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Resources for AdministratorsThere are currently 160 resource(s) for Administrators in the NCPIE database. To order a resource, please contact its publishing organization. Academy for Educational Development Schools and Community Services1825 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20009 Voice: 202-884-8400 Fax: 202-884-8200 Web Address: www.aed.org
Resource Title: Bridging the Gap: A Rationale for Enhancing the Role of Community Organizations in Promoting Youth Development Price: Free Author: Karen J. Pittman and Marlene Wright Description: February, 1991. An examination of the reasons to include community organizations in the pursuit of the goals of self-esteem building and opportunity development for youth. Alaska Parent Information and Resource Center 210 FerryJuneau AK 99801 Voice: 907.586.6806 Fax: 907.463-3811 Contact: Julie Staley Contact E-mail: julies@serrc.org Web Address: www.akpirc.org
Resource Title: Parent Guides Price: Free Author: AKPIRC Description: AKPIRC has a assortment of guides that share information with families on ESEA, state accountability, why parent involvement is important, and how parents can be more involved. Most guides are written at two levels, in-depth and an overview. Resource Title: PowerPoint trainings for families Price: Free Author: AKPIRC Description: AKPIRC offers an assortment of ready to use PowerPoint presentations that school staff and communities can use to share with families. Topics include: understanding Alaska's statewide tests, helping children develop language skills, and more. Alliance for Children and Families 1001 Connecticut Avenue NWSuite 601 Washington DC 20036 Voice: 202-429-0400 Fax: 202-429-0178 Web Address: www.alliance1.org
Resource Title: Families in Society Description: Bi-monthly. This peer-reviewed professional journal serves as a forum for addressing the interests, activities, and concerns of professionals in direct practice as well as associates in supervision, administration, policy and planning, research, and education. Formerly known as Social Casework. American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education 1307 New York Avenue NWSuite 300 Washington DC 20005 Voice: 202-293-2450 Fax: 202-457-8095 Web Address: www.aacte.org
Resource Title: Various Publications about Education Description: AACTE maintains an extensive list of publications on a variety of topics related to education, including Research and Reference, Standards and Assessment, Teaching and Learning, Diversity Issues, Education Reform Issues, Federal and State Issues, Leadership Issues and Professional Development. American Association of School Administrators Community Outreach1801 North Moore Street Arlington VA 22209 Voice: 703-875-0706 Fax: 703-807-1849 Web Address: www.aasa.org
Resource Title: AASA Professor Description: A quarterly journal focusing on research and best practices that advance the profession of educational administration. America's Promise — The Alliance for Youth 909 N Washington StreetSuite 400 Alexandria VA 22314 Voice: 703-684-4500, 800-365-0153 x3835 Fax: 703-535-3900 Contact: Kris Minor Contact E-mail: KrisM@americaspromise.org Web Address: www.americaspromise.org
Resource Title: Communities of Promise Toolkit: "How to Become a Community of Promise" Price: Free Description: This toolkit contains information and resources on how to make your community a Community of Promise by increasing resources and opportunities for young people. The following guides are available: "Becoming a Community of Promise: Proven Strategies That Are Working," "Guide to Conducting a Needs Assessment," "Community of Promise Implementation Pack," "Neighborhood Planning Guide" and "City/County Planning Guide." Resource Title: Making a Difference -- Saving Our Kids Price: $12.00 Description: This 30-minute video features examples of how America's Promise commitment makers are keeping their promise to our nation's youth. Guests include: former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, General Powell, Janet Jackson, Carlos Santana, Oprah Winfrey, Rita Morena and Hugh O'Brien. Annenberg Institute for Social Reform 1640 Roxanna Road NWWashington DC 20012 Voice: 202-882-1582 Fax: 202-882-2138 Contact: Anne T. Henderson, Senior Consultant, Community Involvement Program Web Address: steinhardt.nyu.edu/iesp/
Resource Title: Community Organizing for School Improvement in the South Bronx Price: Free Description: This case study tells the story of how low-income parents organized, with help from the community group that redeveloped their housing project, to improve a poor-performing school in district 9. The paper focuses on community organizing as a new form of parent and community engagement, and analyzes the political situation in low-income neighborhoods. Resource Title: Demystifying the Data Price: Free Description: This information sheet is aimed at making NYC school data accessible and understandable. Each sheet is devoted to one issue (such as performance budgeting) and explains it in a jargon-free manner. Included in School Watch. Resource Title: Various Reports and Evaluation Studies Price: Free Description: Published evaluation studies on programs such as the cost-effectiveness of small schools, reorganizing NYC special education programs, and privatizing public schools. ASPIRA Association, Inc. 1444 I Street NWSuite 800 Washington DC 20005 Voice: 202-835-3600 Ext. 114 Fax: 202-835-3613 Contact: Hilda Crespo, Vice President, Public Policy Contact E-mail: hcrespo@aspira.org Web Address: www.aspira.org
Resource Title: The APEX Workshop Series Manual and Facilitators Guide Price: $85.00 Description: The APEX Workshop series has 10 workshops which address parent training. They promote parent engagement in their children's education and in the leaderhip structure of their schools. Also included is a Facilitator's guide available in both English or Spanish. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1703 N BeauregardAlexandria VA 22311 Voice: 703-575-5610 Fax: 703-575-5408 Contact: Barbara Gleason Web Address: www.ascd.org
Resource Title: Curriculum Update Price: Additional copies are $3 each (prepaid only). Description: Reports trends, research findings, exemplary programs, and available resources in a specific curriculum area. It is published four times per year as a supplement to Education Update, the official newsletter of ASCD. Subscriptions to Curriculum Update are included in ASCD membership. Resource Title: The Brain and Learning Price: $590.00 (Members $490.00). Author: Marian Diamond, Pat Wolfe, Eric Jensen, Geoffrey Caine, Robert Sylvester Description: Video Series. includes the videotape What Parents Need to Know. (ASCD video, 1998) Four 20- to 30-minute videotapes and a Facilitator's Guide. This video series explains how the brain functions and shows examples of elementary through high school classrooms where teachers are applying brain-based principles to enhance learning. It also encourages parents to become full partners in the effort to make education more brain friendly. Resource Title: Classroom Leadership and Classroom Leadership Online Price: Free online. Paper copies $3.00 each. Description: Classroom Leadership Online is the online sister publication of Classroom Leadership. It is published 9 times a year (monthly except January, June, and July) and is linked thematically to Educational Leadership, ASCD's magazine. Classroom Leadership Online is a free publication that helps readers explore education topics, as seen through teachers' eyes and heard through teachers' voices. Resource Title: Communicating with the Public: A Guide for School Leaders Price: $22.95 (Members $18.95). Author: Anne Meek Description: (ASCD book, 1999) 8" x 10", 144 pages. This book helps educators gain the knowledge and confidence they need to create and implement an effective communication program. It provides strategies for cultivating the ongoing relationships necessary for long-term support of schools, including the communication roles of educators working in schools and those working in central offices. Basics include: Strategic communications planning; analysis; teamwork between schools and central offices; coordination with community relations offices; and program evaluation. Resources include a school climate checklist; tips for working with the news media; guidelines for conducting focus groups; and help with creating news releases, Web sites, and videos. Resource Title: Managing Today's Classroom Price: Set of three is $580 (Members $480). Individual tapes $210 each (Members $180). Author: Rheta DeVries Description: The Managing Today's Classroom video series shows how teachers are creating positive learning environments where students behave well because they want to. Two videotapes, a Facilitator's Guide, and a special tape, A Parent's Guide, explain and demonstrate how teachers can instill a commitment to good behavior in all students by: fostering mutual respect among students and teachers, promoting self-regulation and autonomy, creating a sense of community in the classroom, and motivating students through an engaging curriculum. These videos feature teachers explaining why traditional approaches that use rewards and punishments often don't work, and also show elementary and secondary schools classrooms where effective management practices are being used. The accompanying Facilitator's Guide shows how to create a powerful in-service course for new and experienced teachers in all grade levels. Plus, a 25-minute video tape explains this new classroom management approach to parents so that they can support the strategies and use them at home. Three videotapes: Tape 1: Managing Today's Classroom: Elementary Schools and Facilitator's Guide, Tape 2: Managing Today's Classroom: Secondary Schools and Facilitator's Guide, Tape 3: Managing Today's Classroom: A Parent's Guide and Facilitator's Guide are available as a set or individually. Also available in closed-captioned format. Resource Title: Mentoring the New Teacher Price: Complete set $785 (Members $685.00), individual tapes $115.00 (Members $95.00). Author: Developed and produced by James B. Rowley and Patricia M. Hart of the University of Dayton School of Education, Dayton, Ohio Description: (Video, 1994) Available exclusively through ASCD, this set of videotapes and Facilitator's Guide presents case studies of the most common problems faced by beginning teachers: dealing with students' personal problems; handling classroom discipline; planning lessons and homework; coping with a lack of instructional resources; relating to parents; motivating students; dealing with students' individual differences; and evaluating student work. Based on extensive research, this series offers a candid, realistic approach to how experienced teacher mentors can help new teachers through their first years in the profession. Complete set includes: Eight 17- to 20-minute case study videotapes, one 6-minute Overview tape, and 170-page Facilitator's Guide. The following tapes are also available individually: Tape 1: Dealing with Students' Personal Problems, Tape 2: Classroom Discipline, Tape 3: Dealing with Individual Differences, Tape 4: Motivating Students, Tape 5: Planning Classwork, Tape 6: Lack of Instructional Resources, Tape 7: Parent Relations, Tape 8: Evaluating Student Work. Resource Title: InfoBrief Price: Individual copies are $4.50 each. Description: Published four times per year, ASCD Infobrief provides concise information on current education issues to administrators, teachers, families, policymakers, journalists, and others. Subscription is included in ASCD Premium membership. Resource Title: How to Coordinate Services for Students and Families Price: $8.95 (Members $6.95). Author: Larry Guthrie Description: (ASCD book, 1996) 6" x 9", 61 pages. This book proposes an integrated services collaboration for students in crisis, as an alternative to the traditional social services now offered. A nine-step plan outlines how to get an integrated services collaborative started, where it should be located, and how to get funding. Resource Title: How to Create Successful Parent-Student Conferences Price: $95 (Members $79). Description: (Video, 1998) This 15-minute videotape is part of ASCD's How-to video series. Watch actual teachers demonstrate ways to create "win-win-win" situations for students, parents, and teachers. Topics include: the first step to take when planning every conference, how to deal with an irate parent, examples of "door-opening statements" that encourage conversation, how to use portfolios of student work in conferences, and what to do after a conference. Also available in closed-captioned format. Resource Title: How to Form Networks for School Renewal Price: $8.95 (Members $6.95). Description: (ASCD book, 1995) 6" x 9", 57 pages. This book provides practical guidelines for establishing practitioner-driven networks for increasing professional knowledge, motivation, self-esteem, and effectiveness in efforts with students. Includes sample formats and activities for meetings, with numerous suggestions for ways to keep networks infused with information and resources. Resource Title: Educational Leadership Price: Additional copies are $6 each. Description: 96-page, full-color magazine. Published monthly September through May, except bi-monthly December/January. Intended primarily for leaders in elementary, middle, and secondary education, but is also for anyone interested in curriculum, instruction, supervision, and leadership in schools. Frequently includes articles that reflect parents' perspectives or focus on parental roles in the context of a particular monthly theme. For example: "A Parent's Perspective: Educating the Digital Generation." (October 2000), "Who's Afraid of Standards? A Parent's Perspective." (February 2000), "From Fund Raising to Hell Raising: New Roles for Parents." (April 2000), "Making Parent Involvement Meaningful." (January 1998). Subscriptions are included in ASCD membership. Resource Title: Education Update Newsletter Price: Additional copies are $3 each (prepaid only). Description: Education Update is the official newsletter of ASCD and is published 8 times a year (monthly except February, April, July, and October). Subscriptions to Education Update are included in ASCD membership. Resource Title: Various Audiotapes about Education Price: Varies, beginning at $14.95 (Members $11.95) per tape. Description: The ASCD audio library features some of the most popular presentations from ASCD conferences and institutes. Examples include: Helping Parents Understand Performance-Based Assessment, Seven keys to Successful Parent Involvement and Promoting Parents' and Policymakers' Assessment Literacy, Celebrate Learning with Student-Led Conferences: Increase Student Accountability, Involve Parents, and Help Meet Standards, Homework Central: Parent Communication for the 21st Century. Resource Title: Parents As Partners in Schooling Price: $34.95 Description: ASCD's PD Online course is designed to help educators and parents understand they are equal partners in schooling and to provide resources that support effective parent involvement programs. The interactive, multimedia format allows you flexibility to develop your knowledge and skills at a time that fits your schedule. Course includes interactive lessons that have been specially designed for Web-based training. Each lesson is supplemented with extensive reading material and access to discussion groups. Resource Title: The Principal Series Price: Single tape prices from $140; series cost is $1,130 (Members $930.00). Author: Richard DuFour and Karen Dyer Description: (Video, 1998-1999) Seven 15- to 45-minute videotapes and two Facilitator's Guides. An excellent tool for principal leadership training, The Principal Series brings school leaders up-to-date on the newest research-based methods for improving student performance. Hear from experts Richard DuFour and Karen Dyer, and see principals demonstrate effective leadership, communication, and management skills These videos are also designed to help principals involve parents in the school community. Specifically, Principal as Culture Shaper shows how to help parents contribute to the school's mission and success; and Principal as Ambassador discusses ways to involve parents and build alliances within the community. The following single tapes are available: Tape 1: The Evolving Role of the Principal, Tape 2: Creating a Collaborative Learning Community, Tape 3: Survival Tips, Tape 4: Principal as Culture Shaper, Tape 5: Principal as Manager, Tape 6: Principal as Instructional Leader, Tape 7: Principal as Ambassador. Resource Title: Schools as Communities Price: $466.00 ($396.00 Members). Description: (Video) The video series focuses on successful schools in which educators create a sense of belonging for their students and include teachers, parents, and the community. 2 videos with facilitator's guide. Center for Law and Education 1875 Connecticut Ave NWSuite 510 Washington DC 20009 Voice: 202-986-3000 Fax: 202-986-6648 Web Address: cleweb.org
Resource Title: Urgent Message for Parents Price: $3 single copy. See order form for discounts on multiple copies. Author: Anne Henderson, Anne Lewis, Kathy Boundy, Paul Weckstein, Larry Searcy Description: 16 pp. In English. 2000. This guide answers parents' questions about standards -- what do they mean for my child, what if my child didn't pass the test, how can I help my children learn what they need to know? It gives examples of high and low level student work, explains the difference between the new and the old tests, and tells how families can improve student achievement. This is an excellent resource for staff development, parent training and conferences. Resource Title: The Family is Critical to Student Achievement: A New Generation of Evidence Price: $14.95 Author: Anne T. Henderson and Nancy Berla, editors Description: 176pp. Softcover. (1994) Reviews 66 studies that document the positive effects of parent involvement on student achievement. A short introduction reviews the studies, major findings, and trends in the research. "Taken together, the studies summarized in this report strongly suggest that when schools support families to be involved, children from low-income families and diverse cultural backgrounds approach the grades and test scores expected for middle class children." Resource Title: Beyond the Bake Sale: An Educator's Guide to Working With Families (1986) Price: $10.95 Author: Anne T. Henderson, Carl Marburger and Theodora Ooms Description: 160 pp. This classic guide explains how to build partnerships that go beyond boosterism to effective schooling, with attention to high school families, and single, low-income and working parents. Often used for staff development and other teacher training. Center for Parent Leadership at the Prichard CommitteePO Box 1658 Lexington KY 40588-1658 Voice: 859-233-9849, ext. 227 Fax: 859-233-0760 Contact: Molly Toney Contact E-mail: mtoney@prichardcommittee.org Web Address: www.centerforparentleadership.org
Resource Title: Parents and Teachers Talking Together Facilitators Guide Price: $75 Description: Responding to the growing need for increased parent and teacher communication, the Center for Parent Leadership has created a workshop and trainer's guide that enable parent leaders, community organizers and educators to fortify relationships between parents and teachers through focused discussions on how they can work together to improve education in their community. Parents and Teachers Talking Together encourages communication by addressing two important questions:
The guide takes users through a four-hour meeting where these issues are discussed. And it shows how groups are using the exercise to identify shared concerns and priorities and set in motion the solutions required to make a real difference for students. Resource Title: The Case for Parent Leadership Price: $10 Description: When parents have information, skills and organizational support, they are enabled to become decision making partners in their local schools. Readers of the Case for Parent Leadership will find:
Center for the Development of Schools and Communities 1201 Columbia Road NWWashington DC 20009 Voice: 202-328-5412 Fax: 202-328-9411 Contact: Anne Bouie, Ph.D. Contact E-mail: cdsc1@aol.com
Resource Title: Working with Families and Communities Price: varies Author: Anne Bouie, Ph.D. Description: This is a structured professional development program for teachers and administrators who wish to design and implement positive change that can secure the endorsement of families and create positive experiences for parents, family networks, and community members. Children's Aid Society 105 East 22nd StreetNew York NY 10010 Voice: 212-949-4800 Fax: 917-286-1580 Contact: Sarah Jonas, Director of Curriculum Contact E-mail: sarahj@childrensaidsociety.org Web Address: www.childrensaidsociety.org
Resource Title: Parents in a Community School Description: Covers the vital role parents play in a community school and how to engage parents as partners. Resource Title: Building A Community School Description: A description of the Children's Aid Society community school model and a workbook/guide on to how to start a community school in your own community. Resource Title: CAS News Price: Free Description: A newsletter for friends and supporters of the Children's Aid Society. Read about Children's Aid's amazing array of arts programs, the innovative Medicaid Enrollment project, and other society happenings. Children's Council of San Francisco 445 Church StreetSan Francisco CA 94114 Voice: 415-276-2900 Fax: 415-343-3331 Contact: Daniel Safran, Deputy Director Contact E-mail: dsafran@childrenscouncil.org Web Address: www.childrenscouncil.org
Resource Title: Children's News Price: Free Description: Quarterly newspaper with news about San Francisco child care and other community resources, information on policy and advocacy and special features. In English and Spanish. Council of Chief State School Officers One Massachusetts Ave NWSuite 700 Washington DC 20001-1431 Voice: 202-336-7000 Fax: 202-789-1792 Contact: Elizabeth Partoyan, Strategic Initiative Director, Next Generation Learners Contact E-mail: elizabethp@ccsso.org Web Address: www.ccsso.org
