The Local Task Force on the Right to Education in Allegheny County

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Welcome to The Local Task Force on the Right to Education in Allegheny County

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PARENT ASSISTANCE LINE (412) 394-5930 A member will answer questions or provide information to the caller concerning special education issues. To find out more about us, please read this article.

2008 Scott E. Folmer STEPP Awards Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 Scott E. Folmer STEPP Awards. For more details, please click here.

IMPORTANT! The City of Pittsburgh has its own Local Task Force. Their parent assistance hotline number is (412) 323-3996.

About Us

OUR MISSION	05/02/2005 - 9:59:12 PM
The Local Task Force serves as a resource for children with all disabilities and their families in the 42 school districts in Allegheny County. Our role is to communicate needs and problems to the appropriate sources.
MEETING SCHEDULE	05/20/2005 - 12:29:52 AM
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month except July and August at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit offices at the Waterfront in Homestead from 7:00 till 9:00 p.m.
HISTORY	05/02/2005 - 10:11:08 PM
The Local Task Force (LTF) system was established in 1972 as part of the Consent Decree between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the PA Association for Retarded Citizens. The PARC Consent Decree guaranteed a free public program of education for all school-aged persons with mental retardation or thought-to-have mental retardation regardless of their intellectual functioning
MEMBERSHIP	05/20/2005 - 12:28:25 AM
The Local Task Force on the Right to Education is open to: PARENTS PROFESSIONALS EDUCATORS AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES Under the Consent Decree, parents must make up 51% of the membership.
SERVICES PROVIDED	05/20/2005 - 12:31:47 AM
PARENT ASSISTANCE LINE (412) 394-5930 A member will answer questions or provide information to the caller concerning special education issues. CYCLICAL MONITORINGS School districts are audited by the Bureau of Special Education every 5 years. The LTF provides information to the chairperson of the cyclical monitoring team. This information can be commendations or issues and concerns which have been brought to the task force’s attention. LTF MONITORINGS The LTF will put together a team to monitor a particular classroom(s) in a school building when a request is made by a parent or LTF member. A report of both commendations and recommendations is presented at a designated LTF monthly meeting.

Announcements

Cyclical Monitoring Reports	09/09/2005 - 6:17:47 PM
The Cyclical Monitoring Reports for Wilkinsburg School District have been added to the downloads section.
Meeting Minutes	09/09/2005 - 6:13:39 PM
The approved minutes from the September and October 2006 meeting are now available in the downloads section.
Agenda for April 2006 meeting	09/05/2005 - 11:58:38 PM
The next meeting for the 2005-2006 school year will be held Wednesday, Decmber 6th at 7:00 pm at the AIU offices. The agenda for December's meeting can be found here. Watch this space for the next meeting's agenda.

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