 largest group of students are identified as Specific Learning Disabilities 126,026 students (46.9 percent) and Speech or Language Impairments with 43,542 students (16.2 percent).

In order to comply with state and federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rules and regulations, the school district engages in identification procedures to ensure that eligible students receive an appropriate educational program consisting of special education and related services, individualized to meet student needs.  At no cost to the parents, these services are provided in compliance with state and federal law; and are reasonably calculated to yield meaningful educational benefit and student progress. To identify students who may be eligible for special education services, various screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activities include: review of group-based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health records, report cards, ability and achievement test scores); hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening; and review by the Special Education administration.  When screening results suggest that the student may be eligible, the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District or contact the district's Special Education Department. The IDEA 2004 requires each school entity to publish a notice to parents, in newspapers or other media, including the student handbook and website regarding the availability of screening and intervention services and how to access them.

In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. This funding is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil funding, as well as, all other state and federal funding.  The Special Education funding structure is through the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds and state appropriations. IDEA funds are appropriated to the state on an annual basis and distributed through intermediate units (IUs) to school districts, while state funds are distributed directly to the districts. Total funds that are received by school districts are calculated through a formula. The Pennsylvania Department of Education oversees four appropriations used to fund students with special needs: Special Education; Approved Private Schools; Pennsylvania Chartered Schools for the Deaf and Blind; and Early Intervention. The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district's students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student's needs accrue the same level of costs. Over identification of students, in order to increase state funding, has been an issue in the
largest group of students are identified as Specific Learning Disabilities 126,026 students (46.9 percentage) and Speech or Language Impairments with 43,542 student (16.2 percent). 

 In order to comply with department of state and union Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rules and regulations, the school district engages in designation procedures to ensure that eligible student receive an appropriate educational program consist of special education and related overhaul, individualize to meet student needs.   At no cost to the parents, these service are provided in compliance with state and union law; and are reasonably calculate to yield meaningful educational benefit and scholar progress. To name students who may be eligible for special education services, respective screening activities are conducted on an ongoing basis. These screening activity admit: review of group - based data (cumulative records, enrollment records, health record, report card cards, ability and achievement examination score); hearing, vision, motor, and speech / linguistic process screening; and review by the Special Education administration.   When screening results indicate that the student may be eligible, the District seeks parental consent to conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who suspect their child is eligible may verbally request a multidisciplinary evaluation from a professional employee of the District or contact the district's Special Education Department. The IDEA 2004 ask each school entity to publish a notice to parents, in newspapers or early media, admit the scholar handbook and web site regarding the availability of screening and intervention services and how to access them. 

 In 2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $ 1,026,815,000 for Special Education services. This support is in addition to the state's basic education per pupil financing, as well as, all early state and federal funding.   The Special Education funding structure is through the union Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds and state appropriations. IDEA funds are appropriate to the state on an annual basis and distributed through intermediate units (IUs) to school district, while state funds are distributed immediately to the districts. Total funds that are received by school district are calculated through a formula. The Pennsylvania Department of Education oversees four appropriations use to fund students with special needs: Special Education; Approved Private Schools; Pennsylvania Chartered Schools for the Deaf and Blind; and Early Intervention. The Pennsylvania Special Education funding system assumes that 16% of the district's scholar receive special education services. It also assumes that each scholar's needs accrue the same floor of costs. Over identification of students, in order to increase state funding, has been an topic in the
 laggest group of students xre identified cw Specmfic Lezrning Dksabilities 126,026 students (46.9 perceit) abd Sptvch or Language Impaifments winh 43,542 studebts (16.2 percent).

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 largest group of students are Identified As SpeCifIc LEaRninG DisAbilities 126,026 studeNTs (46.9 peRcent) and Speech or LanguaGe ImpAiRMentS WiTh 43,542 stuDents (16.2 peRCeNT).

