Parent Involvement Module

Resources

Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement www.centerforcsri.org The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement has come to the end of its five- year contract with the U.S. Department of Education. Even though The Center is no longer active, this archived website will remain available and accessible courtesy of SEDL (www.sedl.org). Publications, tools, the research database, and webcasts will continue to be available, although nothing new will be added to the site.

Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) http://www.directionservice.org/cadre CADRE is the National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education which encourages “the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs." Contact Information: CADRE P.O. Box 51360 Eugene, OR 97405-0906 3411-A Willamette Street Eugene, OR 97405-5122 (541) 686-5060 (Voice) (541) 686-5063 (FAX) (541) 284-4740 (TTY)

Directory of Community Resources in Texas http://disabilityresources.tamu.edu Find disability resources and community services throughout Texas. Customize your search by zip code, county, region, keyword, or category.

Education World “The Educators’ Best Friend” http://www.educationworld.com/ This website offers education links and content on a large variety of topics and needs. Under the link labeled “Contact Us” you will find a contact center with specific links depending on your contact needs.

Family Strengthening Policy Center

Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by th e United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. *$599,247 (74%) DD funds; $218,72 5 (26%) non-federal resources

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Page 1 of 5 www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter/Publications.aspx?pubguid={2CB0B52E-E83D-406E-8B8D- 4BD1817D9B46} The Family Strengthening Policy Center, an initiative of the National Human Services Assembly with funding from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, serves as a focal point for research, information dissemination, and advocacy on place-based, practice-driven family strengthening practices, programs, and policy. This document lists a series of policy briefs by the policy center that highlight emerging, promising, and proven practices in the field of family strengthening. Contact Information: The Annie E. Casey Foundation 701 St. Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Phone: 410-547-6600 fax: 410-547-6624 [email protected]

Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) http://www.fape.org FAPE provides FAPE provides information and training about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA '04). The web site includes information on IDEA '04, including Spanish and Hmong translations of selected on-line documents and printed materials, referral information for parents, and information on research about best practices that can be used to improve educational services. Contact Information: E-mail: [email protected]

Federal Resource Center for Special Education http://www.rrfcnetwork.org The Regional Resource Centers Program provides service to all states as well as the Pacific jurisdictions, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The six regional program centers are funded by the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to assist state education agencies in the systemic improvement of education programs, practices, and policies that affect children and youth with disabilities. Services offered by the RRC Program include consultation, information services, specially designed technical assistance, training, and product development. Each U.S. state and jurisdiction is served by one of the six regional resource centers. Within this web site you will be able to find out which resource center serves your state and you can click on a link that will take you to the web site that serves your state and jurisdiction. Contact Information: 202-884-8215

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Page 2 of 5 Information and Referral Search http://www.211.org/ 2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral. Call your local 2-1-1 for help with food, housing, employment, health care, counseling and more. This web site is a call center search site, and it helps you find your local 2-1-1 by allowing you to enter the State, City, or Zip Code.

National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) http://www.ncpie.org The mission of NCPIE is to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all young people. This website Maintains a database of Educator resources at www.ncpie.org/Resources/Educators.cfm Contact Information: 1400 L Street NW, Suite 300 Washington DC 20005 Phone: (202) 289-6790 Fax: (202) 289-6791

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) http://www.nectac.org NECTAC is the national early childhood technical assistance center supported by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) under the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). NECTAC serves Part C-Infant and Toddlers with Disabilities Programs and Part B-Section 619 Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities in all 50 states and 10 jurisdictions to improve service systems and outcomes for children and families. This web site is one of an array of services provided to Part C Coordinators and Section 619 Coordinators and the resources on this site are available to all. Contact Information: 517 S Greensboro Street Carrboro, NC 27510 Phone: (919) 962-2001 Fax: (919) 966-7463 E-mail: [email protected]

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY) http://www.nichcy.org NICHCY is the center that provides information to the nation on: disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the

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Page 3 of 5 nation’s special education law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities. Within this English and Spanish, bilingual web site, you’ll find an abundance of information. NICHCY has information specialists who are available to talk with you and address your individual questions and concerns in English or in Spanish. Contact Information: (800).695-0285

Parent to Parent http://www.p2pusa.org Parent to Parent USA (P2PUSA) is a national non-profit organization committed to promoting access, quality and leadership in parent to parent support across the country. This site highlights statewide organizations that have parent to parent support as a core program and demonstrate a commitment to implementing evidence-based P2P USA endorsed practices. Contact Information: [email protected]

Special Education in Texas http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/explansaf/ This is from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) website and is the URL for the procedural safeguards.

Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education Training & Support (WI FACETS) http://www.wifacets.org WI FACETS is a statewide non-profit organization, with its main office located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WI FACETS was founded in June 1995 by a small group of parents who had a strong desire to help other families understand the special education laws and systems. WI FACETS offers many downloadable resources to empower and inform parents and others who support children with disabilities. Contact Information: (877)374-051

Working with Parents – Building Relationships for Student Success http://www.peakparent.org PEAK Parent Center is Colorado’s federally designated Parent Training and Information Center (PTI). PEAK assists families and others through services like its telephone hotline, workshops, conferences, website, and publications. As a PTI, PEAK offers parent-to-parent support, but it does not hold support group meetings. We work one-on-one with families and also collaborate with state government and the education, rehabilitation, and medical communities to make system changes that improve outcomes for children. Contact Information:

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Page 4 of 5 611 North Weber, Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Phone: 719-531-9400 Fax: 719-531-9452 Hotline: 1-800-284-0251 e-mail: [email protected] Parent Advisors: 1-800-284-0251 or [email protected]

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