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Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ASSESSMENT › Section 4.51b - Keystone Exams

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(a) The
					 Department will develop or cause to be developed Keystone Exams as provided in
					 this subsection. (This subsection is intended by the Board to be a continuation
					 of §
											4.51(f) (relating
					 to State assessment system) as published at 40 Pa.B. 240 (January 9, 2010) and
					 referenced in section 102 of the School Code (24 P.S. §
												1-102).)
(1)
					 One assessment aligned with the Mathematics standards, contained in Appendix
					 A-2, that assesses the academic content traditionally included in an Algebra I
					 course.
(2) One assessment aligned
					 with select English Language Arts standards, contained in Appendix A-2, that
					 assesses academic content traditionally included in a high school literature
					 course.
(3) Through June 30, 2025,
					 one assessment aligned with select standards for Science, Technology,
					 Environment and Ecology, contained in Appendix B, that assesses academic
					 content traditionally included in a high school level Biology course. Beginning
					 July 1, 2025, one assessment aligned with select standards for Science,
					 Environment and Ecology, contained in Appendix B-1, that assesses academic
					 content traditionally included in a high school level Biology course.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ASSESSMENT › Section 4.51c - Project-based assessment

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The Department will develop a project-based assessment
						system that is aligned with the modules for the Keystone Exams in Literature,
						Algebra I and Biology. School entities may utilize project-based assessments
						for students consistent with section 121(c.5) of the School Code (24 P.S. §
												1-121(c.5)).
The provisions of this §
													4.51c issued under sections 121,
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§
														1-121,
						  26-2603-B and 26-2604-B);
						  amended under sections 2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949
						  (24
						  P.S. §§
														26-2603-B and
						  26-2604-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ASSESSMENT › Section 4.51d - Waivers

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A chief school administrator, in his sole discretion, may
						waive the requirements in §
											4.24 (relating to high school
						graduation requirements) consistent with section 121(c.3) of the School Code
						(24
						P.S. §
												1-121(c.3)). The following
						apply:
(1) The chief school
					 administrator of each school district, ACTS and charter school, including a
					 cyber charter school, shall annually report to the Department the number of
					 waivers granted to students in the most recent graduating class consistent with
					 section 121(c.11)(6) of the School Code, and the Department will annually
					 report to the Board the number of waivers granted by each school district, ACTS
					 and charter school, including a cyber charter school.
(2) The waiver process described in this
					 section does not confer an individual right on any student.
(3) The decision of a chief school
					 administrator concerning a waiver request is not an adjudication.
The provisions of this §
													4.51d issued under sections 121,
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§
														1-121,
						  26-2603-B and 26-2604-B);
						  amended under sections 2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949
						  (24
						  P.S. §§
														26-2603-B and
						  26-2604-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ASSESSMENT › Section 4.52 - Local assessment system

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(a)
					 Each school entity shall design an assessment system to do the following:
(1) Determine the degree to which students
					 are achieving academic standards under §
												4.12 (relating to academic
					 standards). The school entity shall provide assistance to students not
					 attaining academic standards at the proficient level or better.
(2) Use assessment results to improve
					 curriculum and instructional practices and to guide instructional
					 strategies.
(3) Provide information
					 requested by the Department regarding the achievement of academic standards,
					 but which does not include student names, identification numbers or
					 individually identifiable information.
(4) Provide summary information, including
					 results of assessments under this section, to the general public regarding the
					 achievement of students, but which does not include student names,
					 identification numbers or individually identifiable information.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › SCHOOL PROFILES › Section 4.61 - School profiles

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(a)
					 School profiles developed by the Secretary will include information as required
					 under section 220 of the School Code (24 P. S. §
												2-220).
(b) The Secretary will prescribe procedures
					 for reporting State assessment data to schools and communities.
(c) The Secretary will make available to the
					 public, and report to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail
					 as for children who are nondisabled, all data as required under the Individuals
					 with Disabilities Education Act.
The provisions of this §
													4.61 amended under sections 121,
						  2603-B and 2604-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														1-121,
						  26-2603-B and
						  26-2604-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 4.71 - Certification by principal of nonpublic nonlicensed school