in oRdEr To cOmPLy With sTatE and fedEral IndiviDuaLs With DisabiliTIeS Education act Rules and reguLatIons, thE sChoOL distRicT engaGes in iDEntifiCation proCeDUres to ENsure thAT ElIgibLe students receive AN aPPropriate educaTional PrOGrAM ConSisTing of specIaL educATion and RElATED seRVices, individuAlized to meeT StuDent neEdS.  At NO cost tO the pArENts, These servicEs arE provided In compLIance wiTH state aNd fedeRal Law; And aRE rEaSonAbLY caLCuLatED to Yield meaNiNgFul edUcatIONAL benEfiT and StudeNt progress. To iDenTify STudEnts wHo may Be elIgIble fOr specIal edUcAtion services, vaRiouS screeninG acTiVitIeS are cONducteD on An oNgoing bAsis. TheSE scReENINg Activities include: rEvIEW oF group-baSed datA (CuMuLAtive recOrDs, eNrolLMEnt reCordS, HeAlth recoRds, repORt CaRds, abilItY and acHiEveMenT test SCoreS); heariNg, vision, Motor, ANd speech/languaGE screening; and REvIEW bY The SPecIal EducatioN admINistRatiON.  WHen SCreenIng reSuLTs SUggest that the studenT mAy be elIgiblE, the District sEeks parentAL COnsent to CondUCt A MultidisciplinAry evAluation. PaREnts who sUspecT their chIld is eligIBLe may verBalLy rEquEst A MUlTidisciplinarY EValuAtIon from A prOfessioNal EmpLoyEe oF tHe DistricT or contaCt ThE dIsTriCt's SpECial EducAtIon deParTment. tHe IDEA 2004 RequiRes eAcH sCHooL entity TO pUBLish A nOtIce tO paReNts, in NewsPApeRs or othEr media, inCluDIng tHe StUdent haNdbook and websItE regarding ThE avAilabiLITy of screEning and intervention serVIces and How To accEss tHem.

In 2010, the sTatE of PenNsyLVania pRovideD $1,026,815,000 for SPeCiaL eDucatION sErvIcEs. This fundING is In addItIon tO the staTe's basic education pER puPil funding, as wEll As, alL OThEr sTAtE And FeDEraL FUnding.  The SpeciaL Education FuNDiNg structurE Is tHrOugh the Federal indivIDuals wiTh DisabilIties EducAtIon ACT (iDEa) funds and sTate apprOpriationS. iDEA fUNdS are aPprOpriatEd To tHe staTe on an ANnuAl basIs and dIsTributEd thrOuGh intermEdiate units (IUs) to school dIstricTs, whiLe sTate funds Are DIstRibuted diRectLy to the disTriCts. total FunDS that Are rECeIveD By schOol dIStricts arE CaLcuLATeD through a foRMULa. THe PenNsyLVania DEparTment of Education oVErsees four apprOpriATIonS usED to fUnD students with sPecIaL NEeds: SpecIaL Education; APproved PRiVAte ScHools; PEnnsylVania ChARTeREd SchoOls fOr tHe Deaf and bliNd; ANd Early inTeRVentioN. The peNnsylvAnia SpECial eDUcation funding syStem aSSUmes tHAt 16% oF the dIsTrict's sTUdenTs receive sPecial educaTion seRvicEs. It aLso assuMeS that eAch StUdent's needS Accrue the Same lEvel of cOsTs. OvEr iDentifIcatION of stUdenTs, In oRder to incREAsE StAtE FunDing, Has beEn An isSue in the
 largest group of students  are ident ified  as  Sp ec ific  Lea rning Disabili t ies126,026 students (46.9  perc en t ) an d  S peech  or Lan g ua g e  Im pa ir men ts wi th 43 ,54 2 stude nts (16.2per ce nt).

