conducted to determine student need for gifted support services.
The Brentwood-Borough School District provides educational services for all eligible students either through district- operated classes, contracts with Intermediate Unit # 3, or Approved Private Schools. Classes providing Learning Support, Life-Skills Support, Emotional Support, Physical Support, Multiple Disabilities Support, and Autistic Support are available for students at beginning school age through age 21, if necessary. Additional services include hearing, vision, and speech and language support. Students found