Lee, Esquire PA Attorney ID No. 86239 One Logan Square 130 North 18th Street Philadelphia PA 19103 (215) 569-5500 (215) 569-5555 (fax) lewis@blankrome.com slee@blankrome.com Date: September 21, 2018 mailto:lewis@blankrome.com mailto:slee@blankrome.com…

…& REATH LLP One Logan Square, Suite 2000 Philadelphia, PA 19103-6996 Telephone: (215) 988-2700 Facsimile: (215) 988-2757 paul.saint-antoine@dbr.com chanda.miller@dbr.com ginene.lewis@dbr.com lucas.michelen@dbr.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Case 2:15-cv-04782-MSG Document 18 Filed 01/21/16…

399 A.2d 360 (Pa. 1979) …………………………………………………………………… passim Gondelman v. Commonwealth, 554 A.2d 896 (Pa. 1989) ………………………………………………………………………….. 24 Griffin v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transp. Auth., 757 A.2d 448 (Pa. Commw. 2000) ……………………………………………………………….

to care for yourself, perform manual tasks, see, hear, eat, sleep, walk, stand, lift, bend, speak, breathe, learn, read, concentrate, think, communicate, or work, then you are entitled to accommodations…

to care for yourself, perform manual tasks, see, hear, eat, sleep, walk, stand, lift, bend, speak, breathe, learn, read, concentrate, think, communicate, or work, then you are entitled to accommodations…

was the “direct result” of “the Commonwealth’s failure to provide [his or her] school and school district with sufficient resources,” without explaining how it was a “direct result”). This shortcoming…

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…free, appropriate public education for mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] https://at.elc-pa.org/GlenMillsComplaint https://at.elc-pa.org/GlenMillsComplaint https://www.philly.com/crime/a/glen-mills-schools-pa-abuse-juvenile-investigation-20190220.html children with disabilities. CCIU, a local educational agency, contracted with Glen Mills to provide educational services, yet failed to be…

in the foster care and juvenile justice systems, children with disabilities, English language learners, and children experiencing homelessness. For more information, visit http://www.elc-pa.org or follow @edlawcenterpa on Twitter. http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www.twitter.com/edlawcenterpa…

…provided in the parent’s native language, unless this is clearly not feasible. 20 U.S.C. § 1415(b)(4). 2 See, e.g., http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/eeolep/index.html (last visited September 14, 2009). 3 Available at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_codes/7501/educatin g_students_with_limited_english_proficiency_(lep)_and_english_language_learn…

…decision was made by the District and that http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/basic_education_circulars/7497 6 his only role was to provide technical assistance and not to make final legal determinations. Therefore, because the District…

…charter schools.  Support a long-term, student-driven, and equitable funding formula that provides adequate resources for every student to be able to meet academic standards. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/ https://www.facebook.com/EdVotersPA?ref=br_tf mailto:[email protected] http://www.educationvoterspa.org/ http://www.fairfundingpa.org/…

…legal protections and entitlements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.8 This includes the right to a “Free Appropriate Public 1 http://www.elc-pa.org/ http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html http://www.justice.gov/crt/complaint/%23three Education” (FAPE); the right to…

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE P.O. BOX 2675 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17105-2675 KEVIN T. CASEY Deputy Secretary TELEPHONE NUMBER: (717) 787-3700 Office of Developmental Programs FAX: (717) 787-6583 May…

…limiting the criteria for consideration. Also requiring consideration of the legislative intent, 24 P.S. § 17-1702-A, to expand options “within the public school system”). http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf http://www.elc-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/ELC_Testimony_Charters_LegislativeIntent_12_11_14.pdf Court. The neighboring…

…that they underserve “vulnerable students.” http://thenotebook.org/december-2014/147977/state-needs-rational-fix-its-method-funding-charter-students-disabilities http://www.pccy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/CharterRenewalDocsCombined1-2013.pdf http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/homepage-feature/item/80533-beyond-failing-schools-the-difficulty-of-fairly-comparing-public-schools-on-an-uneven-playing-field?linktype=hp_impact What do we know about “performance?” 57.7 63.8 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Average School Performance Profile Average SPPs for…

August 11, 2016 School Reform Commission School District of Philadelphia 440 North Broad, Suite 101 Philadelphia, PA 19130 Dear Chairperson Marjorie G. Neff and Commissioners, Every year in Philadelphia, too…