Fw: PA. Residents (CLIU21) 29 Jan PDE Public Roundtable on Special Education in Lehigh Valley

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Additional Public Roundtable Meeting Chapters 14, 16 & 711

State Board of Education

Announcement of Additional Public Roundtable Meeting

Chapters 14, 16 & 711

January 29, 2007

Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit

4750 Orchard Road

Schnecksville, PA 18078

The State Board of Education has scheduled one additional public roundtable

meeting on January 29, 2007 at the Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit in

Schnecksville (Lehigh Valley). The purpose of this meeting is to provide those

who were unable to participate at one of the four previous roundtable meetings

one additional opportunity to participate in the roundtable meeting process.

Registration to be either a participant or observer begins on January 22 at

10:00 a.m. Call the State Board office at (717) 787-3787 to register.

Registrations are only accepted by telephone and are made on a first-come,

first-served basis. Space is limited.

The State Board requests that individuals/organizations who participated at

one of the previous four roundtables not register to participate at this

meeting. In light of space limitations and the Board wanting to accommodate

representatives of as many organizations/interests as possible, the Board

requests that groups and organizations limit

participants to one per group/organization.

Participants and observers may attend any or all portions of the roundtable

meeting and will be asked at the time of

registration which session or sessions they wish to attend.

Participants are seated at the discussion table and are expected to participate

in the discussion of each regulation, which

is discussed section by section. Observers simply listen to the discussion

and are not expected to participate.

The roundtable meeting is divided into three separate time segments. Each will

focus on a different set of regulations.

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Chapter 14

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Chapter 16

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Chapter 711 (Department of Education)

Directions to the Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit roundtable meeting may be

obtained at:

www.cliu.org/Agency/directions.aspx

Copies of the current Chapters 14, 16 & 711 regulations may be accessed at:

www.pacode.com/secure/data/022/022toc.html

Persons with disabilities needing special accommodations to attend the

roundtable meeting may contact Barbara Baker at or

babaker@... at least 48 hours in advance so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

For more information contact the State Board of Education at .

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