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Elementary or secondary nonpublic nonlicensed schools,
						shall, within 30 days of beginning classes, file a notarized certificate with
						the Secretary as required by section 1327(b)(1) and (2) of the School Code
						(24
						P. S. §
												13-1327(b)(1) and
						(2)) in the form prescribed by the
						Secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 4.72 - Credentials other than the high school diploma

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The requirements for a Commonwealth secondary school
						diploma are as follows:
(1) The
					 Commonwealth secondary school diploma may be issued to an applicant who is a
					 resident of this Commonwealth and does not possess a secondary school diploma
					 upon presentation of evidence of full matriculation and the satisfactory
					 completion of a minimum of 1 full year or 30 semester hours of study at an
					 accredited institution of postsecondary education.
(2) In addition to the provisions of
					 paragraph (1), the Commonwealth secondary school diploma may be issued to an
					 applicant who is a resident of this Commonwealth, does not possess a secondary
					 school diploma and is not enrolled in a public, licensed private, registered
					 accredited or licensed nonpublic secondary school upon earning a passing score
					 as determined by the Department on the high school level tests of General
					 Educational Development (GED). A person 18 years of age or older may qualify
					 for GED testing upon request. A person between 16 and 18 years of age may
					 qualify for GED testing upon the issuance of a court order or at the written
					 request of one of the following:
(i) An
					 employer who requires a high school equivalency credential for job
					 opportunities.
(ii) An official of
					 an accredited institution of postsecondary education which accepts applicants
					 on the basis of GED test scores.
(iii) A recruiting officer of a branch of the
					 armed forces that requires a high school equivalency credential for entry of
					 new recruits.
(iv) The director of
					 a State institution on behalf of residents, patients or inmates.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 4.73 - Correspondence schools

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An applicant 18 years of age or older will be issued a
						Certificate of Preliminary Education upon presentation to the Department of
						evidence of the issuance of a high school diploma by an accredited private
						correspondence school licensed or approved by the State Board of Private
						Licensed Schools.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › PROVISIONS RELATING TO OTHER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS › Section 4.74 - Students in special situations

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(a) A foreign student without educational
					 credentials may earn the Commonwealth secondary school diploma by meeting the
					 requirements under §
											4.72 (relating to credentials
					 other than the high school diploma).
(b) A graduate of a secondary school in
					 another state which is not on an approved list of secondary schools may earn an
					 appropriate credential by passing an examination administered by the education
					 agency of that state or by its designee or by meeting the requirements for the
					 Commonwealth secondary school diploma under § 4.72.
(c) Credit granted by a public school in this
					 Commonwealth shall be accepted by all public schools and institutions in this
					 Commonwealth upon the transfer of a student.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION › Section 4.81 - Allegations of deficiencies

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(a)
					 The Secretary will receive and investigate allegations of curriculum
					 deficiencies from professional employees, commissioned officers, parents of
					 students or other residents of a school entity.
(b) The Secretary will notify the school
					 entity's superintendent or chief executive of allegations and may require the
					 superintendent or chief executive to submit one or more of the following:
(1) Relevant descriptions of planned
					 instruction.
(2) A series of
					 written articulated courses of instructional units.
(3) Relevant student assessment
					 information.
(4) Information on
					 staff assignments.
(5) Other
					 information pertinent to investigating a specific
					 allegation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 4 - ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT › ENFORCEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION › Section 4.82 - Exceptions

