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Welcome to the PaTTAN Family Information site! Supporting a child with a disability takes a team approach. Since you know your child best, you are a key member of your child’s educational team. That knowledge not only supports your child’s education at home but sharing it with their educators contributes to how well they learn in school.
We encourage partnerships among families, schools, and communities to foster success for all children. PaTTAN’s Family Support Specialists and other staff provide support to families, like yours, to strengthen those partnerships. The more you know, the more valuable a team member you become.
FAMILIES, HAVE YOUR VOICE HEARD! If you receive a postcard like the one below, we want to hear from you.
This iframe contains the postcard families receive providing directions on how to access the parent survey.
Watch this short video to learn how answering 5 questions can make positive changes in how well schools engage families with special education services for their children.
This may be the year your school is included in the Pennsylvania State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicator 8 Parent Survey!
As the video says, not every family of a school-age child with a disability in your Local Education Agency (LEA) receives the survey. But, if you are one of the lucky ones who receives this postcard about the survey, please take advantage of this opportunity to have your voice heard!
The postcard will come by USPS mail directly from Leader Services, including instructions on how to access the survey. It will include a link and QR code to the survey. Look for your personal access code near your mailing address to enter and take the survey.
For questions on the PA State Performance Plan Indicator 8 parent survey, please contact The Special Education Consultline ⏵
This document explores how schools can reframe the IEP process and take active steps to include families as educational partners. When families are not just involved, but actively engaged, students achieve better grades, higher test scores, and increased graduation rates.
A family-friendly explanation of each section of the IEP is included, as well as considerations and conversation starters for use at the IEP team meeting.
Do you or someone you know have a child that qualifies for special education, but doesn't know where to start? This bundle includes several different publications that provide essential, comprehendible information to families who are new to special education! Included in this bundle are the following publications:
To order multiple bundles, type the quantity in the box and click the "Add to Cart" button. You can alter the quantity of individual issues by clicking "My Cart" and editing the quantity for each issue.