State Task Force

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.

Schedule

2020-2021 Meetings	Date	Time	Topic	Links to Meetings*
State Task Force Meeting- March	03/17/2021	10AM to 12PM	Updates from the PEAL Center	Zoom Link
State Task Force Meeting- May	05/12/2021	10AM to 12PM	Students with IEPs and School Police (rights and responsibilities. Best Practices)	Zoom Link

2021-2022 Meetings	Date	Time	Topic	Links to Meetings*
State Task Force Meeting- September	09/22/2021	10AM to 12PM	TBA	Zoom Link
State Task Force Meeting- November	11/03/2021	10AM to 12PM	TBA	Zoom Link
State Task Force Meeting- January	01/12/2022	10AM to 12PM	TBA	Zoom Link
State Task Force Meeting- March	03/16/2022	10AM to 12PM	TBA	Zoom Link
State Task Force Meeting- May	05/11/2022	10AM to 12PM	TBA	Zoom Link

*If you are interested in attending a Statewide Task Force Meeting via Zoom Link or Phone:

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Panel

Phillip Rosenbauer
State Task Force, Arc of PA
Philadelphia

Devon Grant
State Task Force, Governor's Office
Harrisburg

Keith Focht
State Task Force, Dept of Education ~ Chairperson
Harrisburg

Sharon Kennedy
State Task Force, Administrative Support
Harrisburg

Kevin Burrell
The Office of Developmental Programs
State Task Force Liaison