Partnership Guide
Why a Partnerships for Student Success in Special Education Guide?
The Partnership for Student Success in Special Education (P4SSinSE) Guide promotes seven values to establish and build upon connections that create and sustain relationships in your school community among school personnel and parents of children with disabilities.
- Developed by NH Connections
- Provides strategies to support districts and parent groups
- To assist districts to collaborate with parent groups
- To provide step by step guidance to foster the health and sustainability of groups in your district
- To offer activities taking a professional approach
- To create a welcoming environment
- To engage family involvement in special education
- The P4SSinSE includes
- A Guide of Information sheets
- Templates and forms
- Resource links
- Checklists
- PowerPoint to help guide groups
The P4SSinSE Guide (PDF- currently under revision) can be downloaded and printed. It can be used as a booklet or as individual colorful documents. This guide includes informational sheets, templates and forms, resources links, and links to funders.
The strategies offered in the P4SSinSE Guide are key components for the success of the special education community relationships and ultimately the success of children in special education. Key concepts include inform the parents of the special education process, act together for shared interests, create opportunities to build relationships, use a professional approach, recognize that we are all part of the solution, provide opportunities to share resources and experiences, create mutual respect and understanding of all partners, and encourage participation of parents in their child’s IEP and in the school community to support district priorities of children in special education.
As the concepts in the guide are implemented, the collaborations between school personnel and parents of children with disabilities will be improved and ensure quality decisions are made. Informed school personnel and parents working in collaboration with the special education team will be better used to ensure the success of children in your district.
