The Delaware
County Right to Education Local Task Force will host the “3rd Annual
Making a Difference Awards Night” at Chichester Middle School, 925 Meetinghouse
Road, Boothwyn, PA 19061. This
exciting evening will recognize adults and students in Delaware County who have
gone out of their way through work, support or friendship to be accepting,
understanding and inclusive of children of all abilities. A reception follows
the awards ceremony for all nominees and community members.
The Right to Education Task
Force was created in 1972 as part
of the P.A.R.C. Consent Agreement that provided for a free,
appropriate public education for children with mental retardation. According to
the PARC Consent Degree the LTF has to include 51% parents, a school personnel,
The Arc, a representative from The Office Of Behavioral Health, The Office Of
Intellectual Disabilities and a liaison from a Delaware County School District.
In 1975, the Right to Education was extended by State regulations to include
learning disabilities, physical handicaps, emotional difficulties and hearing,
visual, speech, and language impairment. The purpose of the Local Task Force is
to assist in improving education for all school-age children with special
needs.
The Delaware County Local Task
Force (LTF) is dedicated to
improving Special Education services to eligible students in Delaware County by
making recommendations that assist in improving, strengthening, expanding,
monitoring programs and services for school age children with special needs. The Delaware County LTF provides assistance
to families who are experiencing an issue in their efforts to ensure their
children receive a free, appropriate public education. The LTF provides training, identify local
needs and problems, make recommendations to the State Task Force, assist the
School District’s Administration in carrying out the rules and regulations
growing out of the PARC Consent Agreement, monitors parents’ satisfaction with
their District and provide parent information on local, regional, state school
and community based special education services, workshops, and informational or
recreational opportunities to the community.
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This exciting evening will recognize adults and students in
Delaware County who have gone out of their way through work, support or
friendship to be accepting, understanding and inclusive of children of all
abilities. A reception follows the awards ceremony for all nominees and
community members.
Questions
about the event can be directed to: righttoedtaskforcedelco@gmail.com or leave message at 610-938-9000 ext. 4037.
