Frequently Asked Questions

What is NH Connections?
NH Connections is a project funded by NH Department of Education Bureau of Special Education to provide technical assistance to schools, families, and community members to create partnerships to improve educational outcomes for all NH children while meeting the unique needs of children/youth with special needs and their families. NH Connections provides technical assistance to increase parent involvement in schools guided by the analysis of the results of the Parent Involvement Survey, tools and checklists of research based approaches.

Why become a member of NH Connections?
To support the mission, to advance your region and local community to improve educational outcomes, to know you are a member of a team who is creating change, to learn from members, to provide your expertise to the team, to address issues which are personal to you in the effort to help future children.

What is a Regional Support Network?
The NH Connections project provides for the time of a facilitator in five regions of NH. NH has five regions identified as North Country, Lakes Region, Central Southwest, South Central, and Seacoast. The Regional Support Networks provide the platform for exchange of knowledge and experiences gained during the development and sustainability of local school partnership teams. The Network will increase awareness of resources, identify the regional gaps in supports and services, and work to address those gaps. The Regional Support Networks meet in the spring to celebrate the successes of the work of the local school district partnership teams.

What is parent involvement?
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What is a local school district partnership team?
Research has found that when schools, families and community members partner to address issues for student success, “When families are involved, students hear common messages from home and school about the importance of attending school, staying in school, and working hard as a student.” A priority of the NH DoE and NH Connections is to provide technical assistance to your local school district on parent involvement and to help create and maintain partnerships.

Why join a Regional Support Network?
Join to meet parents, school staff, and community members who are dedicated to improving student success for children, youth and families, gain resources to support local schools, acquire training resources to support your partnership skills, have a voice to identify needs to create change, receive information on promising practices to improve partnerships among families and schools, have access to trainings and information to support special education and parent involvement, and have access to help in promoting programs and services in your location.

When and where do the Networks meet?
Each team meets a minimum of three times per year depending on the needs of the Regional Support Network. One time in the fall to plan the year, one time in winter for a regional forum, and one time for a celebration of the work accomplished. Please check schedule with the Region Facilitator.

Why join a local school district partnership team?