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(a) The Secretary
					 may grant exceptions to specific provisions of this chapter when it is
					 necessary to adapt them to the curriculum needs of individual school entities
					 or to facilitate transition to the revised provisions of this chapter. Specific
					 exception may be made for school entities that develop or implement academic
					 standards that are comparable to or exceed those found in §
											4.12 (relating to academic
					 standards). Exceptions may be granted under the following conditions:
(1) The request for an exception must be in
					 writing and include relevant information supporting the need for the
					 exception.
(2) The exception will
					 be valid for a limited term not to exceed 2 years.
(3) The request shall be made prior to
					 initiating the action requiring approval and shall have the prior approval of
					 the board of school directors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 8 - CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS › Section 8.1 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
Applicant
-A person who has submitted a job
					 application to a school entity for a position which involves direct contact
					 with children.
Criminal history background check
-A report
					 of criminal history record information from, or a statement that no information
					 is on file with, the State Police; or, for nonresidents of this Commonwealth, a
					 report of Federal criminal history record information from, or a statement that
					 no information is on file with, the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Direct contact with children
-Possibility
					 of care, supervision, guidance or control of children by a paid employe or
					 contractor of, or an employe of a person under contract with, a school entity,
					 and routine interaction with children by a paid employe of a school entity or a
					 person under contract with a school entity.
School entity
-A school district,
					 intermediate unit, area vocational-technical school or private school
					 administrative unit.
Substitute list
-A list, approved by the
					 hiring authority of a school entity, containing names of persons eligible to
					 serve the school entity as substitute teachers or temporary replacements for
					 other employes.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												101.142 (relating to additional
						staff application materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 8 - CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS › Section 8.2 - Responsibilities of school entity

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(a)
				  School entities shall require a criminal history background check prior to
				  hiring an applicant or accepting the services of a contractor, if the
				  applicant, contractor or contractor's employes would have direct contact with
				  children. The criminal history background check may not be more than 1 year old
				  at the time of employment or engagement of contracted services.
(1) A criminal history background check is
				  not required when an employe, contractor or contractor's employe, initially
				  employed or engaged on or after January 1, 1986, continues to be employed
				  within the same school entity but is moved from one site to another if the
				  following apply:
(i) The employe, contractor
				  or contractor's employe has previously submitted the original of a criminal
				  history background check in accordance with section 111 of the Public School
				  Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
													1-111).
(ii) A copy of the criminal history
				  background check is maintained by the administrators of the school
				  entity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 8 - CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS › Section 8.3 - Exceptions

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To be exempt from the requirements of presenting a criminal
					 history background check, all of the following requirements shall be
					 met:
(1) The applicant is 20 years of
				  age or younger.
(2) The applicant
				  would be employed for a period of 90 days or less.
(3) The applicant is part of a job
				  development or job training program, or both, funded in whole or in part by
				  public or private sources.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												101.142 (relating to additional
						staff application materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 8 - CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS › Section 8.4 - Rules of construction

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(a) No
				  provision of this chapter may be construed to make submission of a criminal
				  history background check by a person continuously employed by a school entity
				  since January 1, 1986 a condition of the employe's continued employment with
				  the school entity.
(b) No provision
				  of this chapter may be construed to obviate compliance with or to excuse a
				  person or school entity from failure to comply with section 111 of the Public
				  School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
											1-111), between
				  January 1, 1986 and August 4, 1990.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
												101.142 (relating to additional
						staff application materials).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.1 - Establishment

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If an intermediate unit provides an instructional
						materials service it will be established, approved and operated as provided in
						sections 906-A and 914-A(5) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
												9-906-A and 9-914-A(5)), regulations of the
						State Board of Education, and the standards of the Secretary. The latter
						requirements may be obtained from the Secretary of Education, Post Office Box
						911, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17126.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.2 - Instructional materials service plan

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If an intermediate unit provides an instructional
						materials service, it will file a plan for this program in accordance with the
						standards of the Secretary, which may be obtained from the Secretary of
						Education, Post Office Box 911, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
						17126.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.3 - Administration

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Where provided, the intermediate unit instructional
						materials service will include all component districts of an intermediate unit
						after July 1, 1972, except as stated in section 920-A(c) of the act of May 4,
						1970 (No. 102) (24 P. S. §
												9-970) and the
						regulations of the State Board of Education.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.4 - Staff

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The intermediate unit may appoint such program
						specialists and other staff members as may be necessary for the supervision and
						operation of instructional materials service. Such program specialists shall
						meet qualifications established by the State Board of Education and the
						standards of the Secretary, which may be obtained as provided in §
											49.194 (relating to employment
						permits for program specialists).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.5 - Contracted services

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An intermediate unit may contract with another
						intermediate unit to fulfill its responsibility to provide an approved program
						of instructional materials service. All such contracts shall be subject to
						approval of the Secretary.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
													9.9 (relating to boundary
						  lines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.6 - Ownership

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All instructional materials and related equipment
						purchased by the intermediate units shall become the property of the
						intermediate unit. In case of discontinuation of the instructional materials
						service, all property shall be disposed of as provided in a plan submitted to
						the Secretary for approval prior to the discontinuation of the
						service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.7 - Budget accounting

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Revenues for support of the instructional materials
						service shall be obtained from a computed
pro rata
share when
						a majority of the component districts participate in this program. When less
						than a majority of the component districts participate in the instructional
						materials service the revenues may be obtained from either a direct fee or such
						other manner as agreed to by the intermediate unit and the participating
						districts. Regardless of the source of revenue, the budget for the service
						shall be included in the operational budget of the intermediate
						unit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.8 - Advisory committee

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If an intermediate unit organizes an instructional media
						service and appoints an instructional materials advisory committee, it shall be
						done in accordance with the standards of the Secretary.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter A - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICE OF THE INTERMEDIATE UNIT › Section 9.9 - Boundary lines

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Effective July 1, 1972, boundary lines for the
						instructional materials service program of the intermediate unit shall conform
						with those of the intermediate unit except as otherwise provided in §
											9.5 of this Title (relating to
						contracted services).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.21 - Implementation by the Secretary

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(a)
					 The Secretary shall be responsible for the development of a Commonwealth plan
					 for educational broadcasting, in accordance with sections 523 and 525 of the
					 Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
												5-523 and
					 5-525).
(b) The Secretary shall insure that there is
					 full educational utilization of the noncommercial broadcasting stations,
					 commercial stations, and cable television systems where feasible; as well as
					 the development of all available Federal Communications Commission educational
					 allocations; and the application for new educational allocations as
					 needed.
(c) Closed-circuit
					 television systems and other origination and distribution facilities may be
					 developed at state colleges and universities, school districts, and
					 intermediate units with the approval of the Secretary. These facilities may be
					 integrated with the existing State educational-public television network and
					 with each other and with commercial and noncommercial stations to form a
					 statewide educational service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.22 - Channel and frequency allocations

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The Secretary shall assist in the application to the
						Federal Communications Commission for allocations consistent with the
						Commonwealth plans for their educational use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.23 - Pilot education projects

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The Secretary may conduct pilot, experimental and
						innovative projects in educational broadcasting, closed-circuit television,
						cable television, and other origination and distribution facilities to further
						the development of the Commonwealth goals for education.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.24 - Broadcasting service areas

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(a)
					 A broadcasting service area shall be an area in which engineering "class A"
					 signals (as defined by the Federal Communications Commission) are received and
					 used from one or more broadcasting facilities.
(b) Broadcasting service areas shall include
					 the following:
(1) WHYY-TV, Philadelphia:
					 School districts within the counties of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester,
					 Montgomery, and Bucks.
(2) WQED-TV
					 and WQEX-TV, Pittsburgh: School districts within the counties of Allegheny,
					 Beaver, Butler, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene, Fayette, Armstrong, Indiana,
					 Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, and Jefferson.
(3) WITF-TV, Harrisburg: School districts
					 within the counties of Dauphin, Cumberland, York, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry,
					 Adams, Franklin, and Juniata.
(4)
					 WPSX-TV, Clearfield: School districts within the counties of Centre,
					 Clearfield, Clinton, Mifflin, McKean, Potter, Elk, Cameron, Cambria, Blair,
					 Bedford, Fulton, Somerset and Huntingdon.
(5) WLVT-TV, Allentown: School districts
					 within the counties of Northampton, Lehigh, Berks, Carbon, Monroe and
					 Pike.
(6) WVIA-TV,
					 Wilkes-Barre-Scranton: School districts within the counties of Luzerne,
					 Lackawanna, Wayne, Wyoming, Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union,
					 Lycoming, Sullivan, Bradford, Susquehanna, Schuylkill and Tioga.
(7) WQLN-TV, Erie: School districts within
					 the counties of Erie, Warren, Crawford and Forest.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.25 - Regional Educational Broadcasting Councils

