Resources

A Resource toolkit provided by NH Connections offers guides, checklists, online and printed materials, and links on topics of parent involvement, strategies to assess current practices, strategies to create and sustain partnerships, and special education topics.

Why partnerships in special education? Read here to find out what you can do to create and maintain partnerships in special education.

Partnerships for Student Success in Special Education (P4SSinSE) is a  practical guide to partners in action.

The Partnerships for Student Success in Special Education (P4SSinSE) guide was developed by NH Connections to support parent groups, and PTA/PTOs to successfully connect families, schools, and communities, in creating a welcoming environment, to engage family involvement for the success of students in special education. The Partnership for Student Success in Special Education guide includes information sheets and other resources that provide step by step guidance to foster the health and sustainability of your group.

Sample templates and forms are available as a to be used as is or to be customized to your group and school/school district needs.

Funding sources are available as a way to continue to offer events and activiites in your school community. Remember! The resources available to the partners in your school district and community are valuable to building relationships and creating and sustaining partnerships. Please contact NH Connections if you see changes to this list or if you find a resource that you think should be listed.

Checklists are a great way to help those who work in special education to review current practices of parent involvement and to create plans to create and sustain partnerships.

Weblinks to resources for parent involvement in special education are listed in the Weblink tab of this website.

Speakers Bureau page includes a list of providers who offer technical assistance and trainings on specific topics in special education and parent involvement.

Do words and acronyms in special education get you down? Click here for a glossary of terms.
 

A Family Guide to Special Education in New Hampshire

The Parent Information Center on Special Education, in collaboration with NH Connections, has developed a new resource for families.  A Family Guide to Special Education in New Hampshire is an easy-to-read overview of the special education process and includes questions parents can ask to help them better participate.  Download a copy of the guide from the NH Connections website. Include the Family Guide on your school/school district website. Click on the image to the left to download the pdf of A Family Guide to Special Education in New Hampshire.