EMPOWERED TOGETHER
Pennsylvania’s Right to Education Task Force
2026-2027 meeting schedule can be found here
Special Education
2026-2027 Monitoring
Parent Survey – Grades K – 12
Student Survey – Grades 9- 12
The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education (BSE), monitors all school districts and charter schools in the state at least once every six years to ensure that they are complying with federal and state regulations for special education. Your school district/charter school will be monitored this year. As part of this monitoring, the BSE is seeking parent opinions about the special education services being provided. In addition to surveying parents, we are also interested in hearing directly from students about their educational experience. If your child is 14 years of age or older, we invite them to complete a student survey. Although parents and students 14 years of age or older are not required to participate in the survey, the BSE encourages them to do so.
To complete the parent survey, parents should go online at http://apps.leaderservices.com/ParentSurvey
To complete the student survey, students should go online at http://apps.leaderservices.com/StudentSurvey
Special Education Plan
07/01/2026-06/30/2029
State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Survey – YOU can make a difference!
Every response counts!
Your answers are confidential – our school won’t know who participated, but your input will help shape special education services across Pennsylvania.
Join the thousands of families who have already shared their voices! Don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard.
Your feedback matters!
Click here to learn the details!
SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY
The Pennsylvania Department of Education has modified special education eligibility. Details can be found here!
For additional information, please contact Mrs. Susan M. Lipsey, Director of Special Education at 570-372-2215 or email at slipsey@seal-pa.org
Interested in a career in education?
For insight into the world of being a paraprofessional, watch our very own Mrs. Dupree, Elementary Autistic Support Paraprofessional here!
2026-2027 Annual Public Notice – click here!
Department Overview
The Special Education Department provides services to students within and outside our district. Some of these services are English Language Learners, Instructional Support, Emotional Support, Academic Support. We come alongside each student that is diagnosed with an Individual Education Plan and work with each student to meet his/her needs.
Notice to Parents of Children who Reside in Selinsgrove Area School District
In compliance with state and federal law, notice is hereby given by the Selinsgrove Area School District that it conducts ongoing identification activities as part of its school program for the purpose of identifying students who may be in need of special education and related services (eligible students). If your child is identified by the District as possibly in need of such services, you will be notified of procedures, individualized services, and programs for children who are determined to need specially designed instruction due to the following conditions:
Autism
Deaf-Blindness
Visual Impairment including Blindness
Hearing Impairment
Intellectual Disability
Multiple Disabilities
Orthopedic Impairment
Other Health Impairments
Physical Disabilities
Emotional Disturbances
Specific Learning Disabilities
Speech and Language Impairment
Traumatic Brain Injury
If you believe that your school-age child may be in need of special education services, a written request should be sent to the Director of Special Education, Mrs. Susan M. Lipsey. You may request screening and/or evaluation at any time, without cost even if your child is not enrolled in the district public school.
In compliance with state and federal law, the Selinsgrove Area School District will provide to each handicapped student those related aids, services or accommodations which are needed to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the public school program.
Privacy Rights of Parents and Students
All information gathered about your child by the public schools is subject to the confidentiality provisions contained in federal and state laws. The District has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection, maintenance, destruction and disclosure of third-party information.
Selinsgrove Area School District protects the confidentiality of students records. Educational records and personally identifiable information cannot be released without written parental consent or, if the student is over the age of 18, the consent of the student.
Helpful Links
PaTTAN Parent Page
PDE