Resource Title: Gaining the Arts Advantage: More Lessons From School Districts that Value Arts Education Description: This brief report summarizes the October 2000 meeting of the Arts Education Partnership, during which 32 school districts from 19 states discussed the current status of arts education in their districts. These districts were profiled in a 1999 report from the Partnership, which identified 13 critical success factors to create and sustain arts education. The new report highlights how these districts have enhanced financial support, program quality, and community support for their arts partnerships. 2001. Resource Title: Gaining Ground Description: Monthly newsletter published under the auspices of CCSSO's High Poverty Schools Initiative. Features articles on the latest research, policy, and practice developments related to improving the achievement of students in low-performing, high poverty school districts. Resource Title: Ensuring the Education Rights of All Children, 2001 Description: This report reflects the priority actions for CCSSO in 2001. These priority actions reflect the leadership direction of CCSSO's current Board Chair, Dr. Peter McWalters, Commissioner of the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The priority actions encompass: 1) providing for the needs of all children; 2) implementing all elements of standard-based systems; 3) adjusting speed and scope of education reform implementation; 4) helping public and policy leaders understand the scope and boldness of reform and expect rates of progress in education; and 5) committing to strategic partnerships among community, business, faith institutions and education as essential to overcoming poverty and deprivation and assuring success in education. Resource Title: Primary Level Assessment for IASA Title I: A Call for Discussion Description: This paper begins with a review of appropriate assessment techniques in pre-k through grade 3 settings and then presents the thesis that developmentally appropriate assessment and accountability assessment can be united. Two programs are described to illustrate examples of emerging techniques for measuring young children for accountability purposes. 2001. Resource Title: Students Continually Learning: A Report of Presentations, Student Voices and State Actions Description: This report reflects the proceedings of CCSSO's 1999 Summer Institute. The Institute and proceedings were done in partnership with the Forum for Youth Investment (formerly the IYF-US). The Institute and accompanying report examined three issues: early development so every child enters school ready to learn; extended time to learn to assure all students achieve standards; and charging the student battery to stimulate motivation for success. 2001. Council of the Great City Schools 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NWSuite 702 Washington DC 20004 Voice: 202-393-2427 Fax: 202-393-2400 Web Address: www.cgcs.org
Resource Title: What Works in Urban Education Price: Free Description:
Resource Title: Beating the Odds Price: $20 each plus $5 shipping and handling per copy for 1-10 copies. $15 each plus $5 shipping and handling per copy for more than 11 copies. Description: A study of the performance of inner-city schools with regard to academic goals and standards in math and reading.Have urban schools made progress with the reforms of the last several years? Which districts have made the most progress, and how have they done it? Devereux Foundation Devereux Early Childhood Initiative444 Devereux Drive Villanova PA 19085 Voice: 610-542-3109 Fax: 610-542-4468 Contact: Susan Damico, Director of Operations for the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative Contact E-mail: sdamico@devereux.org Web Address: www.devereuxearlychildhood.org
Resource Title: Devereux Early Childhood Assessment Price: $39.95 for 40 (English and Spanish available) Author: Paul LeBuffe and Jack Naglieri Description: The assessment tool is a standardized, norm-referenced, strength-based assessment of protective factors and resilience in preschool agend children. Parents and teachers both complete this assessment in order to better help each individualize and plan to help the child develop strong social/emotional skills. District Community Voices Organized and Informed for Change in Education (DC Voice) P.O. Box 73055Washington DC 20056 Voice: 202-986-8535 Fax: 202-238-0109 Contact: Erika Landberg, Senior Associate for Community Engagement Contact E-mail: elandberg@dcvoice.org Web Address: www.dcvoice.org
Resource Title: New Teacher Survey Price: Free on request; on Web site Author: Tahi Mottl Reynolds, Ph.D. Description: The most comprehensive feedback from DCPS teachers now available, particularly from new teachers, this survey was conducted at the end of the 2002-2003 school year and contains teacher views on: - professional develoment - new teacher supports such as orientation and mentoring - the general classroom conditions needed to promote quality teaching for every child. Embrace Diverse Schools 6807 Bluecurl CircleSpringfield VA 22152 Voice: 703-644-3039 Contact: Eileen Kugler Contact E-mail: EKugler@EmbraceDiverseSchools.com Web Address: www.EmbraceDiverseSchools.com
Resource Title: Building Partnerships with Immigrant Parents Description: Highlights lessons learned from a unique parent partnership program created in a high school where half of the parent population was born outside the United States. Families and Work Institute 330 Seventh AvenueNew York NY 10001 Voice: 212-465-2044 Fax: 212-465-8637 Contact: Ellen Galinsky Web Address: www.familiesandwork.org
Resource Title: The Seven Lessons of Early Childhood Public Engagement Price: $10.00, #C20-01 Author: Nina Sazer O'Donnell and Ellen Galinsky Description: May, 2000. This brief describes recent early childhood public engagement efforts and outlines lessons for public engagement leaders. Part I defines public engagement and describes how national, state and local leaders have stimulated public engagement in early childhood issues. Part II outlines seven key lessons that informed these efforts. Part III offers concrete tips for how a wide variety of community members-from architects to youth-can take action to promote the healthy development of our nation's youngest children. Family Friendly Schools 411 N. Main StreetGalax VA 24333 Voice: 800-890-7794 Fax: 276-236-9979 Contact: Sam Bartlett, CEO Web Address: www.familyfriendlyschools.com
Resource Title: Engaging All Families Price: $21.95 Author: Constantino, Steven M Description: Dr. Constantino's book "Engaging All Families" is designed to help schools and districts design and implement family engagement programs that support the academic and educational lives of children. George Washington University Center for Equity and Excellence in Education 1730 N. Lynn StreetSuite 401 Arlington VA 22209-2004 Voice: 703-528-3588, 800-925-3223 Fax: 703-528-5973 Contact: Janet Brown Contact E-mail: jbrown@ceee.gwu.edu Web Address: ceee.gwu.edu
Resource Title: Promoting Excellence Series Price: $8 for set Author: CEEE Description: This series of publications is designed to provide tools for those seeking sound, research-based models and strategies for the design or evaluation of services for English Language Learners. Resource Title: State Assessment Policy and Practice for English Language Learners: A National Perspective Author: Charlene Rivera and Eric Collum (Eds.) Description: CEEE research around assessment policies for English language learners has resulted in several major national studies designed to build an understanding of states' strategies for including this student group. This volume contains 3 studies: 1. Analysis of State Assessment Policies Regarding Accommodations for ELLs 2. A Survey and Description of Test Translation Practices 3. Examination of State Practices for Reporting Participation and Performance of English Language Learners in State Assessment Resource Title: An Analysis of State Policies for the Inclusion and Accommodation of English Language Learners in State Assessment Programs during 1998-1999 Price: $10 Author: Charlene Rivera, Charles Stansfield, Lewis Scialdone, and Margaret Sharkey (Eds.) Description: In addition, the 2001 report is supplemented by an online database that includes the following three search online engines at http://r3cc.ceee.gwu.edu/lepstatepolicyreport/Search.asp: 1. Search State Policies - This search presents a list of general policy items such as "State has a policy regarding inclusion/exemption." Selecting policy items from the list and pressing the search button returns a list of states that address the policy items selected. 2. Search Inclusion and Accommodation Decision and Criteria - This search presents a list of decision makers such as students, parents, and teachers as well as a list of criteria such as time in U.S. and time in state's schools. The decision and criteria items can be applied to either inclusion/exemption policy or accommodation policy. 3. Search Accommodation Policies - This search presents a list of accommodations and allows the user to specify whether a certain accommodation is allowed on some components, all components, or not at all. This section also allows the user to specify whether or not state policy indicates that scores are reported when different accommodations are used. Resource Title: Brokering External Policies to Raise Student Achievement: The Case of Plainfield, New Jersey School District Price: free Author: Marilyn Muirhead Description: This report examines the actions taken by Plainfield Public School District (PPS) -- one of the districts affected by the 1998 New Jersey State Supreme Court Abbott decision -- to implement the Abbott policy. Plainfield provides an example of a district that has adopted a CSR model and experienced a significant increase in language arts literacy achievement results across all its elementary schools. Resource Title: Technical Assistance Briefs: Literacy Tutor-Training Manual Price: free Author: Judy Blankenship Cheatham Description: This accessible, jargon-free tutor-training manual can help any motivated adult make a difference in the life of a child who needs help improving his or her reading skills. The manual addresses: * Best practices for tutoring children; * Appropriate children's books; * Assessment and instruction; * Working with the classroom teacher; * Adaptation of content-area materials to tutoring situations; * Age appropriateness and its relationship to tutoring; * Working with the English language learner; * Emerging literacy; * Responsibilities and legal issues; and * Documentation Harvard Family Research Project Longfellow Hall, Appian WayCambridge MA 02138 Voice: 617-495-9108 Fax: 617-495-8594 Contact: Margaret Caspe Web Address: www.hfrp.org
Resource Title: Evaluating School-Linked Services: Considerations and Best Practices Price: $8 Author: Karen Horsch Description: 1998. 31 pages. Nine evaluators of school-linked services programs identify considerations and best practices related to evaluating outcomes, sustainability, and collaboration to help determine how school-linked service programs work, what their impact is, and whether they should be expanded. Resource Title: Generating Family-School Partnerships Through Social Marketing Price: Free Author: Sylvia Sensiper Description: 1999. The outgrowth of a meeting of six national organizations promoting family-school partnerships, this article discusses methods to enhance family involvement through social marketing. By arguing that schools should view parents as "customers," teachers and administrators can reach out to parents in effective and successful ways. Resource Title: Early Childhood Digest: Families and Teachers as Partners Price: Free Author: Holly Kreider Description: March, 1998. Early Childhood Digest is a quarterly report on ways that families and schools can work together to help young children learn and grow. This issue provides information on what parents and teachers can do to work together more effectively. Resource Title: Early Childhood Digest: Family Involvement in Early Childhood Programs: How to choose the right program for your child Price: Free Author: Priscilla M.D. Little Description: May, 1998. This issue looks at what parent involvement is and how families and schools can choose early childhood programs that encourage family involvement. Resource Title: Beyond the Parent-Teacher Conference Price: Free Author: Heather B. Weiss, Holly Kreider, Eliot Levine, Ellen Mayer, Jenny Sadler and Peggy Vaughan Description: AERA Presentation, 1998. Discussions about home-school communication generally focus on formal, scheduled school activities offered to all parents, such as parent-teacher conferences or back-to-school nights. In contrast, this paper examines a variety of alternative communication patterns that are important mechanisms for parents and teachers to gain information and make decisions about children. Hispanic Policy Development Project 122 East 42nd Street42nd Floor New York NY 10168 Voice: 202-822-8414 Contact: Siobhan O. Nicolau, President
