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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 99-1295c

[29 Pa.B. 4213]

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EDUCATION

POLICY STATEMENTS:

Bureau of Community and Student Services

Secretary of Education's Plan to Require and Assist Each School District to Establish and Maintain a Program of Appropriate Counseling and Support Services to Students Experiencing Problems Related to the Use of Drugs, Alcohol and Dangerous Controlled Substances

Contact: John Weiss (717-783-3755)

Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification

Pennsylvania Department of Education Standards, Policies and Procedures for State Approval of Certification Programs and for the Certification of Professional Educators for the Public Schools of Pennsylvania

Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)

Certification and Staffing Policies and Guidelines Regarding Education Certification and Staffing Requirements for Public Schools

Contact: Anne Shuster (717-783-6730)

Policy on Evaluation Procedure for Certificate of Preliminary Education Evaluation of Credentials

Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)

Memorandum to Pennsylvania teacher preparing colleges and universities announcing six new Praxis series assessments for beginning teachers effective November 1, 1997 and the qualifying scores for these assessments.

Memorandum to teacher preparing colleges and universities providing instruction and policies for the use of new application forms for professional educator certification.

Memorandum to Pennsylvania teacher preparation institutions announcing changes to the Pennsylvania Certification Testing program effective September 1, 1999.

Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)

Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education

Application Guidelines--Program Year 1999-200--Pennsylvania Act 143 of 1986, The Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title II (Adult Education and Family Literacy Act), and Federal Even Start Family Literacy Program (Title 1, Part B of Improving America's Schools Act)

Pennsylvania Literacy Corps--Program Year 1999-2000--Application Guidelines

Federal Workforce Investment Act, Section 223, Program Year 1999-2000--Guidelines for State Leadership

Application Guidelines, Section 231--Funds for Workforce Development Services for the two-year period 1999-2001

Contact: Cheryl Keenan (717-772-3737)

Deputy Secretary's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education

In-School Youth Programs at Community Colleges

Continuing Education Guidelines for Community Colleges

Tuition Compliance Calculation at Community Colleges

Contact: Bob Staver (717-787-4313)

Bureau of Postsecondary Services

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Student Complaint Questionnaire

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Board Policy on the Use of the Term Tuition ''Savings''

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Final Rulemaking--Chapter 73 Regulations

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Scholarships

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Revised Board Policy on the Use of the Term Tuition ''Savings''

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Revised Scholarships Policy

Private Licensed School Memoranda--Certificates of Preliminary Education and Correspondence High School Programs Contact: James G. Hobbs (717-783-8228)

Education for Corporations Interested in Receiving Authority to Offer Academic Programs in Pennsylvania Leading to Collegiate Level Degrees

Contact: Paula Fleck (717-772-3623)

Scranton State School for the Deaf

Various internal and external policy statements relating to the operation of Scranton State School for the Deaf, such as: Student Immunization, Child Abuse, AIDS, Human Growth and Development, Admission Policy, the Recognition of Scranton State School for the Deaf as a Magnet School and Student Drug and Alcohol Policy, etc.

Contact: Dorothy S. Bambach (570-963-4040)

Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education

The Occupational Competency Assessment Program

Contact: K. C. Simchock (717-783-6592)

Equal Educational Opportunity Office

Goals for Equal Opportunity at Pennsylvania's Publicly-Supported Institutions of Higher Education

Contact: Carrie M. Patterson (717-783-9531)

Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Education, HIV/AIDS Policy, September 20, 1994

Pennsylvania State Board of Education AIDS Policy--Admissions/Readmissions of Students or Staff Persons with AIDS, March 1987

Contact: John L. Emminger (717-772-2167)

Driver and Traffic Safety Education Program Guide

Contact: H. David Secrist (717-783-4382)

Procedures for Establishing a Private Driver Training School

Contact: Robert Roush (717-783-6595)

Bureau of Special Education

State Plan under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act--Part B

Contact: William W. Penn (717-783-2311)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Guidance Regarding Extended School Year Services (January 3, 1997)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Superintendent's Signature on the PDE-4010, Application for Educational Assignment to Approved Private School for School-Aged Children (May 14, 1997)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Periodic Reporting Requirements of IDEA '97

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Linking IEP Goals and Objectives/Benchmarks to the General Education Curriculum

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: The General Education Curriculum and IDEA '97

Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Transition to School Age from Early Intervention--Questions & Answers (February 12, 1997)

Contact: Dr. Richard Price (717-772-2647)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies (Penn*Link): Institutionalized Children's Programs/Program Approval Change, Joint Memo from the Bureau of Special Education and the Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management (April 4, 1997)

Contact: Loujeania Bost (717-772-3260)

Memorandum to Local Education Agencies: Transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) Format

Contact: Richard Brown (717-783-6876)

Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management

School Construction Policies and Procedures (This booklet describes how reimbursement is calculated along with examples and formulas.)

