Center Overview
Transparency
Civil Rights and Non-Discrimination
Civil Rights Data Collection
The 2015–16 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) is a survey of all public schools and school districts in the United States. The CRDC measures student access to courses, programs, staff, and resources that impact education equity and opportunity for students. The CRDC has long provided critical information used by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights in its enforcement and monitoring activities.
In addition, the CRDC is a valuable resource for other federal agencies, policymakers, researchers, educators, school officials, parents, students, and other members of the public who seek data on student equity and opportunity.
To download the CRDC data, visit crdc.ed.gov.
Random Metal Detector Checks
Dear Students/Parents/Guardians,
The Lebanon County Career and Technology Center has a deep concern for the safety and security of its students, employees, and visitors. As you may know, last school year we hired a full-time School Police Officer to support our overall efforts to ensure campus safety and security.
Please be advised that we will be implementing our walk-through metal detector screening beginning on August 26, 2019. All students will be required to walk through the metal detector as they enter the school building. Bookbags will also be randomly searched during this screening procedure. Should there be an alert, we will expect full cooperation from the student in determining the root cause. Searches to resolve such alerts will be conducted on the spot. Failure to cooperate or submit to metal detector screening as requested by staff will result in disciplinary consequences.
The purpose of implementing such security measures is to prevent contraband from entering the building. Our Student Handbook provides a clear explanation of the items prohibited in our school along with the potential consequences for noncompliance.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation as we implement another important safety and security measure. Please contact our School Police Officer directly at 717-273-8551 (extension 2118) if you have any questions.
Right to Know
Pennsylvania Right to Know Act 3 of 2008
The following information is provided pursuant to section 67.504(b) of Act 3 of 2008, the Pennsylvania Right to Know Act. This law guarantees United States’ Citizens ready access to the public records of public institutions. This website is designed to provide the information necessary to request information from the Center. Please see Board Policy #801 – Public Records for more information.
Requesting Information
If you wish to request center information that is available, or “open” to the public, a records request form must be used to request records. To access this form, click on the link and complete the Right to Know Request Form or go to: www.openrecords.pa.gov and then choose RTKL Forms. A hard copy of this form may also be provided by the Open-Records Officer upon request.
A written request for access to records may be submitted in person, by mail, by e-mail, or by facsimile to the Open-Records Officer.
The Open-Records Officer for the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center is Charles Benton. The Officer’s contact information is as follows:
833 Metro Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 273 – 8551
cbenton@lcctc.edu
Response Timeline
Once the request is received, the center has five (5) business days to respond to the request. At that point, the center must identify whether it will fulfill the request, deny the request, in part or in whole, or inform the requestor that additional time is needed to research the question. This additional time cannot exceed 30 days from the date of the response.
Appeal or Denial for Access
If the request is denied, the citizen may appeal to the State Office of Open Records. This request must be made, in writing, within fifteen (15) business days. This written request must state the reason the requestor believes the information requested is a public record and state the reason the center has delayed or denied the request.
Contact information for the state Office of Open Records is:
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
www.openrecords.pa.gov
For further information, or questions relating to Lebanon County Career and Technology Center’s regulations, policies and procedures relating to Right to Know requests, please feel free to contact the Open-Records Officer via the contact information listed above.