Resource Title: Together is Better: Building Strong Partnerships Between Schools and Hispanic Parents Description: This publication presents information, strategies and techniques for teachers, principals, and school districts derived from parent-school partnership projects developed to encourage cooperation between Hispanic families and the schools their children attend. MegaSkills Education Center of the Home and School Institute 1500 Massachusetts Ave NWSpecial Projects Office/Ste. 042 Washington DC 20005 Voice: 202-466-3633 Fax: 202-833-1400 Contact: Dorothy Rich, President Web Address: www.MegaSkillsHSI.org
Resource Title: Improving Student Achievement Through MegaSkills Price: check with Institute for kit pricing Author: Dorothy Rich Description: Age and grade differentiated MegaSkills Books new for 2003: Preschool MegaSkills, Early Elementary MegaSkills, Upper Elementary MegaSkills, Middle School MegaSKills, School-Home Connections, Administrator Guide Montana Parent Information and Resource Center Network 127 N. HigginsSuite 307 Missoula MT 59802 Voice: 800-914-1927 Fax: 406-721-4584 Contact: Barbara Riley Contact E-mail: briley@montanapirc.org Web Address: www.montanapirc.org
Resource Title: MPIRC Online Newsletter Price: Free Description: This newsletter, sent regularly by the MPRIC office, is full of resources for parents, teachers and administrators, and it's delivered straight to your email inbox. To subscribe to the newsletter, send a blank email to info@montanapirc.org with "Subscribe" in the subject line. National Association of Elementary School Principals 1615 Duke StreetAlexandria VA 22314 Voice: 703-684-3345 Fax: 703-548-6021 Contact: Raven Padgett, Director of Communications and Public Information Contact E-mail: rpadgett@naesp.org Web Address: www.naesp.org
Resource Title: 176 Ways to Involve Parents Price: $31.95 Author: by Betty Boult Description: This hands-on guide is for educators who recognize both the need to and the benefit of involving parents in a school or the classroom. These practical and ready-to-use ideas were generated from the practice of exemplary educators who consistently involve parents in all aspects of school life. The book presents its ideas in five distinct sections: Making it Happen, Creating the Climate, Sustaining Involvement, Working in the Classroom, and Venturing Beyond the Bake Sale. Resource Title: ABC’s of Effective Parent Communication Price: $26.95 Author: by Dyan Hershman and Emma McDonald Description: Principals understand the importance of working closely with parents to ensure student success. This book gives you concrete guidelines on every aspect of communicating with parents, including making initial contact with parents, staying in touch with phone calls, e-mails, and conferences, talking about student behavior and academic progress, and keeping parents involved as volunteers, tutors and chaperones at events. A great resource for all administrators! Resource Title: Parents and Teachers Working Together Price: $26.95 Author: by Carol Davis and Alice Yang Description: It is essential to develop a strong relationship with students’ parents. Gain tips for instituting a strong relationship with every parent with Parents and Teachers Working Together. This book demonstrates multiple ways to communicate from letter writing to conferencing. Resource Title: Strengthening the Connection between School and Home Price: $26.95 Author: NAESP in cooperation with Educational Research Service Description: Principals play a key role in promoting a strong partnership between a school and its families and in the empowerment of parents to positively affect the education of their children. This book tells you how to give parents that power, as you strengthen the connection between home and school. Resource Title: Raising Tweens: A parent`s guide to understanding your 9- to 12-year old Price: $16.00 Author: by NAESP and Family Circle Description: This brochure helps parents of pre-teens understand the physical, neurological, and emotional changes that occur during the tween (9-12) years. Practical tips on how parents can build their children’s self esteem by teaching valuable life skills are also included. Sold in packs of 25. National Association of School Psychologists 4340 East West HighwaySuite 402 Bethesda MD 20814 Voice: 301-657-0270 Fax: 301-657-0275 Web Address: www.nasponline.org
Resource Title: The Unmotivated Child: Helping Your Underachiever Become a Successful Student Price: $13.00 Author: Natalie Rathvon Description: Simon and Schuster, 1997, 224 pages. Do you know a bright child who consistently fails to achieve in school? This book offers solutions that can help him or her make a rapid and lasting improvement. Learn the warning signals to watch for in elementary, middle and high school students. Find out how to look beneath surface behavior for the beliefs that influence an underachievers attitude and actions. Includes: five methods for communicating constructively with an underachiever, seven strategies for overcoming the homework trap, seven practical techniques for working with teachers, guidelines for supporting the student through the change process, including dealing with setbacks. This is an ideal tool for working with parents and teachers to help any child live up to his or her potential. It is also a good, low-cost addition to your schools or community's parenting resource center. Resource Title: Should My Child Repeat A Grade? Price: Free Description: Brochure to help parents with retention decisions. Resource Title: Solve Your Child's School-Related Problems Price: $18.00 Author: Edited by Michael Martin and Cynthia Waltman-Greenwood Description: Harper Perennial, 1995, 282 pages. Covering almost 40 different school related issues, each chapter provides clear definitions, shows parents how to recognize possible problems, describes proven at-home solutions, and finally, provides advice on when professional help may be necessary. Issues covered include ADHD, grading, homework, learning disabilities, perfectionism, study skills, school phobia, and much more.This book is an ideal consultation tool and makes a great resource for parent resource centers. Resource Title: Helping Children at Home and School: Handouts From Your School Psychologist Price: $70.00, $60.00 (Members), 7 or More, $51.00. Author: Edited by Andrea S. Canter and Servio A. Carroll Description: 1998, 630 pages . This collection of the parent/teacher handouts published each month in Communique has quickly become one of NASPs most popular items. This amazingly useful resource from NASP contains over 150 reproducible handouts, in a sturdy three-ring binder, usable when working with students, parents, teachers and other colleagues. Annotated bibliographies are listed on topics such as parenting and Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual issues, What is a School Psychologist? in English and Spanish, and a selection of NASPs positions statements. This is the ideal tool for all your professional and home-school collaborative purposes. Resource Title: Home-School Collaboration: Enhancing Children's Academic and Social Competence Price: $85.95 Author: Edited by Sandra L. Christenson and Jane Close Conoley Description: NASP Publication, 1992, 531 pages. Learn how to enhance the possibilities for students success by fostering collaboration between the school and the home/parents. This comprehensive volume provides conceptual and empirical bases for home-school collaboration, exemplary programs and models for contemporary ethnic issues, and competence enhancement for emotional and behavioral problems. It gives you proven approaches for enhancing home-school collaboration, behavioral interventions, homework, and handling specific populations, such as abused children and children of divorce. National Association of Secondary School Principals 1904 Association DriveReston VA 22090 Voice: 703-860-0200 Fax: 703-476-5362 Contact: Josephine Franklin Contact E-mail: franklinj@principals.org Web Address: www.nassp.org
Resource Title: How Parents and Students Can Enrich the Work of a Community of Learners Price: $12 (members), $15 (non-members). Author: Anne Wescott-Dodd Description: Bulletin. February 1999. Resource Title: Helping Students Develop Self-Motivation: A Sourcebook for Parents and Educators Price: $9.00 Author: Donald R. Grossnickle Description: 1989. 32 pp. Parents and educators must work together to provide opportunities for students to develop self-motivation and self-management skills. This book is a blueprint for working with students. Resource Title: Creating Our Future: Parents as Partners in Education Price: $54.95 (members), $59.95 (non-members). Description: High School Magazine, March 1995. Establishing strong school-home partnerships, preparing students for college success, updating the secondary school business curriculum, evaluating support staff members. Resource Title: Helping Your Kid Make The Grade Price: $2.50 Author: Sandy Dornbusch Description: 1986. 12 pp. A university professor teamed up with high school principals to find out how family life affects school performance. This booklet describes their conclusions and suggests how educators and parents can help students make the grade. Resource Title: How To Improve Parent-Teacher Conferences: A Guide for Parents from the Principal Price: $2 (members), $3 (non-members). Author: Les Potter Description: From Tips for Principals, March 1996. Resource Title: Gold Files Selected Articles on Parenting Price: $35.00 each Description: Each Gold File, assembled by the Bureau of Educational Research and Services at Arizona State University's College of Education, contains approximately 60-100 pages of selected articles that are systematically updated to reflect the most current thinking on the subjects. Topics available include:
Resource Title: From Information to Interaction: Involving Parents in the Literacy Development of Their Adolescent Price: $12 (members), $15 (non-members). Author: James A. Rycik Description: Bulletin. October 1998. Resource Title: Building Parent Involvement Practitioner Price: $2 (members), $3 (non-members). Author: Leon Lynn Description: May, 1994. This newsletter defines the scope of the challenge, innovative programs in eight urban schools, and Epstein's six types of cooperation among families, schools and other community organizations. Resource Title: All Kids Can Learn Toolkit Price: $45.00 Author: Produced by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation and Collaborative Communications Group Description: Use this toolkit at faculty meetings, during professional development workshops, at district meetings, and with parent groups to start a dialogue about school improvement and how high standards can improve student achievement and teacher and principal performance. Includes: (2) Schools That Learn: High Standards for Teacher and Principal Performance. A 28-minute videotape that paints a picture of what effective standards-based classrooms, instruction, and schools look like. Schools That Learn documents good practice in three diverse school districts in Texas, California, and Kentucky. The accompanying discussion guide can open up discussions among educators about how they can get all students achieving at high levels. (3) Expecting Success: How Standards Raise Student Performance. This 14-minute videotape helps parents understand what standards really mean to their child's education and explains, through the voices of parents, commonly used terms like "standards" and "rubric." The videotape and the accompanying discussion guide are excellent tools for building the relationship between home and school.
