Extractions: Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington DC West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming School Name or District Give Us Your Feedback (Page 1 of 3) Click on these links to learn about the powerful impact of parent involvement in schools and to connect with groups that promote parent involvement. By Terry Nagel, GreatSchools.net Staff Check these helpful online resources to find out about research on how parent involvement affects academic achievement, how to interpret data on school performance and where parents can obtain information that helps them get involved in schools. Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership
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Extractions: This list includes State Department of Education offices responsible for gifted education and state-wide advocacy groups. For technical assistance, contact the individual listed for your state. State of the States, a book that provides state-by-state statistics and information, is available from Kristy Ehlers, listed under Oklahoma. State advocacy groups offer members a variety of services, including newsletters, conferences, and local resources. For current and detailed information on US State mandates governing gifted education, please visit Tennessee Initiative for Gifted Education Reform (TIGER) , and review their National Survey on the State governance of K-12 Gifted and Talented Education Reform (http://giftedtn.org/tiger/releases.htm). (70+ pages in .pdf format; Adobe Acrobat Reader required.) Alabama
Extractions: Related Articles Other Articles This Week ... Improvement/Safety School Issues Article S C H O O L I S S U E S A R T I C L E In 1994, an amended federal law opened the door for Colorado to enact a law this year to allow school and criminal justice officials to share information about violent and disruptive students. The new law is intended to help prevent future school violence. Will more states follow Colorado and the other states that have enacted this law? A year after the Columbine High School tragedy, the Colorado legislature passed a law revoking prior privacy constraints that have hindered teachers and police from sharing information about troubled students. A 1994 amendment to a federal law allowed Colorado to pass the new law. Without a state law that specifically provides for a juvenile justice exemption from the federal privacy act, federal law requires schools and criminal justice officials to obtain either the child's and parent's consent or a court subpoena to obtain records. The federal law requires that information be kept confidential because disclosure of certain information could have an impact on student and family privacy.
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Extractions: Fax: (719) 531-9452 E-Mail: info@peakparent.org PEAK Parent Center Mission Statement: To ensure that children, youth and adults with disabilities lead rich active lives and participate as full members of their schools and communities. PEAK provides: ISER Home First Steps Planning Navigating ... advocacy
ESL Resources (CPIRC) colorado parent Information and Resource Center ) is funded by the US This text examines the field of multicultural education, to include its http://web.uccs.edu/esl/resources.htm
Extractions: English as a Second Language Education Program College of Education Enjoy the resources for English as a Second Language Program. If you have other resources you feel would be helpful or useful, please contact us at eslep@uccs.edu Professional Links TESOL http://www.colorado.edu/iec/cotesol/ CoTESOL The Colorado Affiliate of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages CoTESOL is the Colorado affiliate of TESOL. It sponsors a fall conference in the Denver area and other activities throughout the year. The Colorado Springs chapter of CoTESOL Sponsors a fall and a spring conference in the Pikes Peak region. To receive an email notification of the conferences, write Margie Brown at brownkamel@aol.com with CoTESOL in the subject line of your email. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ Resources for classroom teachers of English language learners.
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Extractions: Assessment: Meeting Colorado's Standards Why Assess? How do I do it? Professional practice supports the need to assess children at specific intervals. District policies support assessment. And, of course, IDEA requires that children with special needs receive assessments at prescribed intervals. The assessment protocols that are used may be prescribed by the district, by the state, or they may be chosen by the teacher, the speech/language pathologist, and/or the educational audiologist. Over the past several years, the Colorado Department of Education formulated a plan to assess all children with hearing loss using specific assessment procedures. These procedures are designed specifically for children with hearing acuity that is not within the normal range. The FAMILY Assessment is used for children from birth until 36 months of age. The Pre-CIPP is used for children in preschool. The CIPP is used for children who are school-aged. Each assessment will be reviewed individually in this article. So, please read on! All of the assessments are supported by grant funds and carry no additional cost to families, therapists, or schools. These assessments constitute the assessment battery used for state accountability. Please refer to the table to learn more about the specific assessments. And, be sure to ask your interventionist, therapist, preschool teacher, or members of your child's education team about them.
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Extractions: School Attendance Law of 1963 Welcome to the Home Schooling section of the CDE Web site. Included in the section: A copy of the law associated with homeschooling, some frequently asked questions about Colorado home schooling and their answers, and a listing of some home school support groups around the state. This portion of Colorado Revised Statues, reprinted with the permission of the committee on Legal Services in accordance with section 2-5-118, C.R.S. is an unofficial publication of Colorado Revised Statutes. Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104 22-33-104. Compulsory school attendance. (Abbreviated version with information specific to home based education) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection(2) of this section, every child who has attained the age of seven years and is under the age of sixteen years, except as provided by this section, shall attend public school for at least one thousand fifty-six hours if a secondary school pupil or nine hundred sixty-eight hours if a elementary school pupil during each school year; except that in no case shall a school or schools be in session for fewer than one hundred sixty days without the specific prior approval of the commissioner of education.
Extractions: Arkansas ... Additional Educational Resources (*Please note that PTO Central is not affiliated with the Colorado PTA) Welcome to the Colorado educational resource page. The goal of this page is to provide a central informational source for parents, educators and school officials on an array of issues facing Colorado schools. From school fundraising to regional Parent Teacher Association contacts to classroom initiatives, the online resources below provide additional insight into these issues, as well as many other important concerns facing Colorado schools, PTA and PTO groups, and other parent organizations. Colorado PTA
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Extractions: 1. How does the CSAP help schools and students? The CSAP is a tool for teachers and parents to use to address the educational needs of the student. CSAPs are sent home to parents with a detailed diagnostic report that explains their child's academic strengths and areas that need improvement. This allows parents to work with teachers to better understand the unique needs of the child. 2. Will the CSAP affect my child's grade, ability to graduate or move to the next grade? No. Your child will take the CSAP test each year in grades 3 through 10 in reading and writing and grades 5 through 10 in math. In grade 11 your child will take the ACT which may be used to apply for college and will be recorded on his or her transcript. No child is denied advancement to the next grade or graduation from high school based on his or her results. CSAP scores are not used on a school's accountability report These assessments, which were written by Colorado teachers, provide you and your child's teacher a diagnostic tool of what your child knows and is able to do based on the academic standards for his or her grade level. It will provide the teacher with your child's strengths and weaknesses. The assessment will enable the teacher to provide targeted instruction and help for your child.
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Extractions: Resource Links Link to the U.S. Department of Education Link to the Colorado Department of Education Home Page. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Educational Technology Parents Guide to the Internet. Learn the Basics of Internet History, Searching, and Personal Safety for Kids and Parents. A Report Card On Schools Assists parents in making informed decisions about the educational choices available in Colorado by producing a report card on public schools. A Web page from the Colorado Department of Education dealing with issues, policy and practice, particularly as relates to parents and community members. Cooperative Extension Parenting Education Programs and information resources help parents create good family relationships. Topics include what to expect of children at different ages, discipline techniques, difficult behavior and communication. Parent Resources Teacher Handouts Parents Can Help Ideas to practice reading, writing and math skills at home.