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A Regional Educational Broadcasting Council shall be a
						nonprofit corporation established, with the approval of the Secretary for the
						purposes of:
(1) Establishing and
					 coordinating educational broadcasting program needs.
(2) Improving use of educational radio and
					 television.
(3) Evaluating the
					 effectiveness of educational radio and television.
(4) Procuring program services necessary for
					 educational broadcasting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.26 - Administration of service areas

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A broadcasting service area shall be administered by a
						Regional Educational Broadcasting Council in accordance with standards approved
						by the Secretary, the corporate laws of this Commonwealth and; where
						applicable, the regulations of the Federal Communications
						Commission.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter B - EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING › Section 9.27 - Programming

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Programs developed by a Regional Educational Broadcasting
						Council and financed in whole or in part by Departmental and Federal
						educational funds shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary and be
						available to students in this Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 9 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA SERVICES › Subchapter C - MEDIA EQUIPMENT › Section 9.31 - Standards

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The Secretary will develop standards and specifications
						for media equipment, including electronic and nonelectronic, to be purchased
						with Federal and Commonwealth funds appropriated for the media equipment. These
						standards shall apply to media equipment purchased by public schools, nonpublic
						schools and publicly-supported colleges and universities of this
						Commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10 - SAFE SCHOOLS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 10.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to establish and maintain
						a cooperative relationship between school entities and local police departments
						in the reporting and resolution of incidents that occur on school property, at
						a school sponsored activity or on a conveyance as described in the Safe Schools
						Act, such as a school bus, providing transportation to or from a school or
						school sponsored activity.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10 - SAFE SCHOOLS › MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING › Section 10.11 - Memorandum of understanding

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(a)
					 Each chief school administrator shall execute and update, on a biennial basis,
					 a memorandum of understanding with each local police department having
					 jurisdiction over school property of the school entity.
(b) A memorandum of understanding between a
					 school entity and a local police department, including its development and
					 implementation, must meet the requirements of section 1303-A(c) of the Safe
					 Schools Act (24 P. S. §
												13-1303-A(c)).
(c) In developing a memorandum of
					 understanding to execute with a local police department, a school entity shall
					 consult and consider the model memorandum of understanding promulgated by the
					 Board in Appendix A (relating to model memorandum of understanding).
(d) On a biennial basis, a school entity
					 shall file with the Department's Office for Safe Schools a memorandum of
					 understanding with each local police department having jurisdiction over
					 property of the school entity. As part of its filing with the Department, a
					 school entity shall identify substantive differences between the memorandum of
					 understanding adopted by the school entity and the model memorandum of
					 understanding and provide a statement of reasons for the differences.
(e) The Board, on a biennial basis, will
					 review and, as necessary, revise its model memorandum of understanding in
					 Appendix A. As part of its biennial review, the Board will consider the
					 memoranda of understanding filed by school entities with the Department's
					 Office for Safe Schools and statements explaining school entities' reasons for
					 adopting memoranda of understanding having substantive differences with the
					 model memorandum of understanding.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10 - SAFE SCHOOLS › NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS › Section 10.21 - Immediate notification