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Figuring It Out: Standards-Based Reforms in Urban Middle Grades.
Anne C. Lewis describes how six very different urban districts tackled
standards-based reform in their middle schools. She concludes by outlining what
standards based reforms need to continue. Resource Title: Conducting Effective Conferences with Parents Price: $54.95 (members), $59.95 (non-members). Description: Videotape. Resource Title: The Cornucopia Kids -- Revised Edition Price: $1.75 (members), $2.75 (non-members). Author: Bruce A. Baldwin Description: 1996, 20 pp. Baldwin expands on his popular earlier work with more common sense and thought-provoking suggestions for turning today's teenagers into productive and happy adults. A must for every parent, teacher, and principal. Resource Title: Schools in the Middle Price: Each issue is $5.00 (Members), $7.00 (Non-members). Description: Publication of the NASSP. Some issues specific to parent involvement include "Parental Involvement." September/October 1997. "Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades." Schools in the Middle. March 1999. "Families Play a Role.". May/June 1999. National Association of State Boards of Education NASBE Policy Clearinghouse2121 Crystal Drive Suite #350 Arlington VA 22202 Voice: 703.684.4000 Fax: 703.836.2313 Web Address: www.nasbe.org
Resource Title: Right from the Start Price: $8.50 Description: 1988, 55 pp. This is a report of NASBE's Early Childhood Education Task Force, which held hearings and visited schools in four cities to gather information on the status of early childhood learning. Now in its sixth printing, this seminal work calls for developmentally appropriate, ungraded elementary school units to serve children 4-8 and for new partnerships between schools and early childhood programs and community agencies. Resource Title: Winning Ways: Creating Inclusive Schools, Classrooms, and Communities Price: $12.00 Description: 1995, 48 pp. This follow-up report to Winners All takes an in-depth look at the roles a variety of groups and organizations (including teachers, parents, board members, administrators, and higher education) can play in promoting inclusive education. Based on individual interviews and focus group discussions with people actually involved in creating inclusive educational settings, Winning Ways provides each group with recommendations, strategies for action, and pitfalls to be avoided. Resource Title: Creating Good Schools for Young Children: Right from the Start Price: $12.00 Description: 1995, 48 pp. This is a study of 11 developmentally appropriate elementary school programs based on the principles set out in Right from the Start. It provides detailed descriptions of the programs, looks at how they were developed, gives results in terms of student achievement and other indicators, and reviews the lessons learned. Resource Title: Caring Communities: Report of the National Task Force on School Readiness Price: $10.00 Description: 1991, 56 pp. This report redefines school readiness and presents a vision for what schools, communities, families, and federal and state governments must do if the nation is to meet the important national goal of ensuring that every child comes to school ready to learn. The Task Force was chaired by then-governor Bill Clinton. National Center for Education and the Economy 700 11th Street NWSuite 750 Washington DC 20001 Voice: 202-783-3668 Fax: 202-783-3672 Web Address: www.ncee.org
Resource Title: America's Choice Curriculum and Instruction Materials for New Standards(TM) Price: $8.00 each Description: "How will the adoption of the New Standards Performance Standards or other state and local standards change my instruction and curriculum?" Classroom teachers with this query find that much is written about standards reform in general, but very little of it deals with how standards impact a classroom, its rituals, routines, procedures, artifacts, and the instructional strategies that enable students to progress toward achieving standards. These booklets describe a composite of "best practices" from successful standards-based classrooms at the elementary and secondary levels. Resource Title: What Parents Need to Know About Reading and Writing Price: $3.00 Description: Parents want to help their children become better readers and writers. To be able to do this, parents have to know what the standards are and how good is good enough when it comes to reading and writing in the primary grades. To help parents, New StandardsTM has created a clearly written and vividly illustrated handbook for parents. What parents need to know about reading & writing provides examples of what books children should be reading and samples of how they should be writing for grades kindergarten through third grade. At each grade level, the handbook provides tips that can help children meet their grade level expectations. These tips are displayed as a convenient, tear-out poster at the back of the handbook. With the information in this handbook, parents can make reading and writing a fun family experience. This handbook is a companion to the award-winning Reading & Writing: grade by grade — primary literacy standards for kindergarten through third grade Resource Title: Speaking & Listening for preschool through the third grade Price: $45.00 Description: Book/CD-ROM from New Standards®. This resource spells out the skills children need to learn in preschool, in kindergarten and 1st grade, and know by 2nd and 3rd grade. It answers these questions for early childhood educators and childcare providers: How do children develop speaking and listening skills? Why is talking so important? What should children talk about — and why? What instruction helps children develop into competent — and confident — speakers? Resource Title: Thinking for a Living – Education and the Wealth of Nations Author: Ray Marshall and Marc Tucker Description: You'll immediately understand how this groundbreaking book found its way to the top of the most influential American policymaker's reading lists - including President Bill Clinton's, who recommended the book to his entire staff. Why the widespread popularity? Because authors Ray Marshall and National Center on Education and the Economy President Marc Tucker present the most timely and compelling report available on the current state of our education system, and the enormous chasm that needs to be crossed between our students' preparedness and their abilities to function in a new economy. The need for education reform is real, the timeline is urgent, and the necessity for families, communities, and businesses to maximize the skills of future workers will never have a greater impact on our quality of life. Resource Title: Ramping-Up: Secondary Students as Writers Price: $25.00 Description: Ramping-Up exercises are designed for use with secondary school students who have no history as writers and little, if any, interest in writing. The aim of Ramping-Up is simple: accelerate the students to the point where they can merge with the flow of their regular standards-based classroom and successfully handle demanding curriculum at their grade level. Ramping-Up is a cumulative sequence of five sets of writing exercises that are organized in such a way that the skills developed in previous exercises are reinforced and synthesized with new skills worked out in later activities. Th final assignment is not simply another exercise – it is a synthesis of all of the exercises and the culminating event of a series of exercises that work together to create a particular kind of writing experience. It is an experience aimed at generating confidence, fluency and skill in student writers who up to this point have had difficulty writing in the classroom. Resource Title: New Standards® Primary Literacy Standards Price: $45.00 Description: The New Standards Primary Literacy Standards give teachers and parents examples of the kind of reading and writing that children should be able to do in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Drawn from real classrooms, these work samples even include a CD-ROM of recordings of children reading specially identified books that allow adults to rate their progress against the standards. The New Standards Primary Literacy Standards are an unprecedented set of grade-by-grade expectations in reading and writing for students in kindergarten through 3rd grade. They state what primary grade students should know and be able to do, and how well they should be able to perform. The Primary Literacy Standards challenge traditional classroom practice by giving equal weight to the teaching of reading and writing, linking the skills in one to the other. Resource Title: New Standards(TM) Student Performance Standards Price: Complete set (Elementary, Middle School, High School, Video) $120.00, any individual volume plus video is $45.00. Video only, $8.00. Description: The performance standards are the result of a two-year effort to make standards operational. They not only provide clear expectations for student achievement, but also include numerous examples of student work that show what work that meets standards looks like. These standards are the basis of the New Standards assessment system. Published in three volumes – elementary, middle, and high school, each volume contains performance standards for English language arts, mathematics, science, and applied learning. A unique feature of the standards is a video showing standard setting work for the "speaking and listening" standard. The video shows how each student performance is linked to the standards and why that performance counts as standard-setting. National Center for Family & Community Connections with Schools at the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory 211 East Seventh StreetAustin TX 78701 Voice: 800-476-6861 Fax: 512-476-2286 Contact: Lucy Wood Web Address: www.sedl.org/connections/
