Intensive Interagency
Three Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network offices (Harrisburg, King of Prussia, and Pittsburgh) serve as the primary resources in partnership with local education agencies working to meet students service/program needs. In addition, PaTTAN regional consultants collaborate with other child-serving agencies to provide intensive interagency coordination to students with disabilities whose school districts have determined that they cannot be appropriately educated in a public educational setting and who have waited more than 30 days for the provision of an appropriate educational placement. This system is also aimed at providing assistance to students who are at substantial risk of waiting more than 30 days for an appropriate educational placement. In addition to assisting local education agencies with providing appropriate educational placements, the system of interagency coordination also works toward the goal of enhancing the capacity of school district programs so that the needs of students with disabilities can be met in public educational settings in most situations. If there is a dispute about the appropriateness of the student's program or placement, this dispute must be resolved through mediation and/or due process hearing procedures. Program and/or placement disputes cannot be resolved through intensive interagency coordination. Contact the appropriate Regional Interagency Coordinator below with any questions.
Northeast:
Southeast:
1-800-441-3215
Central:Roni Russell 1-800-360-7282 x 3314
Western: