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NH Connections offers an Enews letter Catch the Buzz which contains valuable tips, strategies to improve relationships, and links to resources around parent involvement in special education. To receive notice in your inbox of the current Enews, go to the home page and submit your email address or email a region facilitator to request that your name be on the list.
Issue Brief - February 2010
Parent Involvement in Special Education - what does it mean to the South Central Region? A forum was held in January 2010 where parents, educators, school administrators, and community service providers talked about what is happening now in their local schools around parent involvement, what their vision of ideal parent involvement is, and what barriers or challenges exist to reach the vision. The South Central Regional Support Network identified three priorities to now address by creating and implementing action plans.Read the Issue Brief on the South Central Parent Involvement in Special Education forum.
January 30, 2010
As parent involvement in a child's education is important to the child's success, so is parent involvement in the school system for support to the individuals who work in the district and to the parents of the children who attend the schools. Parent leaders can support a district by collaborating among parents and educators, supporting the school district at school board meetings, and by being available as a resource to teachers and administrators. A parent can have a positive impact in their district after they receive training.
In this Enews, learn the scope of concepts and strategies that the Parent Leadership Series will provide to the participants, those parents who have children with disabilities and educators who work with parents and want to learn more about leadership skills and parent involvement.
NH Connections offers this training one time in each of the 5 regions in NH and the series is free of charge. Each training is in collaboration with school districts and the special education administration office.
Read on! (PDF, 714k)
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Catch the Buzz Enews from NH Connections January 5 2010.pdf ( 680K) Educators and parents working together: take a professional approach, pursue a balance of advocacy and inquiry, P4SSinSE Guide outlines 10 research based concepts for success, recognize that we are all part of the solution. |
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Catch the Buzz Enews from NH Connections December 13 2009.pdf (563K) What do partnership teams do to be successful? Identify team member roles, communication, goal oriented, conduct useful meetings, make decisions collegially and share leadership, celebrate successes. |
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Catch the Buzz Enews from NH Connections Nov 29 09.pdf (411K) WHAT DO WE KNOW from U.S. and international studies of family and community involvement in schools? Six types of parent involvement … click to learn more. |
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Catch the Buzz Enews from NH Connections Nov 15 20.pdf (457K) Recommendations for strategies to adapt while establishing Partnership Teams for Student Success in Special Education. Analyze the results of the Parent Involvement Survey and improve response rates. |
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Catch the Buzz Enews from NH Connections Nov 1 2009.pdf (439K) The Parent Information Center is awarded the grant from the NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education to continue the NH Connections project. |
Here are great clips on parent involvement.
www.edvantia.org/publications/arccwebcast/march06
I Need My Teachers to Learn 2.0
A thoughtful video presentation, much discussed around the web today, about the students' point of view of school. Enjoy!