Contact: Carle Dixon Earp (717-787-5480)

Community Colleges Reimbursement for Equivalent Full-Time Students Enrolled in Stipend Programs Debt Service at Community Colleges

Contact: Larry Snell (717-787-5993)

Bureau of Personnel

Memorandum of February 26, 1999 concerning changes to the Standard Application for Teaching Positions in Pennsylvania

Contact: Suzanne Shatto (717-787-4417)

GUIDANCE MANUALS:

Bureau of Special Education

Early Intervention Guidelines

Contact: Dr. Richard Price (717-772-2647)

Special Education Information System

Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)

Instructional Support

Effective Behavior Support

Contact: Loujeania Bost (717-772-3260)

Transition Beyond School

Contact: Richard Brown (717-783-6876)

Facilities Related to Children with Disabilities

Contact: Jill Lichty (717-783-6917)

Special Education Mediation Services

Contact: Sam Bashore (717-783-6876)

Education of Students with Hearing Loss

Contact: William W. Penn (717-783-2311)

Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

School District Special Education Plan Guidelines

Intermediate Unit Special Education Plan Guidelines

Procedures for Requesting Technical Assistance

Comprehensive System for Personnel Development Submission Packet

Instructional Support System Program Directory

Contact: Loujeania Bost (717-772-3260)

Education of Mentally Gifted Students

Contact: John Tommasini (717-783-6134)

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act-Part B Program Guidelines for Local Education Agency Applications for 1998/99

Contact: Nancy Heyman (717-787-5745)

Bureau of Information Systems

Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Individual Student Data System Instruction Manual, 1998-99

Contact: Barbara T. Kern (717-783-6762)

Adult Vocational-Technical Education Data Collection Instruction Manual, 1998-99

Contact: John S. Creason (717-787-7289)

Elementary/Secondary Professional Personnel Instruction Manual, 1998-99

Contact: Jeanne S. Hobaugh (717-783-6761)

Postsecondary Occupationally Specific Instruction Manual, 1998-99

Contact: Marcia McCormick (717-783-6763)

Elementary/Secondary Professional Personnel Charter School Institution Manual, 1998-99

Contact: Jeanne Hobaugh (717-783-6761)

Bureau of State Library

Revised Classification Scheme for Pennsylvania State Publications, 1998--Provides Call Numbers to be Used in Classifying Pennsylvania State Publications

Contact: Mary Lou Sowden (717-783-5964)

Bureau of Library Development

Guidelines for Negotiating Agreements, 1996--Guidance for District Library Centers in Negotiating Service Agreements With Local Libraries

Guidelines for Statewide Library Card System, 1997--Rules for Public Libraries Participating in the Statewide Library Card System

A Handbook for District Library Consultants, Second Edition, 1986--Guidance for Librarians Who Take Positions As District Library Center Consultant Librarians

A Handbook for Public Library Trustees, Fourth Edition, 1993--Guidance for People Serving as Trustees for Pennsylvania Public Libraries

ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA Curriculum Guide, 1991--Library Lesson Plans with Lesson Objectives

Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Information Programs, 1999--Suggestions for Implementing Quality Library Programs in Pennsylvania

Contact: Barbara W. Cole (717-783-5722)

Bureau of Community and Student Services

Pregnant and Parenting Teen Evaluation Packet

Education Leading to Employment and Career Training Monthly Attendance Instructions

Contact: Dorothy Hershey (717-783-7089)

Education for Homeless Children and Youth Application for Continuation Funds, Fiscal Year 1999-00

Contact: Sheldon Winnick (717-772-2066)

Even Start Family Literacy Program Request for Grants, Report, Program Reporting Requirements, Continuous Progress Program Review

Contact: Don Paquette (717-772-2813)

Even Start Program Reporting Requirements

Contact: Sheldon Winnick (717-772-2066)

Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities 1998-99 Application for Local Educational Agencies, Intermediate Education Agencies or Consortia

Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Guidelines and Related Laws

Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities Guidelines and Local Educational Need Proposal

