PUBLIC AWARENESS NOTICE
(NOTICE TO PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN THE EAST STROUDSBURG
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT) (Chapter 14)
In compliance with state and federal law, notice is hereby given by the East Stroudsburg Area School District
(District) that it conducts ongoing identification activities as a part of its school program for the purpose of
identifying students who may be in need of special education and related services. If your child is identified by
the District as possibly being in need of such services, you will be notified of applicable procedures.
Individualized services and programs are available for children who are determined to need specially designed
Instruction due to the following conditions:
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Autism/pervasive developmental disorder
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Blindness/visual impairment
Deaf/Blindness
Deafness/hearing impairment
Intellectual Disability
Multi-disabilities
Traumatic brain injury
Other health impairment
Orthopedic impairment
Emotional disturbance
Specific learning disability
Speech and language impairment
If you believe that your school-age child may be in need of special education services and related programming, screening and evaluation
processes designed to assess the needs of the child and his/her eligibility are available
to you at no cost, upon written request. This process may include a review of functional vision, hearing, speech and language. You, as a parent,
may request screening and evaluation at any time, whether or not your child is
in the District’s public school program. Requests for screening and multidisciplinary evaluation are to be made in writing to the principal of your
child’s school or to the Special Education Department, East Stroudsburg Area School District, 50 Vine Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
If a pre-school child is suspected of being eligible for early intervention, evaluation and services are provided through the Colonial Intermediate
Unit #20. Information can be obtained by calling (610) 252-5550 and asking for the preschool department.
For further information on the rights of parents and children, provision of services, evaluation and screening
(2) while in sixth grade, (3) while in eleventh grade----” Any child of school age may furnish the local school officiates with a medical report of
an examination at his/her expense by his/her family physician. Examinations shall be submitted prior to the date of regularly scheduled school
examinations and no earlier than twelve (12) months prior to the opening of the school term.
CHAPTER 15
ANNUAL NOTICE TO PARENTS
In compliance with state and federal law, the East Stroudsburg Area School District will provide to each protected handicapped
student, without discrimination or cost to the student or family, those related aids, services or accommodations which are needed
to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the
maximum extent appropriate to the student’s abilities. In order to qualify as a protected handicapped student, the child must be
of school age with a physical or mental disability, which substantially limits or prohibits participation in or access to an aspect of
the school program.
These services and protections for “protected handicapped students” are distinct from those applicable to all eligible or
exceptional students enrolled (or seeking enrollment) in special education programs.
For further information on the evaluation procedures and provisions of services to protect handicapped students, contact:
Pupil Services/Special Education Office
East Stroudsburg Area School District
50 Vine Street
P. O. Box 298
East Stroudsburg PA 18301
570-424-8500, Ext. 1907
CHAPTER 16
ANNUAL NOTICE
In compliance with Chapter 16, Special Education for Gifted Students, notice is hereby given by the East Stroudsburg Area
School District that it conducts ongoing identification activities as a part of its school program for the purpose of locating and
identifying students who are thought to be gifted.
If you believe that your school-age child may be gifted, processes for screening and evaluating the child and determining the
child’s eligibility are available to you at no cost, upon written request. You, as a resident parent/guardian, may request a
screening and evaluation at any time, whether or not your child is in the school district’s public school program. Requests for
screening and gifted multidisciplinary evaluation are to be made in writing to the principal of your child’s school or to the Pupil
Services/Special Education Department, East Stroudsburg Area School District, 50 Vine Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.
For further information regarding the rights of parents/guardians and children, provision of services, evaluation and screening
(including purpose, time and location), you may contact the building principal or the Pupil Services/Special Education
Department at (570) 424-8500, Ext. 1907.
Confidentiality: All information gathered about your child is subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in federal and
state law. The school district has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection, maintenance, destruction and
disclosure to third parties with regard to this information. For information regarding these policies and procedures, as well as the
rights of confidentiality and access to educational records, you may contact the Pupil Services/Special Education Department in
writing or by telephone at the above location.