Special Education, Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh Resource Guide PATTAN pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance a multifaceted, comprehensiveParent Directed Family SERI Special education resources on the Internet http://www.carnegielibrary.org/subject/education/k12/specialed.html
Extractions: Parent and Community Involvement Internet Resouces National Education goals for the year 2000 state that "every school will promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children." These goals can be met through involvement on multiple levels and by multiple participants: Schools can involve parents in the decision-making process educating and training them in curriculum, budget, reform and other issues; facilitating their participation in course selection and student placement; and providing parents with current information on school policies and student performance. Parents can construct a relationship with schools and teachers through a variety of strategies , such as personal communication with teachers (notes, phone calls, meetings), asking the teachers for regular feedback (positive as well as negative), volunteering to assist with school activities, and monitoring their child's homework.
Parent-Teacher Connection features on issues from pregnancy through elementary school Today's parent Dr.Toy of education pennsylvania Home education Network Home education websites http://www.dcls.org/w/p/
Fact Sheet #21: Resources assistance, consultation and referral for assistance within parent's areas. PennsylvaniaResources and Information Center for Special education (PRISE) 800 http://www.pinofpa.org/resources/fact-21.html
Extractions: Pennsylvania Resources National Organizations This reading list presents only a few of the resources which parents might find helpful. Apollini, Ph.D., Tony. (1984). Self Advocacy: How to be a Winner. National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth ( NICHCY ), Washington, D.C. Bain, Lisa. (1991). A Parents Guide to Attention Deficit Disorder. Delta Books, New York. Beattie, Melody (1987). Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself. Harper and Row, N.Y. Cantor, Sheila. (1982). The Schizophrenic Child: A Primer for Parents and Professionals. The Eden Press distributed by University of Toronto Press. Des Jardins, Charlotte. (1992 Revised). How to Get Services by Being Assertive. Family Resource Center for Disabilities , Chicago, IL. Isaacs, Ph.D., Mareasa R. and Benjamin, ACSW, Marva P. (1989 and 1991). Towards a Culturally Competent System of Care Vol I and II. CASSP Technical Assistance Center , Georgetown University Child Development Center, Washington, D.C. Isaacs, Ph.D. Mareasa R. (1986) Developing Mental Health Programs for Minority Youth and Their Families.
Pennsylvania Education Policy Center The pennsylvania Catholic Council maintains an archive of Secretary of education RichardRiley's statement guidelines on A parent's Guide to Religion in the http://www.ed.psu.edu/pepc/religion_education.html
404: Not Found Legal, family, education, medical, therapies, disabilities Category Reference education Special education Learning Disabilities FAMILY. Family education Network parent to parent of pennsylvania The Beach Centeron Families and Disability The Center for Creative Play The Foster http://www.asri.edu/CFSP/brochure/library.htm
Rhode Island School-to-Career | Parent Resources Research Center, Pittsburgh, pennsylvania This center www.nclr.org/; National EducationAssociation, Washington home and promoting parentchild communication. http://www.ristc.org/parent_resources.htm
Head Start Funding Resources recently announced the availability of $12 million in TANF funds to replicate theParent Child Home The pennsylvania Higher education Assistance Agency http://www.paheadstart.org/hsfunding.html
Extractions: Head Start Funding Resources Head Start programs continue to face the challenge of expanding services to offer additional hours and work with more families. Whether a program needs to acquire new facilities, renovate existing centers, hire additional staff, or pursue Early Childhood Education degrees for staff, the funds needed to meet these various needs can come from multiple sources. Utilize State Funds (See Below) Head Start Funding Announcements Non-Federal Share Head Start legislation mandates that programs match federal funding with a 20% non-federal share. Often finding funding sources that qualify as a non-federal match is difficult. PHSA has listed thirty-five ideas for building non-federal share. This list was provided by Peggi Yacovissi of Bradford-Tioga Head Start 1. State HS dollars 2. College tuition vouchers given for sponsoring interns/student teachers 3. Food donations 4. Donated medical care 5. Reduced rent and utilities included 6. Donated child professional services (mental health, therapies, etc)
Pennsylvania PTA: About And so would we. We're the pennsylvania PTA and we support better education, moreresources, safer schools for every child, and greater parent involvement. http://www.papta.org/about/about-involved.php
Extractions: Corporate Support You're the kind of parent who would do anything for your child. And so would we. We're the Pennsylvania PTA and we support better education, more resources, safer schools for every child, and greater parent involvement. From homework to recess, from friendships to family, your child's development never stops. And neither do we. When you join PTA, you join millions of others nation-wide and thousands of others state-wide who care about issues that affect kids. Kids and violence. Kids and TV. And of course, kids and school. Membership is open to anyone concerned with the education, health, and welfare of children and youth. If there's not a PTA already working in your community, you can organize one or join a nearby local PTA unit.
