Member School Districts MEMBERSHIP Parents of special education students are the main- BERKS COUNTY of Berks County stay of the Local Task Force, which is required to Intermediate Unit 14 have a 51 percent parent-consumer membership. Also serving on the Local Right to Education Task Local Force are concerned citizens and representatives from: Antietam School District Right To Berks County Intermediate Unit #14 Boyertown Area School District Local school districts Education Brandywine Heights Area School District ARC Advocacy Services Conrad Weiser Area School District Local and regional special education service Task Force Daniel Boone Area School District Exeter Township School District CHILDREN ARE OUR INSPIRATION Fleetwood Area School District It is not enough to have a vision - We must embrace it Governor Mifflin School District The Right to Education Consent Agreement of and act upon it 1972 provided for the establishment of a Local Hamburg Area School District Together Task Force in each of the 29 Intermediate Units Kutztown Area School District to insure that the intent and spirit of the Berks County Muhlenberg School District Agreement is carried out throughout the Local Right to Education Commonwealth. Task Force Oley Valley School District Reading School District Schuylkill Valley School District Tulpehocken Area School District Twin Valley School District BERKS COUNTY Wilson School District Local Right To Education Task Force Wyomissing Area School District 1111 Commons Blvd PO Box 16050 Reading, PA 19612-6050 610-987-8511 Duties of the Resources Meetings Local Task Force 1. Assist families and professionals of school- Arc Advocacy Services Berks County Dates: Tues, Oct 5, 2010 age students with special education needs 610-603-0227 www.marcpa.org/ Tues, Dec 7, 2010 by providing educational and networking Tues, Feb 1, 2011 opportunities so that they are better able Autism Society of Berks County Tues, Apr 5, 2011 to make informed decisions to meet the 610-736-3739 www.autismsocietyofberks.org Agenda: 11:30 a.m.-noon Lunch needs of their student (s). Berks County Intermediate Unit 2. Help disseminate local, regional and state 12:00-1:00 p.m. Business Meeting, 610-987-2248 www.berksiu.org school, and community-based special Speaker, and Parent education services, workshops, and infor- Berks County Learning Disabilities Association Input mational or recreational opportunities to 610-988-8457 www.bclda.org the community. Location: Berks County Intermediate Unit #14 3. Foster collaboration amongst public and Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania Room 219 private agencies which provide special 800-692-7443 www.drnpa.org 1111 Commons Blvd education services. Reading, PA 19605 Mental Health Association of Reading and Berks County 4. Identify local needs and problems and 610-987-8511 610-775-3000 www.mharbc.org forward them to the State Task Force. 5. Assess programs and services for school- Mental Health/Mental Retardation—Berks County age children with special needs, making 610-478-3271 www.co.berks.pa.us recommendations for their improvement, Business meetings are followed by a presenta- expansion, or discontinuation. Parent Education Network (PEN ) tion and discussion. All meetings include: 6. Recommend solutions for identified areas 800-522-5827 www.parentednet.org Dissemination of resources of concern and develop an action plan to Discourse on current issues within local Parents Involved Network (PIN ) 800-688-4226 affect positive change. special education 7. Review recommendations of the State Task 215-751-1800 X513 www.pinofpa.org Networking Force and advise the administration of any Parent to Parent & Special Kids Network recommendation which should be ***** 800-986-4550 TDD: 717-540-4722 adopted/implemented within Berks County Please consider joining us. All are welcome and IU#14. PA Department of Special Education meetings are free. 8. Assist the administration in carrying out 717-783-6913 www.education.state.pa.us the rules and regulations growing out of Topics are selected by the Local Task Force Pennsylvania Training & Technical Assistance Network the Right to Education Consent Agreement. members. Suggestions for future topics are 9. Review intermediate unit and district (PaTTAN ) www.pattan.net special education plans and make recom- 800-441-3215 King of Prussia / 800-360-7282 Hsbg mendations which will help assure that The Special Education Consult Line 800-879-2301 they meet the needs of school-age children BERKS COUNTY with special needs. Temple Institute on Disabilities Local Right To Education Task Force 10. Assist the State Task Force in the collection 215-204-1356 www.wrightslaw.com of data to determine the effectiveness of http://disabilities.temple.edu/Wrightslaw 1111 Commons Blvd PO Box 16050 the Right to Education Consent Agreement. Reading, PA 19612-6050 Your local public or charter school 610-987-8511 .