Special Education

February 21, 2012

Bureau of Autism Services is offering mini-grants to support children and adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and families that include an individual with ASD.  See attachment for details.

January 2, 2012

The Intermediate Unit is now accepting 2012 CECIL E. TATE SCHOLARSHIP applications for graduating special education seniors.  Please see attached for guidelines and application form.

December 16, 2011

Beginning January 8 through June 9, 2012 - 1-3PM at the Avon Grove High School Gymnasium. Athletes will practice basketball skills and scrimmage each week. Athletes may play in one or more tournaments during the season. A schedule of practices and tournaments will be provided at the first practice. Basketball is free to all Special Olympic athletes ages 8 and older, boys and girls are welcome to attend. Avon Grove Special Olympics Basketball serves the school districts of southern Chester County. For more information please contact Dennis Gerber, telephone: 610-869-3293 or email:   dwgerber6@verizon.net.

May 10, 2011 Pennsylvania's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) covers all uninsured children and teens. No family makes too much money for CHIP because there are no income limits. With nearly 140,000 uninsured children in Pennsylvania and the current economic climate, this is great news for families! Act 153 requires that each Commonwealth school district provide a CHIP notice to the parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district during the school year.

Your Intermediate Units will be receiving the CHIP flyers at the beginning of May and will work with your school district to be sure you receive enough CHIP flyers to provide to every student. Please include a CHIP flyer with parent packets or other information that is prepared for students to take home at the beginning of next school year (2011-2012) CHIP provides quality, comprehensive health insurance (doctor visits, dental, prescriptions, eye care) for children of working and transitional families who otherwise could not afford it. And CHIP is pleased to partner with school districts in helping families find health insurance coverage. Schools are a valuable partner in this effort. After all, healthy children are better students.

If you would like an electronic version of the CHIP flyer, please visit www.CHIPcoversPAkids.com , and click on "CHIP Resources" for Community Partners and School Districts. You can sign up, log-in and find the flyer and a variety of other CHIP materials, such as copies of our brochures, posters and lunch menu to copy for your use. If you have questions, need more copies of the flyer or would like a CHIP representative to visit your school to provide more information to families, please contact Kristen Wolf, CHIP Outreach Coordinator at kwolf@state.pa.us . Thank you!

REALLY? REALLY. CHIP COVERS ALL UNINSURED CHILDREN AND TEENS IN PENNSYLVANIA. NOW, NO FAMILY MAKES TOO MUCH MONEY TO QUALIFY FOR CHIP. If your children need health insurance, CHIP is worth looking into. We guarantee access to quality health care coverage for your children. In fact, they may be able to continue visiting the same the doctors they see now. We cover everything like doctor visits, immunizations, emergency care, prescriptions, dental and eye care - just to name a few. Your child may be enrolled in Medical Assistance if your income is below CHIP guidelines. Now, no family makes too much money for CHIP because there are no income limits! For most families, CHIP is free - others low cost. To get your children covered, visit www.CHIPcoversPAkids.com or call 1-800-986-KIDS to enroll today!

¿ES CIERTO? SÍ, ES CIERTO. CHIP SE HA EXPANDIDO PARA CUBRIR A TODOS LOS NIÑOS Y ADOLESCENTES SIN SEGURO EN PENNSYLVANIA. AHORA NINGUNA FAMILIA GANA DEMASIADO COMO PARA NO SER ELEGIBLE PARA CHIP. Sí sus niños o adolescentes necesitan seguro médico usted debe averiguar más sobre CHIP. Le garantizamos cobertura médica de calidad para sus hijos. Es más, sus hijos pueden continuar visitando a los mismos médicos que ven ahora. Ofrecemos cobertura en todo, incluyendo visitas al médico, vacunas, atención médica de emergencia, medicamentos bajo receta, atención dental y de la vista. Si su ingreso es menor a lo requerido por chip, puede inscribir a su hijo en asistencia médica. Ahora ninguna familia gana demasiado dinero como para tener derecho a CHIP, ¡porque no hay límite de ingresos! Para muchas familias, CHIP es gratis y para otras, a bajo costo. Para inscriber a sus hijos, visite el sitio de Internet www.chipysusalud.com o llame al 1-800-986-5437!

January 18, 2008 Parent to Parent of PA helps locate a support group.