South Western School District

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On July 8, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 55 of 2022 (Act 55) into law.

Act 55 permits a student with a disability who was enrolled during the 2021-22 school year and turned age 21 during the 2021-22 school year, or between the end of the 2021-22 and the beginning of the 2022-23 school year, to attend a school entity during the 2022-23 school year and receive services as outlined on their most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP) with all the protections under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

As required by Act 55, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) developed and posted online a standard form for parents/guardians and students to notify school entities of their plan for the student to attend the school entity for the 2022-23 school year.

Parents/guardians and students who wish to take advantage of Act 55 must complete, sign, and submit the Act 55 of 2022 Student Enrollment Notification Form on or before August 1, 2022 and return the form to Dr. Robin Hamme at [email protected].

The South Western School District will hold regular School Board Meetings per the established schedule and the public is welcome to attend. Masking is optional for any face-to-face meetings.

Anyone wishing to address the Board should email their request ten (10) days in advance to: [email protected] (per Policy 903). Please indicate in the email your name, organization, and the topic you would like to present, so that you can be acknowledged. Any comments submitted through this email will be forwarded to the Board for review.

Please note: Comments from the public will always be welcomed at the end of every Board meeting.

Click here to see the list of upcoming meetings and to verify if the meeting will be held in a face-to-face or virtual format.