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(a)
					 The chief school administrator, or a designee, shall immediately notify the
					 local police department when an offense listed in section 1303-A(b)(4.1) of the
					 Safe Schools Act (24 P. S. §
												13-1303-A(b)(4.1))
					 occurs on school property, at a school sponsored activity or on a conveyance as
					 described in the Safe Schools Act, such as a school bus, providing
					 transportation to or from a school or school sponsored activity.
(b) Notification shall be made to the local
					 police department by the most expeditious means practicable.
(c) As part of its notification of the
					 incident to the local police department, the chief school administrator or a
					 designee shall provide as much of the information in this subsection as is
					 available at the time of notification. The gathering of information should not
					 unnecessarily delay notification.
(1) Whether
					 the incident is in-progress or has concluded.
(2) Nature of the incident.
(3) Exact location of the incident.
(4) Number of persons involved in the
					 incident.
(5) Names and ages of the
					 individuals involved.
(6) Weapons
					 involved in the incident.
(7)
					 Whether the weapons have been secured and the custodian of the
					 weapons.
(8) Injuries.
(9) Whether emergency medical services or the
					 fire department was notified.
(10)
					 Identity of the school contact person.
(11) Identity of the witnesses.
(12) Whether the incident involves a student
					 with a disability, the type of disability and its impact on the student's
					 behavior.
(13) Other information as
					 is known to the school entity and believed to be relevant to the
					 incident.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10 - SAFE SCHOOLS › NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS › Section 10.22 - Discretionary notification

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(a)
					 The chief school administrator, or a designee, may notify the local police
					 department having jurisdiction when an offense listed in section 1303-A(b)(4.2)
					 of the Safe Schools Act (24 P. S. §
												13-1303-A(b)(4.2)) occurs on school property,
					 at a school sponsored activity or on a conveyance as described in the Safe
					 Schools Act, such as a school bus, providing transportation to or from a school
					 or school sponsored activity.
(b)
					 In determining whether to notify the local police department of an incident
					 described in subsection (a), the chief school administrator, or a designee, may
					 consider the following factors:
(1) The
					 seriousness of the situation.
(2)
					 The school's ability to defuse or resolve the situation.
(3) The child's intent.
(4) The child's age.
(5) Whether the student has a disability, the
					 type of disability and its impact on the student's behavior.
(6) Other factors believed to be
					 relevant.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 10 - SAFE SCHOOLS › NOTIFICATION OF INCIDENTS › Section 10.25 - Notification to parents/guardians

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(a) A school entity shall immediately notify,
					 as soon as practicable, the parent or guardian of a victim or suspect directly
					 involved in an incident listed in section 1303-A(b)(4.1) or (4.2) of the Safe
					 Schools Act (24 P.S. §
												13-1303-A(b)(4.1)
					 and (4.2)). In making the notification, the school entity shall inform the
					 parent or guardian as to whether the local police department having
					 jurisdiction over property of the school entity has been, or may be, notified
					 of the incident.
(b) A school
					 entity shall document attempts made to reach the parent or guardian of a victim
					 or suspect directly involved in an incident listed in section 1303-A(b)(4.1) or
					 (4.2) of the Safe Schools Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.1 - School term

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Public prekindergartens, when offered, and kindergartens,
						elementary and secondary schools shall be kept open each school year for a
						minimum of 180 days of instruction for students. Days may not be counted as
						days taught on which the schools are closed, and time may not be counted as a
						student session for an activity to which admission is charged. However, when a
						meritorious educational program warrants, the Secretary may, upon request,
						approve a school term containing a minimum of 990 secondary or 900 elementary
						and 450 kindergarten hours of instruction as the equivalent of 180 school days.
						A Prekindergarten Program may be exempted from this requirement when approval
						as a meritorious prekindergarten is granted as provided in §
											4.20(8) 
						(relating to prekindergarten education).
The provisions of this §
													11.1 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1327,
						  1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1330,
						  13-1372,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.2 - School day

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Instruction time for students shall be time in the school
						day devoted to instruction and instructional activities provided as an integral
						part of the school program under the direction of certified school
						employees.
The provisions of this §
													11.2 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1330,
						  1372, 1511 and 2603-B of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1372,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.3 - Minimum required hours

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(a)
					 Minimum hours of instruction time for students shall be as follows:
Grade
Hours
PreK-K
2 hours, 30 minutes, each day of
								  the school term, unless exempted from the minimum hours of instructional time
								  under §
																11.1 (relating to school term)
K
2 hours, 30 minutes, each day of the
								  school term
1-6
900 hours for the school term
7-12
990 hours for the school term
(b) Schools with grade level configurations
					 that differ from those outlined in subsection (a) (for example, K-8), are
					 required to meet the minimum annual hourly requirements for each specified
					 grade level.
The provisions of this §
													11.3 amended under section 2603-B
						  of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
														26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.4 - Early withdrawal for postsecondary institution attendance