Pennsylvania PTA: Parents & Community www.titlei.org); US Department of education's No Child with school officials to drafta parent involvement policy Contact pennsylvania PTA to schedule a Building http://www.papta.org/parents/hot-1.php
Extractions: Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) targets federal funds to high-poverty communities to provide compensatory educational services to low-achieving students. These funds are distributed by a poverty-based formula to approximately 90 percent of school districts in the nation. Title I schools can use federal funds in a number of ways - developing assessments, providing professional development opportunities, offering support services, improving curriculum, and so forth - to ensure that low-achieving children are able to meet the same high academic standards all children are expected to meet. Unfortunately, however, funding for Title I is only sufficient to fully serve about one-third of all eligible children.
Parent Education Network - Pennsylvania of education under the Individuals with Disabilities education Act (IDEA just a fewof the topics covered by parent centers Geographic Areas Served, pennsylvania. http://www.dssc.org/frc/TAGuide/pti/pa2.htm
Extractions: Phone (717) 600-0100; (800) 522-5827 (in-state only); (800) 441-5028 (Spanish in PA) TTY Fax E-mail pen@parentednet.org Web Address www.parentednet.org Target Audiences Parent Centers (Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers) work with families of children and young adults from birth to age 22 with all disabilities: physical, mental, learning, emotional, and attention deficit disorders. Parent Centers train and inform parents and professionals, help families obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities, work to improve educational results for all children, resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies and connect children with disabilities to community resources that address their needs. Parent centers are funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Each state has at least one parent center, and states with large populations may have more. There are approximately 100 parent centers in the U.S. Topical Areas IDEA 97, Rights and Responsibilities, Procedural Safeguards, Early Childhood, Transition (these are just a few of the topics covered by parent centers)
Pennsylvania's School Districts The Strategic Plan and the Special education Plan Making the resources. The PennsylvaniaTraining and Technical Assistance Network and Intermediate Units http://www.pattan.k12.pa.us/partnerships/schooldis.htm
Extractions: Resources Links The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has 501 school districts. Each district has unique needs in terms of professional development and technical assistance. The Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) works collaboratively with school districts and local Intermediate Units to design and implement technical assistance and professional development services that build local capacity and address immediate training needs. These services may include: Facing an increasingly diverse student population with diverse learning needs and styles, services are available to assist school districts with their mission to provide rigorous and challenging curriculum for all students. Support with aligning curriculum to state standards, and aligning special education and general education curriculum are examples of the technical assistance and professional development opportunities available from the PaTTAN. These services assist school districts in meeting the requirements of Chapter 14 for students with disabilities to be included in the general education curriculum.
Parenting Resources - The York Daily Record resources FOR parentS OF CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL OR PA 17019 Service Area PennsylvaniaTime Live and literature on special education; parent and student rights http://www.ydr.com/local/parent/parent10.shtml
Extractions: Search ydr.com Search the web Browse About us Announcements Awards Books Calendar of Events Classifieds Contact us Friday Magazine Health/Environment Jobs at YDR Mike Argento Newslibrary News Projects Obituaries Pets Photos ProQuest Archive Religion Tuned In YDR Links YDR Store York County History DIRECTORY OF PARENTING RESOURCES in YORK COUNTY The Arc of York County
Links pennsylvania School Reform Network An initiative of the education Law Center, PSRNis a parentfocused resource for legal issues in special http://www.ed4allkids.org/links/
Extractions: School Reform Publications and Other Resources ... Advocacy page for an online course in cyber-advocacy. Virtual Backpack for Parents Southwest Educational Development Laboratory : This not-for-profit research organization has a special focus on family/community involvement in schools and student learning. See their and their database of publications on this topic, the Connection Collection : These standards for schools to follow are accompanied by indicators that show in more detail how each standard could be met by a school or district. The site includes research findings about parent involvement and guidelines for using the standards to improve relations between parents and schools. Click here for the Pennsylvania PTA site.
Extractions: Parent News for July-August 2000 Resources for Parents Conference Calendar Conference Florence Crittenton Roundtable. Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Parenting: Building Bridges to Success Sponsor : Child Welfare League of America Date : August 2-4, 2000 Place : San Francisco, California Description : Hundreds of professionals in the fields of child welfare, medicine, social work, education, public policy, and research will convene in San Francisco to address the concerns of too-early births to teens, to collaborate on strengthening young families and establishing new policy initiatives, and to share their successes. Contact Child Welfare League of America
Parent Education Series parent education Network 2107 Industrial Highway York information on special educationprocess, technical pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network http://www.hmc.psu.edu/pediatricneurology/edu/
ASCEND Group, Inc. - Resources IEPs parent ADVOCACY Links to sites and providing legal information regardingeducation and services. pennsylvania REGIONAL resources A collection of http://www.ascendgroup.org/Resources.html
Vaccine Education Center-Resources For Healthcare Professionals the books, Vaccines What Every parent Should Know Professor at the University ofPennsylvania School of more about the Vaccine education Center's educational http://www.vaccine.chop.edu/about.shtml
Extractions: The Center, through its web site, informational materials, and speakers programs, seeks to dispel some of the common misconceptions and misinformation surrounding childhood vaccines. The goal is to communicate the facts about each vaccine as well as how vaccines are made, how and why vaccines work, who recommends them, whether they are safe, whether they are still necessary, and when they should be given.