Resource Title: National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools Annotated Bibliography 2001 Price: Free Description: This publication is an annotated bibliography of recent journal articles, books, reports, conference papers and proceedings, and literature reviews related to school, family, and community connections. Researchers and practitioners can use this bibliography as a tool for accessing current research-based information, theory, and practice. This bibliography is also available as a searchable database on the Center's website. Resource Title: Thriving Together: Connecting Rural School Improvement and Community Development Price: $39.95 (Print materials, English or Spanish), $29.95 CD-ROM (English only) Author: Martha Boethel Description: Thriving Together is designed to give practitioners the background information and basic tools needed to get started with a joint school-community development effort. It includes worksheets to help you get started with your project and an extensive resources section to link you to other organizations and publications. Available in English, Spanish, and on CD-ROM. Resource Title: Resource Guide for Planning and Operating After-School Programs Price: $18.00 for printed version, available online free. Description: This guide provides a description of timely, inexpensive resources to support after-school programs for school-aged children. Many of the materials in the guide also represent resources for before-school, summer programs and community learning centers. Resource Title: Emerging Issues in School, Family, and Community Connections Price: $14 Author: Catherine Jordan, Amy Averett, Deborah Donnelly, Marilyn Fowler, Margaret Myers, Evangelina Orozco, Lacy Wood Description: This research synthesis is the first in a series that will examine key issues in the field of family and community connections with schools. The issues highlighted in this synthesis represent critical areas of work in family and community connections with schools where clarification, agreement, and further development are needed, as well as promising new directions that are emerging. It is based on a review of over 160 publications. National Center for Family Literacy 325 West Main StreetSuite 300 Louisville KY 40202 Voice: 502-584-1133 x134 Fax: 502-584-0172 Contact: Brenda W. Logan, Director School Reform Initiatives Contact E-mail: blogan@famlit.org Web Address: www.famlit.org
Resource Title: Stories of Impact: Improving Parent Involvement Through Family Literacy in the Elementary School Price: $14 Description: This inspiring and practical book examines how famiy literacy impacts children's outcomes by increasing parent involvement and helping parents improve their own skills. The book also provides real program examples of blended funding opportunities and success stories from the Toyota Families in Schools program implemented in 45 Title I schools across the nation. Resource Title: PACT Time in the Elementary School Video Kit Price: $75 Description: PACT Time in the Elementary School Video Kit This video kit provides teachers and/or parents the opportunity to see PACT Time for school-age children (ages 5-12)in action. The kit includes one 12-minute video, one facilitator's guide, 10 participants' manuals, and 20 completion certificates. It is designed to facilitate both an overview training session and a more in-depth training session for those who are interested in implementing interactive literacy activities with parents and children in the elementary school setting. (2001) Resource Title: Pathways: A Primer for Family Literacy Program Design and Development Price: $21 Description: This practical guide traces the steps for starting and maintaining a quality family literacy program, from initial community assessment to strategies for success that include evaluation, recruitment and retention, and raising public awareness. The book offers insights to program planning based on 10 years experience in family literacy implementation and training. Resource Title: Recruitment and Retention for Family Literacy Programs Kit Price: $55 Description: Tools, resources and guidance that every literacy program needs. This kit includes a guidebook filled with straightforward ideas for engaging adult students and keeping them motivated. National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform George Washington University2121 K Street NW Suite 250 Washington DC 20037 Voice: 877-766-4CSR Fax: 202-833-4891 Contact: Monica R. Martinez, Director for Outreach Web Address: www.centerforcsri.org
Resource Title: School Reform Issue Briefs Price: Free Description: Occasional papers covering a wide array of trends and issues in CSR, NCCSR Issue Briefs are designed to be of interest to CSR researchers, policymakers and practitioners. Recent briefs include:
Resource Title: Step by Step Price: Free Description: A part of the NCCSR web site designed to help people who are thinking about school change with their planning and research. School change is a multi-faceted process involving many steps, and this collection of tools is for educators to use during the multiple stages of the change process. This site presents a suggested progression for the reform process. Resource Title: Unlocking the Nine Components of CSRD Price: Free Description: CSRD, the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, requires that participating schools develop and implement school improvement plans with the following nine components: goals, supportive staff members, research-based methods, external assistance, parental and community involvement, staff development, coordination of resources, evaluation and comprehensive approach. This publication provides dozens of online resources on these components to help educators create effective schoolwide improvement plans. Resource Title: Benchmarks Price: Free Description: NCCSR's quarterly newsletter. Past topics include:
Resource Title: Catalog of School Reform Models Price: Free Description: Last spring, NCCSR and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory formed a partnership to update the Catalog of School Reform Models. Over the past several months we have added new models to the Catalog, updated all of the contact and cost information, and created a sorting mechanism. To help educators find the right model to meet their school's needs, users can now search by:
National Community Education Association 3929 Old Lee HighwaySuite 91-A Fairfax VA 22030 Voice: 703-359-8973 Fax: 703-359-0972 Contact: Beth Robertson Contact E-mail: brobertson@ncea.com Web Address: www.ncea.com
Resource Title: The "Hard-to-Reach" Parent: Old Challenges, New Insights Price: Single copy: $11.95, 2–9 copies: $9.95, 10 or more: $7.95 Author: Renee White-Clark and Larry Decker Description: The popular stereotype of "at risk" families is that the adults are unemployed and the family is on welfare. The truth is that two-thirds of the people on welfare are working: 38 percent of poor families receive no public cash assistance at all. Some poor parents do experience unspeakable hardships, but the faith and determination of many have enabled them to overcome enormous obstacles to achievement. This monograph provides a realistic view of the "hard-to-reach" and gives insights for getting parents involved in the education of their children. Resource Title: Reforming Public Schools through Community Education Price: 1–9 copies: $24.95, 10+ copies: $19.96 Author: Jack D. Minzey and Clyde E. LeTarte Description: Authors Jack Minzey and Clyde LeTarte offer an up-to-date analysis of the status of education today, with a prescription for hope and a method for action through community education. Minzey and LeTarte clearly explain community education in practice and philosophy and show how community education is the framework for creating learning communities called for in virtually every reform effort. National Crime Prevention Council 1000 Connecticut Ave., NWThirteenth Floor Washington DC 20036 Voice: 202-261-4160 Fax: 202-296-1356 Contact: Meghan Sharp, Program Manager Contact E-mail: msharp@ncpc.org Web Address: www.ncpc.org
Resource Title: Be Safe and Sound - School Safety Resources Price: Free Description: NCPC's Be Safe & Sound campaign is an effort to get parents and caregivers involved in increasing the safety and security of their children’s schools. To that end, NCPC has produced two resources: "Caregivers’ Guide to School Safety and Security," and "School Safety and Security Toolkit: A Guide for Parents, Schools, and Communities." Visit www.ncpc.org/besafe for more information and to sign up for our newsletter. Resource Title: McGruff Strategies Center Price: Free Description: The McGruff Strategies Center is a "virtual institute" created to expose crime prevention advocates to examples of others' successes. This online forum and resource center is a platform for communities to tell their crime prevention story. It was developed on the premise that the key to effective crime prevention is cooperation and coordination among the criminal justice, social, economic, family, and other systems that make up a community. Visit www.ncpc.org/strategies to check it out. National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) 1825 Connecticut Ave NWSuite 700 Washington DC 20009 Voice: 800-695-0285, 202-884-8200 TTY: (800) 695-0285; (202) 884-8200 Fax: 202-884-8441 Contact: Information Specialist Contact E-mail: nichcy@aed.org Web Address: www.nichcy.org
Resource Title: Developing Your Child's IEP Price: Free Author: Theresa Rebhorn Description: Written expressly for parents by a parent, this 28-pager gets to the heart and soul of the IEP. It looks at every component of this all-important document. Find it online at: www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/pa12.pdf Resource Title: Building The Legacy: A Training Curriculum On IDEA 2004 Price: Free Description: The curriculum is intended to help all those involved with children with disabilities understand and implement the IDEA 2004, the nation's special education law. Available online at www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/BuildingTheLegacy.aspx Resource Title: Questions Often Asked by Parents about Special Education Services Price: Free Description: Here is a comprehensive but brief look at the special education process from start to finish, beginning with the question "Why is my child struggling in school?" Posted online at: www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/lg1 Resource Title: Your Child's Evaluation Price: Free Description: How schools determine if a student has a disability and is eligible for special education? This 4 pager describes IDEA's requirements for evaluation. Posted online at: www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/GR3/PDF Resource Title: Categories of Disability Under IDEA Resource Price: Free Description: If you want to find out how IDEA defines the disability categories under which a child may be found eligible for services, this publication will tell you. Posted online at: www.nichcy.org/InformationResources/Documents/NICHCY%20PUBS/gr3.pdf National Education Knowledge Industry Association 1718 Connecticut Avenue NWSuite 700 Washington DC 20009 Voice: 202-518-0847 Fax: 202-785-3849 Contact: Richard Hershman, Vice President for Legislative Affairs Web Address: www.nekia.org
Resource Title: Washington Update Price: Free Description: These publications will keep you informed about what's happening with education research and development and the federal government. National Fatherhood Initiative 101 Lake Forest BoulevardSuite 360 Gaithersburg MD 20877 Voice: 301-948-0599 Fax: 301-948-4325 Web Address: www.fatherhood.org
