…to a constant fear of abuse. Glen Mills leadership through their policies and practices created this culture of abuse, then ignored the medical and 3 THE GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS, http://www.glenmillsschool.org/…

…At Risk, 4 (August 2011), http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf. 13 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Youth’s Characteristics and Backgrounds, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, 6 (December 2010), https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf. http://helpinggangyouth.homestead.com/disability-best_corrections_survey.pdf http://www.neglected-delinquent.org/sites/default/files/docs/ELLFactSheet.pdf https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/227730.pdf 12 culminates…

…cost elements for Pennsylvania schools: (i) the “base cost” of educating an average student in the Commonwealth to meet state performance expectations (excluding food service costs, transportation costs, costs associated…

…that while the numbers are high in some cyber charters, many of the special education students in those schools are not receiving appropriate educational services. http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/resource/updated-elc-analysis-charter-school-law-revisions-in-sb-1085/ http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ELC_Cyber_Charter_Testimony_11_15_13.pdf !…

cost to be a different amount, but most use a base cost. • 36 states, including Pennsylvania’s neighbors Maryland, New Jersey, and New York, use a base cost. Formula Factors…

…“a boot camp approach” where “physical and verbal abuse and corporal punishment” are common and where programs use secluded “padded rooms.” Another claimed that “restraint is used too often and…

…Fund, Family First Prevention Services Act, Historic New Reforms for Child Welfare, https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy-priorities/child- welfare/family-first/https://www.childrensdefense.org/policy/policy- priorities/ child-welfare/family-first/. The juvenile court’s decision to remove J.L. from a safe and loving home and…

…p. 23). http://www.pbisillinois.org/curriculum/disproportionality http://www.pbis.org/common/pbisresources/publications/FLPBS_RtIB_Project_Annual_Report20082009.pdf 26 implement evidence-based prevention programs such as School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports or Restorative Practices statewide. We are happy to provide additional information on this and similar…

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…2011–2012 statewide testing data, 71.94% of districts 6 Kevin McCorry, Pa. says 2015 standardized test scores dropped precipitously because of added rigor, NEWSWORKS (July 14, 2015), http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/education/84114-pa-says-2015-standardized-test- scores-dropped-precipitously-because-of-added-rigor. 10 reporting…

…Xuan Bui, Carol Quirk, Selene Almazan, Michele Valenti, http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf (collecting studies). https://www.philasd.org/performance/pssakeystone/ https://www.phillyeducationresearch.org/projects/educating-english-language-learners/ https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SRC-Testimony-ELL-Students-03-2017.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf https://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ELC-Testimony-Re-Meeting-the-Needs-of-Immigrant-Students-Jan24th.pdf http://www.mcie.org/usermedia/application/6/inclusion_works_final.pdf 3 2. Provide a Safe and Affirming Environment for Every Student Every…

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…Foster Care and Education website at http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/about-ocfc/truancy http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/childrens-roundtable-initiative/state-roundtable-workgroups/educational-success-and-truancy-prevention http://www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-331/file-600.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/ http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/NationalWork/NationalWorkGroup.aspx 3 Attendance Matters: The Impact of Truancy on Academic & Life Outcomes The importance of school attendance…

…Adopting Academic Content Standards and Statewide Assessments. ……………………………….. 7 3. In 2007, Respondents Commissioned a Costing-Out Study to Determine the Cost of Meeting State Academic Standards. ……………………………………………………………………….. 9 4. In…

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Pennsylvania’s Public Schools (February 2015), available at https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2- 162015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf. https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf%22%EF%B7%9FHYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf https://www.aclupa.org/files/5714/2436/0535/2-16-2015_FINAL_64204_ACLU_ONLINE.pdf APPENDIX A To: From: Re: Date: All Members, Pennsylvania Senate Deborah Gordon Klehr, Executive Director…

…Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/Homeless%20Education/Homeless%20Task%20Force%202014%20Report.pdf http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.fostercareandeducation.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=1279&Command=Core_Download&method=inline&PortalId=0&TabId=124 http://www.vera.org/publication_pdf/apprchs_school_safety.pdf 5 A. Children Experiencing Homelessness In 1987, in response to research indicating that children experiencing homelessness were languishing…

…for new laws and policies in pennsylvania and washington; and working with organizations and media. www.pde.state.pa.us http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educational_portions_of__non-educational__placements/507372 www.jlc.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/sites/dev.stoneleighcenter.org/files/DPW%20Bullentin%20Educational%20Portions%20of%20Non-Educational%20Residential%20Placements_0.pdf www.stoneleighfoundation.org http://www.elc-pa.org http://www.stoneleighfoundation.org/juniorfellows/styer 5 1 “white paper : Community alternatives…

…http://www.pasa-net.org/Files/SurveysAndReports/2016/PASA-PASBOReportSpring2016.pdf http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4r07q8kg#page-1 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/003172171409500507 http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/HE/EW-TruthInLabeling.pdf https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/the-racial-imbalances-of-special-education/397775/ https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf https://penndata.hbg.psu.edu/Portals/66/documents/PennDataBooks/Statistical_Summary_2014-2015.pdf http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-charter-school-education-funding-20150823-story.html http://triblive.com/news/education/6196278-74/education-charter-special http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/05/27/Special-needs-education-is-battleground-for-charter-schools-other-districts-in-Pa/stories/201205270267 http://www.pilcop.org/how-the-charter-formula-games-special-education/ Inequities in Pennsylvania’s Charter Sector: Segregation by Disability | 2017 3 creates a perverse incentive for…

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