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The Arc Alliance C OF BERKS COUNTY I 610-265-4700 www.thearcalliance.org INTERMEDIATE UNIT T A Autism Society of Berks County R

610-736-3739 www.autismsocietyofberks.org C Boyertown Area School District U Berks County Intermediate Unit Brandywine Heights Area School District O 610-987-2248 www.berksiu.org D

Conrad Weiser Area School District E

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania F Daniel Boone Area School District

800-692-7443 www.drnpa.org O

T Exeter Township School District T I The Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance N 610-775-3000 www.grmha.org Fleetwood Area School District T K U H Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities Governor Mifflin School District E S G

—Berks Count y Hamburg Area School District T 610-478-3271 www.co.berks.pa.us/dept/MHMR I A I Kutztown Area School District R

D Parent Education Network (PEN ) Muhlenberg School District A L N 800-522-5827 www.parentednet.org E O T A

Oley Valley School District I M

Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania T C

Reading School District R S 888-727-2706 www.parenttoparent.org A E E O

Schuylkill Valley School District M T C L PA Department of Education R R Tulpehocken Area School District N O 717-783-6788 www.education.state.pa.us I U

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717-783-6913 Bureau of Special Education Twin Valley School District O Y S N

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Wilson School District 4 Pennsylvania Training & E A T N I 1 R

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Wyomissing Area School District F U E N

(PaTTAN ) www.pattan.net E T R L O T O

800-441-3215 King of Prussia F / I A A T T 800-360-7282 Harrisburg C P L

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Special Kids Network N i I o B L

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Temple Institute on Disabilities C e M a U 215-204-1356 www.wrightslaw.com helping schools excel | helping children learn E b f P O . . 1111 Commons Blvd. | P.O. Box 16050 D S E C

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SpecEd_RightToEdTaskForce_3/18 w w MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS Parents of special education students are TUESDAY, GOALS OF THE the mainstay of the Local Task Force, OCTOBER 2, 2018 which is required to have a 51 percent LOCAL TASK FORCE parent-consumer membership. Also TUESDAY, 1. Assist families and professionals of school-age serving on the Local Right to Education DECEMBER 4, 2018 students with special education needs by Task Force are concerned citizens and providing educational and networking representatives from: TUESDAY, opportunities so that they are better able · Berks County Intermediate Unit FEBRUARY 5, 2019 to make informed decisions to meet the · Local school districts needs of their student(s). · Arc Advocacy Services TUESDAY, local, regional, and state APRIL 2, 2019 2. Help disseminate · Local and regional school and community-based special education special education service agencies services, workshops, and informational or TUESDAY, recreational opportunities to the community. MAY 7, 2019 3. Foster collaboration among public and private agencies which provide special education CHILDREN ARE ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD services. OUR INSPIRATION AT THE BCIU MAIN OFFICE IN THE ROOSEVELT ROOM 4. Identify local needs and problems and The Right to Education Consent with the following schedule: forward them to the State Task Force. Agreement of 1972 provided for the Networking – 11:30 a.m. –12:00 p.m. 5. Assess programs and services for school-age establishment of a Local Task Force in Meeting – 12:00 –1:00 p.m each of the 29 intermediate units to children with special needs, making ensure that the intent and spirit of the recommendations for their improvement, agreement is carried out throughout the expansion, or discontinuation. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 6. Recommend solutions for identified areas Business meetings are followed by a of concern and develop an action plan presentation and discussion. All meetings to affect positive change. include: dissemination of resources, 7. Review recommendations of the State networking, and discourse on current Task Force and advise the administration issues within local special education. of any recommendation which should be adopted/ implemented within Berks County Intermediate Unit. Please consider joining us. All are welcome and 8. Assist the administration in carrying out the meetings are free. Topics are selected by the rules and regulations growing out of the Local Task Force members. Right to Education Consent Agreement. 9. Review intermediate unit and district special BERKS COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT education plans and make recommendations which will help ensure that they meet the LOCAL RIGHT TO EDUCATION needs of school-age children with special needs. 10. Assist the State Task Force in the collection of TASK F OR CE data to determine the effectiveness of the www.berksiu.org/LTF Right to Education Consent Agreement.