Guidelines for Student Assistance Program Implementation

Contact:  Dan Iser (717-772-6903)
Marlene Kanuck
Pam Kolega

Deputy Secretary's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Basic Education Circulars (BECs)--(Updated and indexed collection of Pennsylvania Department of Education guidance statements on state and federal basic education laws and regulations. These guidance statements cover several areas of the School Code within Title 24 of Purdon's Statutes, Articles 1-25, State Board of Education Regulations--Title 22 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapters 1-23, 342 and 349, and other state and federal laws, regulations and court cases: Topics include among others: Early Intervention--Department of Education Services--Employee Rating Form--School and Student Records--Home Education Programs--Special Education--Payments for Education--Graduation of Seniors--School Construction--Safe Schools--Copyright Law)

Contact: Sarah Pearce (717-783-9287)

Child Labor Laws and Employment of Minors

Contact: Stephen Fisher (717-787-6016)

Bureau of Teacher Preparation and Certification

Pennsylvania Teacher Intern Certification Handbook and Institutional Listing (Revised, 1998)

Contact: Theona Waxbom (717-783-6796)

Programs Approved for Teacher Education in Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities

Education Testing Service Praxis Series Registration Bulletin

Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)

Pennsylvania Department of Education Application and Instructions for Professional Educator (Includes background information, application forms, and directions. Titles include: Applicant Prepared in Pennsylvania--Applicant Prepared Outside Pennsylvania--Level II Certification--Master's Equivalency--Emergency Certification.)

Alternative Certification Teacher Certification Information Sheets (Various handout papers used to respond to queries on professional educator certification in Pennsylvania.)

Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)

Guidelines for the Preparation of Self-Study Materials for Certification in Pennsylvania

Contact: Ron Simanovich (717-787-3470)

Certification for Charter School Professional Staff

Contact: Susan Stewart (717-787-3356)

Bureau of Postsecondary Services

Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines for the Approval of Degree Programs

Contact: Carol Derrickson (717-772-3623)

Materials Related to the Approval of Postsecondary Institutions Requesting a Certificate of Approval to Award the Associate in Specialized Business and/or the Associate in Specialized Technology Degree

Contact: Paula Fleck (717-772-3623)

Eisenhower Postsecondary Grant Application Guidelines

Contact: Linda J. Benedetto (717-772-3623)

Deputy Secretary's Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education

Chart of Activities for a Group Wishing to Establish a Domestic Nonprofit/For-Profit Degree-Granting Institution in Pennsylvania or a Foreign Nonprofit/For-Profit Degree-Granting Corporation Wishing to Operate in Pennsylvania Contact: Dr. Warren D. Evans (717-783-6769)

Bureau of Vocational-Technical Education

Annual State Sex Equity Plan

Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)

Guidelines for Community College Variable Stipend Program

Contact: John Bonchalk (717-783-6867)

Cooperative Education Guidelines for Administration

Contact: Jane Acri (717-783-6867)

Guidelines for Submission of Applications for Approval of Nurse Aide Training Program

Contact: Carlyn Forlizzi (717-783-6965)

Implementing a Statewide System of Core Performance Measures and Standards for Vocational-Technical Education in Pennsylvania

Contact: Steven Franchak (717-783-6867)

Tech Prep: Continuing Consortia Development Guidelines, 1998-99

Tech Prep: New Regional Consortia development Guidelines, 1998-99

Tech Prep Program Approval in Pennsylvania Interpretative Questions and Answers

Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)

Job Training Partnership Act State Education Grant Agreement Guidelines, July 1, 1998-June 30, 1999

Contact: Glendean Davis (717-783-6629)

General Guidelines for Applications for Vocational-Technical Education State Grants and Federal Subgrants, 1998-99 Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)

Managing Local Plans: A Guide to Accountability for the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act of 1990, P. L. 101-392

Managing Local Plans Part II

Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4851)

New Choices/New Options, Combined Guidelines, 1999-2000

Contact: Tom Winters (717-787-8022)

Secondary and Postsecondary Perkins Local Plans, Guidelines, 1998-99

Contact: Carroll A. Curtis (717-772-4851)

Secondary Vocational-Technical Education Program Approval Application Procedure

Contact: Edward Holtzinger (717-787-8804)

Bureau of Curriculum and Academic Services

Pennsylvania Strategic Planning: Equitable Representation

Chapter 4 Strategic Planning Guidelines

Contact: Richard Schirato (717-783-4307)

Instructions for Completing PDE 3044-45, Programs and Services for Students of Limited English Proficiency

Contact: Myrna M. Delgado (717-783-6649)

