Educating future Kansas teachers about parent involvement is one of the most effective way to invite parents to share in the education of their children. The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) provides training and resources to faculty and students at institutions of higher education, so that teacher education curriculum can be expanded to include more effective tools for parent involvement, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislated requirements, and diversity.
Parent Leadership: Successful Strategies
Although public policies governing education, health and human services and family support have promoted parent leadership for years, State and local programs often have encountered many challenges in engaging parents in leadership roles. This “successful strategies” document shares lessons from parents and organizations that have led the way. It is designed to help Community-Based Family Resource and Support (CBFRS) programs promote and expand parent leadership. Filed under Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with leadership parent involvement Parent Involvement Plan on January 26, 2010 # |
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Engaging All Parents
Research about the positive impact of Parent Involvement, presented by KPIRC Director, Jane Groff. Filed under Parents Schools Higher Education Businesses and tagged with ESEA Law Title 1 research on January 26, 2010 # |
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Healthy Kids Challenge
Healthy Kids Challenge (HKC) is a nonprofit, dedicated to helping schools, programs, and communities with solutions to support kids and families with making healthy eating and physical activity choices. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with health food nutrition on January 07, 2010 # |
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A Family Guide to Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports (SWPBS)
The link between families and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports (SWPBS) is an important one. When families are meaningfully involved in educational activities their children do better in schools. Families play an important part in their child’s education and social development. The presence of parents in schools not only provides additional academic supports but also creates community and cultural connections. In many schools, family participation in the schoolwide positive behavior support process is growing. Family members are part of state, district, and school planning teams and participate in schoolwide activities in a variety of ways. Family involvement helps to provide consistency between home and school, the key to success for all students. Family members participate in the assessment and problem solving process to create individualized positive behavior support plans when necessary for their children. This booklet is designed to help families understand the important role they play in Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports. Filed under Parents Schools Higher Education and tagged with behavior positive behavior support PBS SWPBS on December 14, 2009 # |
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Proclamation
Proclamation by Governor Mark Parkinson that October, 2009 is Parent Involvement month. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education Businesses Espanol and tagged with proclamation on October 09, 2009 # |
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2009 Parent Leadership Conference Brochure
This is a downloadable brochure for the 2009 Parent Leadership Conference, October 1 & 2, Topeka, Kansas. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education Businesses Espanol and tagged with parent leadership parenting on July 28, 2009 # |
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Successful Parent Involvement Practices in Kansas Schools
In January of 2008, the Kansas State Board of Education endorsed the new PTA National Standards for Family School Partnerships. The PTA National Family School Partnership Standards were family school partnerships and parent involvement practices. This resource highlights Kansas schools that have exhibited exemplary practices in Parent Involvement in Kansas. Filed under Schools Higher Education and tagged with family school partnership effective practices national standards PTA NCLB on June 15, 2009 # |
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No Child Left Behind
The ED Pubs web site is intended to help you identify and order U.S. Department of Education products. All publications are provided at no cost to the general public by the U.S. Department of Education. ED Pubs offers more than 6,000 titles. Items include: * Brochures * CD–ROMs * Grant applications * Newsletters * Posters * Research reports * Videotapes * Financial aid products Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education and tagged with school choice supplemental education services accountability on November 19, 2008 # |
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The Civil Rights Project
This is a new report from Harvard that is a critical analysis of the NCLB Filed under Higher Education and tagged with civil rights NCLB on October 30, 2008 # |
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Region VII Comprehensive Center
The University of Oklahoma is the site of the Region VII Comprehensive Center, the current federally funded technical assistance center for Kansas. The goal of the Comprehensive Centers is to assist schools in understanding and applying the federal legislation. Educators will find many useful NCLB related resources at this site. Filed under Higher Education and tagged with NCLB Region VII on October 30, 2008 # |
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