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PEAC works to promote education that includes all children by providing individual technical assistance, advocacy, and supports to families; assisting institutions of higher education better prepare teachers to effectively teach all children; and influencing and supporting schools, policymakers, and the community to effectively implement inclusive practices and policies. We are a partnership of parents, educators, related professionals and others who believe that children of all backgrounds and abilities should be successfully educated together in their neighborhood schools within the general education curriculum.

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PEAC Annual Meeting Announcement

Click HERE for the Save the Date flyer about our upcoming Annual Meeting.

We are now accepting nominations for the 2012 Patricia J. Creegan Award for Excellence in Inclusive Education. This award is given to an education professional (teacher, administrator, related service personnel, etc) who demonstrates outstanding commitment and performance in inclusive education. For 2012, the award will be presented to a K-12 educator.

The winner of the Patricia J. Creegan Award receives a certificate, an honorarium and a one year PEAC membership. The name of the winner will also be inscribed in PEAC's Patricia J. Creegan Award perpetual plaque.

Do you know a K-12 education professional that should be nominated? For more information including criteria and nominating instructions, please click HERE.

*The deadline for submitting application packets has been extended to May 25, 2012.

LATEST NEWS:

Pennsylvania’s Education for All Coalition (PEAC) is pleased to announce that our grant proposal submitted to PA Developmental Disabilities Council (PA DDC): Changing the Cultural Context in Schools Objective has been recommended for funding. We anticipate a start date of July 1, 2012 and have named this work the Inclusive Education Empowerment Project (IEEP).

PEAC will continue much of the same work that we have been able to do under our original Educational Rights Grant from PA DDC. Our partnerships with school districts and universities will grow and our Parent Consultant Network will continue to be strong.

Some of the highlights of the new project include plans to:

· Develop Inclusion Committees that include students, families, and people with disabilities, school administrators, building principals, teachers and university personnel in each district.

· Conduct roundtables and community forums to solicit both members and member-generated ideas for strengthening inclusive education.

· Develop a network of student self-advocates who will receive training and support to share their educational experiences and beliefs regarding inclusive education and disability. This will include the leaders who have benefited from the C2P2 Emerging and Established Leadership development program through Temple University Institute on Disabilities.

· Collaborate with agencies such as Vision for EQuality and their Latino Project that provides technical assistance to the Latino community. Recruit these family members to become Parent Consultants.

· Develop a Council of Cultural Brokers: PEAC will identify leaders within the targeted regions/neighborhoods that are willing to act as cultural brokers who can extend their influence and trust to resident families of children with disabilities. These may be religious leaders, neighborhood business leaders, neighborhood elders and others.

· Conduct IEP clinics that will serve as both trainings and opportunities to provide one-on-one technical assistance to families and educators.

We look forward to continuing our work with all of our current and new partners to keep PEAC strong.
 

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