Writing Assessment Handbook

Contact: Lee Plempel (717-787-4234)

Reading Assessment Handbook

Contact: Mary Keepers (717-787-4234)

Mathematics Assessment Handbook

Contact: James Masters (717-787-4234)

School Profiles CD ROMs

Contact: Gerald Bennett (717-787-4234)

School-By-School Results--Quartile Distribution

School-By-School Results--Scaled Scores

Supplemental Documentation for 1997 Reading, Mathematics and Writing Assessment Reports

Contacts:  Leonard Lock (717-787-4234)
Richard Kohr (717-787-4234)

Guidelines for Sex Education in Public Schools of Pennsylvania

Contact: John L. Emminger (717-772-2167)

Pennsylvania Department of Education Guidelines for Approved In-Service Credit

Pennsylvania Department of Education In-Service Course Writers' and Reviewers' Manual

Contact: Carol Bellew (717-783-2862)

Induction and Professional Development Guidelines, May 1993

Contact: Carol Bellew (717-783-2862)

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

View Book

Student Handbook, 1998-99

School Catalog, Fall 1999--Spring 2001

Contact: Paul Cameron (717-299-7751)

Bureau of Budget and Fiscal Management

Planning Construction Workbook, Forms Used to Apply for Commonwealth Reimbursement for a School Construction Project

Contact: Carle Dixon Earp (717-787-5480)

Revisions, Quarterly Reporting Information and Final Financial Reporting Information for the Job Training Partnership Act State Education Grant, 1999-00

Vocational Education Fiscal Instructions for Projects Operating in Fiscal Year 1999-00

School-To-Work Opportunities Act and State-Funded Youth Apprenticeship Programs, Financial Reporting Information for Fiscal Year 1999-00

Contact: Linda Brubaker (717-783-6870)

Guidelines for Approval of Capital Expenses for Community Colleges

Application for State Assistance for Construction of Community College Facilities

Space Approval Formula for Community Colleges

Procedures for Funding Institutional Equipment Grant Program

Procedures for Funding Engineering Schools Equipment Grant Program

Contact: Larry Snell (717-787-5993)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 1999-00 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Rider H--Program Application of LEA; Rider I--Support Services and Rider J--Direct Services

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 1999-00 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Approved Private Schools

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B (IDEA-B) 1999-00 Administrative and Fiscal Guidelines for Institutions of Higher Education and other Nonpublic School Entities

Contact: Ralph Girolamo (717-783-6535)

Office of Educational Initiatives

Charter School Manual

Contact: Dr. Timothy Daniels (717-705-2343)

DECISIONS:

Office of Chief Counsel Teacher Tenure Appeal Opinions

Patricia A. Gorman v. East Allegheny School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 4-96

In Re: Petition of Stroudsburg Area School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-96

Bridget E. Kelly v. Stroudsburg Area School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-96A

Joseph G. Cesari v. North Schuylkill School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-96

Deborah N. Collins v. Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 3-96

Renee Czubowicz-Drouse v. Mid Valley School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-95

Margaret M. McMackin v. Pittsburgh School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 8-95

Wayne Sousa v. Palisades School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 10-95

James D. Holt v. Muncy Area School District and Board of Directors, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 12-94

Roland H. Holvey v. Northumberland County Area Vocational-Technical School, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 13-94

Sally Bollinger v. Curwensville Area School District and Board of School Directors, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 9-94

William Dopko, et al. v. Riverside Board of School Directors, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-94

Callie Anderson, et al. v. Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 16-94

Patricia Peiffer v. Lake-Lehman School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 9-93

Mary Ellen Mela v. Morrisville School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 5-95

Angela Martino v. Philadelphia City School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 7-95

Deborah N. Collins v. Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 3-96

Shawn-Kimberly Kocher v. Salisbury School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 5-97

Dale Kessler v. Line Mountain School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 11-94

Thomas Katruska v. Bethlehem-Center School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 4-97

Jane L. Shaffer v. Riverview Intermediate Unit, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 6-97

John Reber and Thomas L. McDevitt v. Reading School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 12-95

Mark Berman, et al v. Philadelphia School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 3-97

Jay Mastro v. City of Pittsburgh School Board, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 1-98

Carol Ann Russo v. Easton Area School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 4-98

Mary Anne Norris v. Penns Valley Area District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-98

Alice Hirsch v. Montour School District, Teacher Tenure Appeal No. 2-97

Contact: Abigail Tierney (717-787-5500)

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