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On May 5, 1972, the Federal District Court for Eastern Pennsylvania made final the order, injunction, stipulation and consent agreement in the suit filed by the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC), currently The Arc of Pennsylvania, against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Secretary of the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, the Secretary of the Department of Public Welfare and all their instrumentalities on behalf of 13 Children with mental retardation who had been denied access to a free public program of education and training PARC v. Comm. of Pa. 343 F. Supp. 279 (1972). The agreement mandated the development of a Commonwealth Plan for the Identification, Location and Evaluation of Mentally Retarded Children (COMPILE), and Commonwealth Plan for the Education and Training of Mentally Retarded Children (COMPET) as well as the establishment of due process procedures. These documents were developed through the coordinated effort of the Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare and Association for Retarded Children (PARC). They were reviewed for contents and approved. COMPILE provided for the establishment of a state task force and 29 local task forces (one in each intermediate unit) whose primary purpose is to insure that the intent and spirit of the Right to Education Consent Agreement is carried out throughout the commonwealth.

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Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania - Linking families of children and adults with disabilities or special needs

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This form is intended to collect valuable resources (e.g., services, organizations) for families and educators of children with disabilities to be added to the Pennsylvania Special Education Local Task Force Resource Hub.
Do you know of a resource to add to the Pennsylvania Special Education Local Task Force Resource Hub?
All resources submitted will be reviewed and vetted by the following entities:

PA Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

PA Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education

State Task Force

Once approved, resources will be added to the Pennsylvania Special Education Local Task Force Resource Hub.

If you have any questions, please contact LTFHub@pattankop.net

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Pennsylvania Special Education Local Task Force Resource Hub

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Please click the link to complete this form.

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Local Task Force - Schuylkill Intermediate Unit 29 District

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Presented by Doreen Milot

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Jacqui DiDonenico Presentation

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Eligibility Documentation Requirements ID ASD DD MCC.docx

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2026 - Copy of e-booklet SC Resource Guide updated 12-24-2025  (14)

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Pa Department of Education Family Resources

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Pa Department of Education Family Resources

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Schuylkill County IDD- A  Communication Directory - 6-24-25