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Students attending a postsecondary institution full-time
						prior to graduation from high school shall be dropped from the membership roll
						of the district at the time they stop attending school.
The provisions of this §
													11.4 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1327,
						  1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1330,
						  13-1372,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.5 - Part-time attendance for potential graduates

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(a) Students of school age may qualify for
					 graduation by attending the public school part-time when lawfully employed
					 part-time or when officially enrolled in a postsecondary institution part-time.
					 For reimbursement purposes, membership in the public school shall be calculated
					 by counting the time the students spend in the public school on a pro rata
					 basis.
(b) Public schools that
					 offer students enrollment at a postsecondary institution as part of the high
					 school program and pay the tuition, fees, and textbooks on behalf of students
					 may continue to include the students in their average daily
					 membership.
The provisions of this §
													11.5 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1327,
						  1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1330,
						  13-1372,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.6 - Part-time enrollment of alternative education students

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Students may be allowed to attend public school less than
						full-time because of participation in a Department approved alternative program
						operated by a public school or a private alternative education institution as
						provided by section 1903-E of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
												19-1903-E). For reimbursement purposes, the
						students may be counted as in full membership.
The provisions of this §
													11.6 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1327,
						  1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of The Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1330,
						  13-1351,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.7 - Religious objections

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Students shall be excused from instruction as provided by
						§
											4.4(d)(3)
						(relating to general policies).
The provisions of this §
													11.7 amended under section 1317(a)
						  of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
														367(a)); and sections 1327,
						  1330, 1372, 1511 and 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §§
														13-1327,
						  13-1330,
						  13-1372,
						  15-1511 and
						  26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.8 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Instructional activities
-The term
						includes the following:
(i) Classroom
					 instruction and instructional activities provided under the direction of
					 certified school employees.
(ii)
					 Student services, such as guidance and counseling services, psychological
					 services, speech pathology and audiology services and student health
					 services.
(iii) Opening
					 exercises.
(iv) Homeroom
					 periods.
(v) Supervised study
					 halls.
(vi) Assemblies.
(vii) Clubs, student councils and similar
					 activities conducted during school hours.
(viii) School, group or class educational
					 trips, to which admission is not charged to students or parents and a certified
					 school employee accompanies the students.
(ix) Civil defense, fire, bus evacuation and
					 similar drills.
(x) Prekindergarten
					 or kindergarten orientation, snack-time and play-time if they are an integral
					 part of the kindergarten curriculum.
(xi) Up to 3 days for graduation preparation
					 by students in graduating classes, so long as the preparation occurs within 60
					 days of the commencement ceremony and under the supervision of certified school
					 employees.
(xii) Early dismissal
					 and delayed opening due to inclement weather.
Meritorious educational program
-An
						educational program that, in the opinion of the Secretary, warrants an
						exception to the dates and times of school terms and sessions as provided in
						section 1504(a) of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
												15-1504(a)).
Out-of-school programs
-Programs
						conducted off school grounds, such as cooperative education, job shadowing,
						internships, community exploration, registered apprenticeships and community
						service-learning designed to provide students with real world experiences under
						the general supervision of professional school staff.
Postsecondary institution
-A community
						college, 2-year college, college, university or other authorized degree
						granting institution approved by the Department in accordance with Chapters 31
						and 40 (relating to higher education general provisions; and institutional
						approval).
Prekindergarten
-A program operated by a
						school district or by a community agency under contract from a school district
						that is open to children who are at least 3 years of age and completed prior to
						the school district's entry age for kindergarten.
The provisions of this §
													11.8 adopted under section 2603-B
						  of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
														26-2603-B).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 22 - EDUCATION › Part I - State Board of Education › Subpart A - Miscellaneous Provisions › Chapter 11 - STUDENT ATTENDANCE › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11.9 - Prekindergarten exception

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A school district may make individual exceptions to the
						age of prekindergarten students based upon local policy to permit the
						enrollment of children under age 3 and over age 5.