Resource Title: Coaching for Fatherhood Price: $13.95 Author: Lewis Epstein, New Horizon Press Description: Coaching for Fatherhood outlines a step by step method to revitalize fatherhood, utilizing family histories and participants. It expands men's visions of themselves and the families that formed them. Through it, men can learn to actively participate in their present families, develop a stronger sense of themselves, and become truly involved in their children's lives. Resource Title: Multicultural Counseling With Teenage Fathers Price: $29.95 Author: Mark S. Kiselica, Sage Publications Description: An up-to-date and in-depth guide for dealing with teenage fathers, this volume provides a framework for responding to not only the general but also the culturally specific needs of any given unwed teen father. Offering perceptive solutions, the author significantly contributes to the existing literature on how to help teenage men who face unplanned, out-of-wedlock fatherhood by providing clear and concise guidance within the web of legal, family and personal issues surrounding teenage fatherhood. The book examines the role of the teenage father's relationships - to his parents, his child, the mother of his child and her parents, and his peers - as they relate to his adjustment and changing worldview. While sensitive to cultural considerations, Multicultural Counseling with Teenage Fathers illuminates ways in which to encourage teenage fathers to take control of their lives and act responsibly regardless of cultural background. National Head Start Association 1651 Prince StAlexandria VA 22314 Voice: 703-739-0875 Fax: 703-739-0878 Web Address: www.nhsa.org
Resource Title: The V2K Tool Kit for Voter Participation: A Voter Participation and Lobbying Guide for Head Start Parents, Staff, and Friends Price: Free Description: With nearly 18 million former Head Start children and their families nationwide, and more than 835,000 children in the Program today, the Head Start community stands to make a major impact in the upcoming elections. This user-friendly guide shows you how to make your voice heard. Resource Title: Parent Involvement: A Training Manual for Head Start Staff Price: Free Description: This new staff-focused training manual includes exercises to use in your staff development and training workshops and instructions on how to conduct an ongoing peer group for social services and parent involvement staffs. National Middle School Association 4151 Executive ParkwaySuite 300 Westerville OH 43081 Voice: 800-528-NMSA Fax: 614-895-4750 Contact: Betty Edwards, Executive Director Contact E-mail: bedwards@nmsa.org Web Address: www.nmsa.org
Resource Title: This We Believe: Successful Schools for Young Adolescents Author: National Middle School Association Description: This new, expanded edition of our association's position paper must be read thoughtfully by every middle level educator, policymaker, parent, and anyone interested in the best thinking about Successful Schools for Young Adolescents, the very apt sub-title. Presenting a vision of a developmentally responsive middle school, this resource opens with a section on the importance of middle level education from the point of view of young adolescents and our changing society. This is followed by the heart of the document, an elaboration of the 14 characteristics of successful middle schools. A Call to Action then provides specific suggestions for using this document as a tool to improve middle level schools. An important concluding feature of This We Believe is a completely rewritten section of the characteristics of young adolescents, prepared by noted scholar, Dr. Peter Scales of the Search Institute. The new This We Believe is truly a significant document that should be read and studies widely and used in every middle school. Resource Title: H.E.L.P. Price: $20.00 for 50 brochures (NMSA members: $16.00) Author: Judith Baenen Description: Parents of young adolescents are worried. But now there's H.E.L.P. Beginning with the exhortation, "get ready for changes!" H.E.L.P. tells parents what to expect of young adolescents and why, offering compassionate, practical solutions to common problems: forgetting, irritability, power plays, friendships, chores, and more. Sold in packets of 50 for distribution to parents, this affordable pamphlet can make a real difference in students' lives outside the classroom. Also available in Spanish. National Network of Partnership Schools Johns Hopkins University3505 North Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218 Voice: 410-516-8807 Fax: 410-516-8890 Contact: Joyce Epstein Web Address: www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/
Resource Title: Reprints of Research and Practice Recommendations Price: Prices range from $.50 to $8. Description: The Center makes available a large number of articles and reprints from other magazines and publications on topics ranging from research on partnership development to surveys of existing practices. National Parent Teacher Association 1400 L St NWSuite 300 Washington DC 20005 Voice: 202-289-6790 Fax: 202-289-6791 Contact: Sheri Johnson, Director of Programs Contact E-mail: sjohnson@pta.org Web Address: www.pta.org
Resource Title: National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Booklet Description: Voluntary guidelines to strengthen parent and family involvement on behalf of children in schools and other programs. The six standards and their quality indicators provide PTAs, schools, and communities with the components that are needed for highly effective parent/family involvement programs. Resource Title: Our Children Price: $10 (Members), $20 (Non-Members) Description: The official magazine of National PTA. Published bimonthly, it provides information and ideas on how to make households, neighborhoods, schools, and communities better places for children. Our Children offers a variety of exciting new features and columns, including "Our PTA," a special center section devoted entirely to the work of parents and PTAs across the country, "What's Happening in Washington," information on how to help adults advocate on behalf of children, "Chalkboard," stories told from the perspective of educators, and "Frontlines," the latest news, facts, and people affecting children and youth. Resource Title: Building Successful Partnerships: National PTA's Parent Involvement Initiative Price: $18.95 Description: Schools with strong parent involvement programs experience profound benefits for students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Research shows that when parents are involved in students' education, those students generally have higher grades and test scores, better attendance, and more consistently completed homework. Building Successful Partnerships is a multifaceted program focused on increasing awareness and implementation of the National Standards for Parent /Family Involvement Programs. This implementation guidebook is a comprehensive resource for parents, educators, communities, schools, designed to provide the foundation for developing a quality parent involvement program. National School Boards Association 1680 Duke StreetAlexandria VA 22314 Voice: 703-838-6722 Fax: 703-683-7590 Contact: Aaron Dorsey, Project Manager Contact E-mail: adorsey@nsba.org Web Address: www.nsba.org
Resource Title: American School Board Journal Description: The American School Board Journal is an award-winning, editorially independent education magazine published monthly by the National School Boards Association. Founded in 1891, American School Board Journal chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadership. Resource Title: Communities Count: A School Board Guide to Public Engagement Price: $20.00 Author: Michael A. Resnick Description: This publication guides school board members through the community engagement process and includes help in understanding the rationale, the benefits, and the concerns that are part of the process of convening the community. Although the specifics of community engagement will be unique for every community, experience shows that success is based on some common principles, a good plan, and continous work. Resource Title: Safe Schools, Safe Communities Price: $25.00 Author: Julie E. Lewis, Dean Pickett, Janet L. Pulliam, Richard A. Schwartz, Anne-Marie St. Germaine, Julie Underwood, and Jay Worona Description: Emphasizing the need for cooperation to prevent and respond to violence at school, this book examines how schools and communities can work together to make our schools safe. Among the topics discussed are the need to balance school safety needs and the rights of individual students, how to deal with threats of violence, the role of the school attorney in response to violence, and how to work with the media in times of crisis. Resource Title: The Educated Student: Defining and Advancing Student Achievement Price: $20.00 Author: Michael A. Resnick Description: In succinct language, this unique publication presents key ideas from education's best thinkers and examines future trends and other factors influencing education today. It presents recent policy developments in the areas of standards and assessments through a jargon-free discussion of the basic concepts needed for effective decision-making. The goals of "The Educated Student" are to offer school board members a wide-angle lense through which to view student achievement, to suggest the right questions to bring to their policy deliberations, and to provide a working knowledge that will inspire dynamic board leadership to raise student achievement. Oliver Moles 6904 Stonewood Ct.Rockville MD 20852 Voice: 301-770-2325 Fax: 301-770-6955
Resource Title: Reaching all families: Creating family friendly schools Author: Oliver Moles, editor Description: A collection of best practices for schools to welcome and involve families produced by the U.S. Department of Education in 1996, and now available only on the web. Eighteen practices cover introducing school policies and programs, personal contacts, ongoing communications, special practices and programs, and special groups. Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center 100 N. Washington StreetSuite 234 Falls Church VA 22048 Voice: 1-800-869-6782 TTY: 1-703-923-0010 Fax: 1-800-693-3514 Contact: Michelle Frappier Contact E-mail: Frappier@peatc.org Web Address: www.peatc.org
Resource Title: Reading and Literacy Price: Free Author: PEATC Description: PEATC is developing ways to enable parents and professionals to teach reading skills that incorporate strategies and 'how-to' information. In the area of assessment, we are looking to offer critically needed information. Parent Institute P.O. Box 7474Fairfax Station VA 22039-7474 Voice: 800-756-5525 Fax: 800-216-3667 Contact: Peggy Costello Contact E-mail: custsvc@parent-institute.com Web Address: www.parent-institute.com
Resource Title: Newsletters for Educators Description: Ideas Staff Can Use is published in both Elementary and Secondary editions – each addressing the unique parent involvement needs of your school with four full pages of practical programs that work, and downloadable tools. And from our sister company, The Teacher Institute, Better Teaching ® gives both new and veteran teachers inspirational, thought-provoking ideas they can use immediately in their classrooms. Parental Involvement Exchange (PIE) 140 Hepburn Rd. Suite 8-0Clifton NJ 07012 Voice: 973-801-9289 Contact: Anthony D. White Sr. Contact E-mail: adwhitesr@gmail.com Web Address: www.parentalie.com