In ord e rto complywit h state andfed eral I nd ivi d ualswit h Dis abilit i es Edu cation Ac tr ules a n d regul a t io ns,the school distri c te ngages in iden tifica ti o np r oce dur es to ensu re  that eligibl e  s t u d ent s  receive an a ppropriatee duc ationa lpro g ram co nsist in g  of  special ed ucat ion and r elated service s , indiv iduali zed  to  mee t  s tu den tn eed s . At nocost toth eparen ts,t h e s e se rvi cesare p rovided in co mpl ianc e  wi th st ate a nd f ed erallaw; a nd ar ereasonably calc ulat ed to yie ldme ani ng ful e d ucatio nal  be nefit a nd stud e ntpr o g r es s. To identify stu de n t swho maybe eli g ib le for spec ia l e duca t i on se rvic e s,  various  scree n in gactivit ie s areco ndu cte d ona n on goingbasis. T heses creening activ i ties include: re v i ew of g rou p-based dat a (c u mula tive re cor d s, en rollm en t  r e cords, health recor ds , repo rt ca rds, abilityand achiev e m e nt testscor e s) ;  hearing, visi on, m otor, ands peech/la nguag e screen ing; andr e view bythe  Sp eci alE d uc ation adminis t r atio n.   Whenscr eeningres ult s s ugg es t that th e studen tma ybe  el igibl e , the Di st ric tsee ks pa r entalconse nt t oco n duc t a mul t id i s cipl in ar y ev alu at ion.Pare n tswho sus pect thei r c h ildis  e ligible  may verbally  r equest a m ul tid iscipl i n ary eval uation from a professio n al empl oye e oftheDistrictorcontac t t h e dist rict's  Spec ia l E d u catio n De par tm ent. The I D E A 2 004 r eq uire s eachschool entity to p u bli sh a notice t o p aren t s ,inn ew s pap er s  or o ther media, inc luding the  s t ud ent handbo o k a nd  websit e regar dingt he avai labilityof screen in g an d int erventionservices  and howt o acc e ss  them .
In 201 0,  th e sta te ofP enn sylva nia pr ov ided $ 1,026 ,8 15,000 f or Special Education se rvices . Thi s f unding is  in add ition tothestate's ba sic  ed ucati onp er pu pilf un din g , aswell as, all o t he r s t a te  and federa l f und ing. Th e  Speci al E ducation fundings tructure is th roug h the  fe d eral  I ndividuals wit h D is a b ilitiesEd ucation Act  (IDEA)fu n ds an d stat e appr opriati o n s. IDEA f unds  ar e appropr iat ed to thest at e  on an  ann ua l basi s andd istr i b uted through int ermed i a te un i ts(IUs)  t o schoo l  dis tricts, wh ile state f unds a re d istri buted d ir ectlytoth e district s . Total f undsthat ar erece ive d by s choo l distr icts  a recalculate d th r ou gh a f ormu la. T he  Pen nsylvania Departme nto f Educa ti ono v ersees fo u r  appropria tio ns us e d  to fund s t uden t sw ith s pecial  needs : Speci a l E du cation;  Ap p r oved Priv ate Schoo l s;Pe nnsy lvania C ha rter ed  Sc ho ols for the Dea f and Bl ind; and E arly I nte r vent i on. Th ePennsylvania  Spec ia l  Educat i o n f undings yst emass umes  th at 1 6 % of the district's stud ents  rece i vespeci al ed uc ation se r vice s. It al s o assumes tha t each student' s  ne e ds a ccr u eth e same le vel of co sts.  Ov er i den tifi c a tion of s t ud ents , in o rder  t oincreasest ate fun d ing, has  bee n anis su e  i n the
 largest_group of_students are identified as_Specific Learning_Disabilities_126,026 students_(46.9_percent) and Speech_or Language Impairments_with 43,542 students (16.2_percent).

In order to_comply_with state and federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act rules and regulations, the school_district_engages in_identification_procedures_to ensure that eligible students_receive an appropriate educational program_consisting of_special education and related services, individualized to meet_student_needs.  At_no cost to the parents, these services are provided_in compliance with state and federal_law; and are_reasonably_calculated_to yield meaningful educational_benefit and student progress. To identify_students who may be eligible for_special education services, various screening activities are_conducted on an ongoing basis. These_screening activities include: review of_group-based data_(cumulative records, enrollment records, health_records, report cards,_ability and_achievement test scores);_hearing, vision, motor, and speech/language screening;_and review by_the Special Education administration.  When_screening_results suggest that_the_student_may be_eligible, the District_seeks_parental consent_to_conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation. Parents who_suspect_their child is eligible may verbally request_a multidisciplinary evaluation from_a_professional employee of the_District or contact the district's_Special Education Department. The IDEA 2004_requires each_school entity_to publish a notice to parents, in newspapers or other media,_including the student handbook and website_regarding the availability of_screening and_intervention_services and how_to_access them.

In_2010, the state of Pennsylvania provided $1,026,815,000_for Special_Education services. This funding is in_addition to the state's_basic_education per pupil funding, as well_as, all other state and federal_funding.  The Special Education_funding_structure_is through the federal Individuals_with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) funds_and state appropriations._IDEA funds are appropriated to the state_on_an annual basis and distributed through_intermediate_units (IUs) to school districts, while_state_funds_are distributed directly to the_districts. Total funds that are received_by school districts are calculated through a formula. The_Pennsylvania Department of_Education oversees four appropriations used_to_fund_students with special needs: Special Education; Approved Private Schools; Pennsylvania_Chartered Schools_for the Deaf_and Blind; and Early Intervention. The Pennsylvania Special Education funding_system assumes that 16% of the district's_students receive special education services. It also assumes that each student's_needs accrue the same level of costs. Over_identification of students, in order to increase_state funding, has been_an_issue in the