Announcements

October 1, 2025

Get spooky, October 🎃 is here with an update from the PaTTAN AEDY Team! These are the top 3 things you need to know this month: 

1. AEDY Trainings This Month

(TODAY - Student Referrals Training | October 1, 2pm - 4pm | Act 48 Credit Available) A full review of the AEDY Referrals system in Leader Services/IMS! Highly recommended for new administrators and program staff. Additional trainings will be held in January.

(AEDY Goal Writing Training | October 8, 2pm - 3:30pm | Act 48 Credit Available) Come with your goal writing team and continue developing your skills for writing student goals! Highly recommended for program staff involved in goal writing.  

(AEDY Community of Practice | October 16, 10am - 11am) A community of practice (CoP) is a discussion group based around a common topic. In these groups, participants talk about new learnings and ideas and share them with one another. 

(AEDY Lunch Bunch for Sending LEAs | October 21, 10:30am - 11am) Join the AEDY Team as we highlight and review important AEDY information and review LEA tricky scenarios together. This session will focus on Due Process.

A downloadable flyer with all registration links is available here as well as on the Upcoming Trainings page.

2. Goals: Write this NOT that!

Within the first 5 days of placement, the AEDY Program must develop required behavioral goal(s) related to the behavior of concern using information provided by the referral criteria/behavior, behavioral assessment, and any other information sources such as speaking to the student. Here are some examples:

DON'T write:

❌Chris will write a "self-check process" with his counselor, then utilize the process to complete a daily self-check to ensure he is only in possession of school sanctioned items 100% of the time during the 45-day review period.

❌Kat will display good behavior for 90% of days while in AEDY.

❌Jess will demonstrate self-control by not possessing any contraband such as weapons or vapes at least 100% of the time over the next review period.

DO write:

✅When Chris is presented with scenarios requiring decision making skills, he will be able to identify the current stressor(s), how they affect his decision making skills, and identify at least one "best possible solution" in 4 out of 5 opportunities a week in 7/9 weeks.

✅Kat will foster healthy relationships/coping mechanisms by communicating effectively with peers 75% of the time per week for 7 out of 9 weeks as measured by staff observations and the "Respect Yourself and Others" section of the behavior matrix.

✅When prompted, Kat will practice self-awareness by identifying her emotions (with or without the use of visual aids) in 75% of opportunities per week for 6 out of 9 weeks.  

✅Jess will use identified coping skills (defined on behavior tracking sheet)  to manage feelings of anger and frustration in an appropriate and safe manner (taking deep breaths, walking away from a triggering situation, using calm verbal expressions to state feelings, or seeking help from an adult, without yelling, hitting, or engaging in other unsafe behaviors) 80% of the time as measured by staff observation and student reflection conducted weekly with a preferred staff member.  

Questions on the above? Attend the Goal Writing Training on October 8th at 2:30pm or send an email to aedy@pattan.net for individualized support!

3. Due Process - What is Required?

Providing Due Process is an important part of the AEDY Referral procedure and is regulated by PA Code. Take 10-15 minutes to familiarize yourself with the legislation below to gain an understanding of how due process must be provided to students.

• 22 Pa. Code § 12.6 - Exclusions from School.

• 22 Pa. Code § 12.8 - Hearings.

• 22 Pa. Code § 14.143 - Disciplinary Placements.

• BEC: Disciplinary Exclusions of Students Who Are Eligible for Special Education

September 2, 2025

Sharpen those pencils, the school year is here ✏️! Here are the top 3 things you need to know about AEDY as the year begins:

1. AEDY Essentials

New to AEDY or just need a refresher? Here's the short list of resources (with time estimates!) for your task list:

1. 1. Top 5 Things to Know about AEDY (3 minutes) - Video with a brief overview of AEDY

   2. AEDY for Sending LEAs (9 minutes) - Video to further orient you to AEDY, includes some background knowledge on where rules came from.

   3. The Formal Periodic Review (Four 5 - 12 minute videos) - A video series (with transcripts) that looks at the FPR process from each lens, starting from when the student is first seated. A great resource to share with families!

   4. Student Referrals and Roster Checks (~1 hr start to finish, ~10 minutes to figure out what sections are where and bookmark the page) - a web module designed to skip around in as needed with step-by-step instructions on how to complete referrals in IMS. 

   5. AEDY BEC and AEDY Guidelines (~1 hr total, to read in entirety) - Bookmark these! A complete and full review of all AEDY requirements.  

2. AEDY Trainings This Month

(Student Referrals Trainings | September 16, 10am | Act 48 Credit Available) A full review of the AEDY Referrals system in Leader Services/IMS! Highly recommended for new administrators and program staff. An additional fall training is available October 1 at 2pm. 

(Lunch & Learn for AEDY Programs | September 24, 11am) Join us to hear from fellow AEDY Programs about what’s going well and how they do it! Includes a brief presentation from an AEDY Program and a short Q&A. Any materials will be shared at the end of each session.

(Formal Periodic Reviews: From Initial to Exit | September 25, 10am | Act 48 Credit Available) A full review of the Formal Periodic Review process, from the time a student is seated in AEDY to when they return to the LEA. Highly recommended for new administrators and program staff. 

A downloadable flyer with all registration links is available here as well as on the Upcoming Trainings page.

3. *NEW* Counseling Log Templates Available Now!

All AEDY programs are required to keep a log of counseling services provided to students in placement. Two new counseling log templates are now available on the AEDY Website here. Each is offered as a Google Sheet and Excel file. *Please read the Notes section below the file buttons for important notes about using the templates.*

AEDY Programs are NOT required to use the provided template. Any questions about how to use the templates can be directed to kzimmermann@pattan.net.