This is a copy of a recent notification to your child’s school district regarding a Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) policy change that may impact you or your child. Under the new policy, students who are eligible under federal IDEA may access a Free and Appropriate Public Education until their 22nd birthday. This means if a student would have traditionally exited from high school during or after the school term in which they turned 21 years of age, they now may remain in school until their 22nd birthday. This includes students that exited during or after the 2022-2023 school term. If your child meets this criteria and would like to return to your school district and access educational services until their 22nd birthday, you will need to re-enroll in your resident school district. To re-enroll your student for the 2023-2024 school term, you should contact William Jeffreys; Director of Special Education at [email protected] or at (610) 323-8200 Ext. 76688 as soon as possible and request re-enrollment. If you require additional assistance from PDE, please send your request to [email protected]. 

Please See the links below:

IDEA-B Policies and Procedure (Revised August 31, 2023) (PDF)

PENN*LINK Message, August 30, 2023 (PDF)

Letter to Families, English and Spanish (PDF)