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Special Education

Click here for information on PA Act 55.

  Special Education Contacts

  • Mrs. Joni Lefever
    • Director of
      Pupil Services
    • 717-735-1733
    • lefevejo@mtwp.net
  • Mrs. Courtney Nowak
    • Assistant Director of
      Pupil Services
    • 717-560-3089
    • nowakco@mtwp.net
  • Mrs. Tracy Heckman
    • Program
      Assistant
    • 717-569-8231
    • heckmatr@mtwp.net

  About Special Education

Special education is planned instruction specifically designed to address the educational and related developmental needs of children with disabilities. This includes Early Intervention Services and services for school-age children in grades k-12.

The Manheim Township School District’s Special Education department has Services and Programs available to meet the needs of exceptional students as determined by the Individual Education Program (IEP) teams. The Special Education Department provides programs and services in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and PA Chapter 14 Special Education Services Programs. Services are provided according to the educational needs of the child, not the category of disability. Related services are designed to enable the child to participate in or access his or her program of special education. Examples of related services are speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, nursing services, vision services, audiological services, and family training. The District’s goal is to educate each student in the least restrictive environment with the supports and services necessary to ensure the success of the student.

  Special Education Plan

The school district’s special education plan is an action plan that describes the local Board of School Director’s commitment to ensure that a quality education will be provided to each of its students with a disability eligible for special education, over the upcoming three years. The content of the special education plan describes the special education program and services that are provided within a school district and those special education programs and services which are accessed by the school district from outside the school district’s geographical boundaries.

A comprehensive Special Education Plan, which is part of Manheim Township School District’s strategic plan, is due to the Pennsylvania Department of Education on a three-year cycle. A new component to the submission process is that each district must have their plan available for public review for 28 days prior to School Board approval. Please click the link below to review the proposed Special Education Plan. If you have any questions or comment, please contact the Special Education Department using the form below.

Special Education Plan

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Dear Manheim TownshipParents/Guardians,

On July 8, 2022, 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 2021-2022 school year and turned age 21 during the 2021-2022 school year, or between the end of the 2021-2022 and the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, to attend school during the 2022-23 school year and receive services as outlined on their most recent Individualized Education Program (IEP).

As required by Act 55, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) developed and posted a standard online form for parents/guardians and students to use to notify the district of the plan for their student to attend school for the 2022-2023 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 to the student’s school on or before Tuesday, August 1, 2022. Requests received after August 1, 2022, will not be accepted or considered.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Paul Barr, Supervisor of Special Education, at 717-569-8231, ext 3029, or by email at barrpa@mtwp.net.

Thank you,
Joni Lefever, Director of Pupil Services

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