Resource Title: The Parental Involvement Exchange (PIE) Description: The Parental Involvement Exchange (PIE) website is designed to focus on the delivery of useful resources for personal charged with addressing quality education. The resource categories are as follows; Parent Resources (Parenting, Single Parenting, Grand Parenting, Advocacy, Special Education Advocacy, Fatherhood,Parents Asking The Right Questions) Title I, Superintendents, Administrators, School Board Members, High Schools, Parental Involvement Practitioners, Community Organizing, Mentoring, and Resources by States. Resource Title: Consulting Services Description: Parent Involvement Exchange (PIE) offers workshops, in-services, customized workshops/in-services, strategic planning services, and community organizing for institutions and organizations. Poverty and Race Research Action Council 1015 15th St. NW#400 Washington DC 20005 Voice: 202-906-8024 Fax: 202-387-0764 Contact: Philip Tegeler Contact E-mail: ptegeler@aol.com Web Address: www.prrac.org
Resource Title: Poverty & Race Newsletter Price: Print subscriptions are $25 per year, $45 for two years. Author: Chester Hartman, Editor Description: This 20-28 page bi-monthly newsletter journal is designed as a forum for communicating news and ideas within the network of researchers and advocates working on race and poverty issues. Reports the results of PRRAC-sponsored research, the advocacy work that research has assisted and other relevant news. Each issue lists in the Resources Section 100-200 recent reports and studies on race/poverty issues. Prince George's County Public schools Department of School Development9880 Good Luck Road Room 1 Lanham MD 20706 Voice: 301-552-4294 Fax: 301-552-4293 Contact: Beverly Holley Contact E-mail: bholley@pgcps.org Web Address: www1.pgcps.org/schooldevelopment
Resource Title: Title 1 Mobile Activities Center Van Description: The department serves as a centralized location and dissemination source for the deployment of the Title 1 Mobile Activity Center Van to communit events to share information and resources regarding research-based best practices for parent and family engagement. Project for School Innovation 197A Center St.Dorchester MA 02124 Voice: 617-825-0703 Fax: 617-474-1103 Web Address: www.psinnovation.org
Resource Title: Including Every Parent: A How-To Guide for Engaging and Empowering Parents at Your School Price: $22.95 Author: collectively written by teachers and parents from the school Description: In the 2002-03 school year, PSI worked with a team of teachers and parents from the Patrick O'Hearn School in Dorchester, Massachusetts to explore and document the school's effective parent involvement practices--close to 100% of parents are involved at the O'Hearn in some way. In the how-to book, "Including Every Parent," teachers, administrators, and parents can find a variety of specific strategies for encouraging parents to be present at school, participating in school events, partnering in their children's education, and empowered to lead their own initiatives for school improvement. Quality Education for Minorities Network 1818 N Street NWSuite 350 Washington DC 20036 Voice: 202-659-1818 Fax: 202-659-5408 Web Address: qemnetwork.qem.org
Resource Title: Brownbag Discussion Series Description: These documents examine the implications for minorities of proposed educational reform; current and pending relevant legislation; and promising educational strategies and research findings. Resource Title: QEM's Major Reports Description: QEM seeks to bring clarity and focus to issues of public policy as they affect children and youth who have been historically underserved by the educational system. These reports provide background information and current thinking on educational issues and their implications for minorities, highlight exemplary models that demonstrate quality education at work; keep focus on critical issues affecting public policy. Currently available:
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. ® 1825 Connecticut Avenue NWSuite 400 Washington DC 20009 Voice: 202-287-3220, 877-RIF-READ Fax: 202-287-3196 Contact: Corrie Fisher, Senior Program Specialist Web Address: www.rif.org
Resource Title: Helping Your Children Become Readers Description: This flyer features ten reading tips in easy-to-read language. Available in English and Spanish. Purchase includes RIF's permission to duplicate and distribute unlimited copies, so long as they are free of charge. RMC Research 1815 N. Ft. Myer DriveSuite 800 Arlington VA 22209 Voice: 703-558-4800 Fax: 703-558-4823 Contact: Bob Witherspoon Web Address: www.rmcresearchcorporation.com
Resource Title: 7 Themes: Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades Price: Free Description: Parent, family, and community involvement in the middle grades is changing due to educational restructuring and reform. Read about some promising practices and successful models in this booklet. Resource Title: Parents Ask About... Price: Free Description: Not sure what to ask about when you visit your child's Title I or classroom teacher? You're not alone. Title I can be a complicated subject. Reading through these five parent brochures will help you better understand Title I and what it means to be a parent of a Title I student. South Carolina School Improvement Council College of Education, Wardlaw Suite 001University of South Carolina Columbia SC 29208 Voice: 800-868-2232 Fax: 803-777-0023 Contact: Cassie Barber, Executive Director Contact E-mail: barber2@gwm.sc.edu Web Address: sic.sc.gov
Resource Title: Handbook for Effective School Improvement Councils in South Carolina, "The Basics" Price: Free to SIC members in SC; available on website Author: Jean M. Norman, Ed.D. Description: "The Basics" outlines the roles and responsibilities of School Improvement Councils in South Carolina as a participant in the state's improvement and accountability process. Statute requirements and effective practices accompany the organizational structure and the functions of monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the school improvement plan. Resource Title: Handbook for Effective School Improvement Councils in South Carolina - Creating and Education Foundation for Your School Price: Free to SIC members in SC; available on website Author: Betsy Wolff, MPH Description: Creating an Education Foundation for Your School gives step by step actions for setting up a school education foundation in South Carolina. Study Circles Resource Center A Project of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation697 Pomfret Street PO Box 203 Pomfret CT 06258 Voice: 860-928-2616 Fax: 860-928-3713 Contact: vL. (Sally) Campbell, Senior Program Director Contact E-mail: sallyc@studycircles.org Web Address: www.studycircles.org
Resource Title: Where a diverse community comes together to make schools better for all Price: $1.50 print copy Description: In a school district of more than 140,000 students with 160 nationalities represented, study circles provide a bridge for Montgomery County Public Schools to reach out to people of all backgrounds, and a way for schools and community to work together to improve education for all students. (2006) Resource Title: Montgomery County, Md., Public School Study Circles (DVD) Price: $5.00 Description: A video highlighting the efforts of Montgomery County Public Schools (Md.) Study Circles Program to address racism and student achievement in the district's schools and community. (6 minutes) DVD Resource Title: Education: How can Schools and Communities Work Together to Meet the Challenge? Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A multiple-session discussion guide including recommendations for tailoring the discussion to a particular community or organization's concerns (1997) Resource Title: Helping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A four-session discussion guide to help schools and communities improve academic achievement for all students. (2002) Resource Title: Building Strong Neighborhoods: A Study Guide for Public Dialogue and Community Problem Solving Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A four-session discussion guide on many important neighborhood issues including: race and other kinds of differences; young people and families; safety and community-police relations; homes, housing and beautification; jobs and neighborhood economy; and schools. (1998) Resource Title: Changing Faces, Changing Communities: Immigration & race, jobs, schools, and language differences Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A multi-session discussion guide designed to help communities face the challenges and meet the opportunities raised by the arrival of newcomers; includes pointers on how to involve public officials. (1998) Resource Title: Confronting Violence in Our Communities: A Guide for Involving Citizens in Public Dialogue and Problem Solving Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A four-session discussion guide examining how violence affects our lives, what causes violence, and what can be done in neighborhoods and in schools. (1994) Resource Title: Youth Issues, Youth Voices: A Guide for Engaging Youth and Adults in Public Dialogue and Problem Solving Price: $5.00 print copy Description: A multiple-session discussion guide to help young people and adults address the community issues which involve and impact them. (1996) Tellin' Stories Project of Teaching for Change PO Box 73038Washington DC 20056-3038 Voice: 202-588-7204 Contact: America Calderon, Jill Weiler Contact E-mail: Acalderon@teachingforchange.org Web Address: www.teachingforchange.org
Resource Title: Teaching for Change Catalog Price: Free Description: Multicultural resources that suggest ways that educators can address the lessons or "hidden curriculum" about race, class and gender that students learn from school. Resource Title: Life Treasures from the Heart of a Child Description: Student stories from the diverse community of Bruce-Monroe Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Resource Title: Between Families and Schools: Creating Meaningful Relationships Price: $10.00 Description: 60 pp. A user-friendly, action-oriented guide to meaningful family involvement Offers practical suggestions for those intent on improving family-school relationships, challenging readers to rethink traditional notions of "parent involvement" and supporting them to collaborate with other key stakeholders for change. This 60-page booklet is the result of a year-long action research project conducted by parents, teachers and a student in Washington D.C. Websters International, Inc. 5729 Cloverland PlaceBrentwood TN 37027 Voice: 800-727-6833 Fax: 615-373-1030 Contact: Virginia Schmidt, Director, Public Relations Web Address: www.bowdoinmethod.com
Resource Title: Parent Involvement Resource Manual Description: Developed by a national recognized Title I Director and parent education advocate, this manual provides enjoyable ideas for parent activities, handouts and workshops. A must for Title I programs, it comes complete with Federal Guidelines for Parent Education Programs and effective strategies for encouraging parent participation. This simple and easy-to-use manual is a practical source of information for all parenting programs.
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