This page is designed specifically for new Pennsylvania special education administrators.
The information and resources provided will assist you as you orient to your positions.
Many people are available to answer questions. provide resources, and offer support to you. A few of them are listed below.
Your Special Education Bureau Advisor is your resource for compliance questions, special education planning, and cyclical monitoring.
Your Intermediate Unit colleagues including the IU special education director and TaC (Training and Consultation) supervisor are local resources for special education needs.
The First 30 Days will assist new special education administrators as they assimilate to their position. Use the resource to discuss with your superintendent, executive director, or charter school executive officer to determine which topics to prioritize to ensure a smooth transition and effective leadership.
Watch how The First 30 Days Resource can support new special education administrators.
Introduce new special education administrators to The First 30 Days Resource.
A comprehensive listing of the 10 topics and links to the supporting documents.
Supporting Resources
The charts, checklists, and questions are available as individual resources and can be used by new special education administrators to gather pertinent information. Download the document(s) to add notes and information as needed.
Use the chart provided to identify LEA personnel who are associated with special education programs.
This series of questions will give you the opportunity to gain context on the status of your LEA's special education programming.
Use the chart provided as you learn about your LEA's contracted services.
This series of questions may assist you in learning about LEA meetings and communication protocols.
PaTTAN Resources
This document includes common questions related to special education and their respective answers. The questions and answers encompass fifteen different topics, including discipline, dual enrollment for nonpublic private school children, personnel, and various special education forms. All answers have been vetted by the Bureau of Special Education.
This document aligns directly with the topics listed in the Common Questions and Answers for Leaders of Special Education resource. The Resource Companion provides users with quick access to regulations, publication, and other resources for each of the fifteen topics.
This web resource contains state and federal resources that directly align with the Facilitated Self Assessment and File Review components of special education cyclical monitoring.
Visit the PaTTAN Training Calendar often to learn of upcoming trainings, online courses. in-person events, and conferences available.
Review the event description to learn when the event will take place, where the event will take place, and the targeted audience for which the event is designed.