PaTTAN is an initiative of the Bureau of Special Education (BSE) within the PDE. The purpose of PaTTAN is to support the efforts and initiatives of the BSE, and to build the capacity of local education agencies (LEAs) to serve students who receive special education or who are at risk for needing special education. While PaTTAN is a statewide network of support, there are three regional offices (Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and King of Prussia), which permit regionalization within a consistent statewide message.

Key to the effectiveness of PaTTAN system is the robust partnership with the 29 intermediate units (IUs). Each IU receives support to fund Training and Consultant (TAC) staff who work closely with PaTTAN staff. PaTTAN supports the TAC staff through a train-the-trainer process to build the TAC staff capacity to support the LEAs. TAC staff rely on PaTTAN staff for new initiatives and for supporting the most challenging student and education issues. Together, PaTTAN and TAC staffs provide an effective regional and statewide network of support and services for educators, parents and students, and schools providing special education services.

PaTTAN provides a full array of professional development and technical assistance targeted to improving student results.

PaTTAN provides support to schools, parents, educators, students, and administrators on the following topics:

• Inclusive Practices
  
  
• Special Education Policies, Laws, and Procedures
  
  
• Response to Instruction and Intervention (R+II)
  
  
• Progress Monitoring in Reading, Math, and Behavior
  
  
• Secondary Transition
  
  
• Educational Interpreters
  
  
• Sensory Impairments (Deaf and Hard of Heading, Blind and Visually Impaired, Deafblind)
  
  
• Speech and Language
  
  
• Paraprofessional Training
  
  
• Traumatic Brain Injury
  
  
• Assistive Technology Services including Short-term Loan of Equipment
  
  
• Autism
  
  
• Effective Instruction
  
  
• Tutoring
  
  
• School-wide Positive Behavior Support

Contact Information

• Harrisburg: 1-800-360-7282
  
  
• King of Prussia: 1-800-441-3215
  
  
• Pittsburgh: 1-800-446-5607
  
  
• Website: http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us

Helpful Websites

• Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (http://www.ffcmh.org)
  
  
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (http://www.nami.org)
  
  
• Military K12 Partners Website (http://militaryk12partners.dodea.edu)
  
  
• Specialized Training of Military Parents (http://www.stompproject.org)
  
  
• The Annie E. Casey Foundation (http://www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/PublicationsSeries/KCDatabookProds.aspx)
  
  
  • Kids Count Data Book: National and state profiles available online provide information on how states rank on overall child well-bring and on each of the 10 key indicators (health, education, economic well-bring, and more.)
    
    
• NECTAC OSEP's National early childhood (http://www.nectac.org)
  
  
• Digitized Books, The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org)
  
  
• The National Federation on the Blind (http://www.nfb.org)
  
  
• PA Youth Leadership Network (PYLN) (http://pyln.org) 

 
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