Welcome to NH Connections!
NH Connections offers a wealth of information through this website. We are equipped to provide technical assistance to special education directors, coordinators and teachers on how to engage parents of children with disabilities and their families in their child’s school and learning and development. We are equipped to help you to engage parents to be involved in priority issues around special education at your school.
NH Connections offers toolkits, checklists, and resources that will help to create, maintain, and sustain relationships among school personnel of special education teachers, special education coordinators and paraprofessionals, and parents and families.
Parent Leadership Series — Save the Date!
NH Connections is now offering The Parent Leadership Series.
The training gives parents of children with disabilities skills to assume leadership positions on their children’s school teams, on parent support groups, and to support their district goals. Read on!
South Central Region
Manchester, Manchester SAU District Office Conference Room
Tuesday, March 9, 9 – 2 and Tuesday, March 16, 9 – 2
Lakes Region
Plymouth, Whole Village Family Resource Center
Tuesday, April 6, 9-2 and Tuesday, April 13, 9-2
The two day training is offered at no cost. NH Connections is a project of the Parent Information Center funded by the Department of Education Bureau of Special Education.
Regional Support Networks
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Regional Support Networks provide the platform for the exchange of knowledge and experiences gained during the creation, development, and sustainability of the local school partnership groups. Regional Support Networks consist of partners to support opportunities for active engagement among school districts and parents or children with disabilities to address issues that are unique to the region or statewide system, and provide access to an infrastructure for communication of events and stories.
Regional Support Networks meet during the school year during fall, winter and spring. The first meeting is for sharing of information, to plan a regional forum, and to network with partners who share in the want to create change for student success in special education. The second meeting is the regional forum to address the needs of the region. The following meeting is to create action plans to reach the goals of the Region. The final meeting is a celebration of the year and a ceremony to reward those partners who have worked diligently throughout the year.
NH Connections provides a Director and five Regional Support Network facilitators dedicated to advancing the work of partners in special education.
The Director and the Region facilitators provide technical assistance to create partnerships for family involvement. NH Connections is available for speaking engagements and offers a series of workshops as well as facilitation skills for the management of world café style conversations, strategic planning, and action planning.
On each Region's page:
- The Promising Practices tab includes stories of active engagement of schools and their community of families that have lead to advancement of services for children and youth in special education.
- The School District Connections tab includes a listing of SAU's, school districts, and special education contact.
- The Parent Connections tab includes a listing of Parent Groups which support families and their local school district or region.
- The Community Connections tab includes a list of links to organizations and individuals who provide services to children and youth with disabilities and their families.
What is Happening in NH Around Parent Involvement in Special Education?
Parent involvement is a priority. It is on the radar nationwide, statewide and in your school district. The NH PIRC website offers a wealth of information on the importance of parent involvement in schools/school districts as the evidence is in that parent involvement impacts student outcomes. Governor Lynch has proclaimed October to be Parent Involvement in Education month.
What does parent involvement in special education mean to school personnel in your school district? What does parent involvement mean to students with disabilities and families of children in special education? What does parent involvement mean to parents who are key decision makers in their child/ren’s Individual Education Plan?
