According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Parent engagement in schools is defined as parents and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children and adolescents. Parent engagement in schools is a shared responsibility in which schools and other community agencies and organizations are committed to reaching out to engage parents in meaningful ways, and parents are committed to actively supporting their children’s and adolescents’ learning and development. This relationship between schools and parents cuts across and reinforces children’s health and learning in multiple settings—at home, in school, in out-of-school programs, and in the community.”
- Toolkit of Resources for Engaging Families and the Community as Partners in Education Part 1: Building an understanding of family and community engagement
- Toolkit of Resources for Engaging Families and the Community as Partners in Education Part 2: Building a cultural bridge
- Toolkit of Resources for Engaging Families and the Community as Partners in Education Part 3: Building trusting relationships with families and the community through effective communication
- Toolkit of Resources for Engaging Families and the Community as Partners in Education Part 4: Engaging all in data conversations
- Books for Parent Engagement
- Early Learning: https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/transitions/article/transition-kindergarten
- Elementary to Middle School Transition: http://www.nea.org/tools/16657.htm
- Middle school to high school
- College Prep
- High School to career
- Families as Lifelong Educators
- https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/pdf/parent_engagement_strate...
The purpose of Navigating the Course: Finding Your Way through Indiana’s Special Education Rules is to provide an overview and a practical resource to help parents, advocates, school personnel, and students understand the requirements of Indiana’s special education rules, found at 511 IAC 7-32 through 47, commonly known as Article 7. It is intended to serve as a companion guide to Article 7 and is not a substitute for Article 7.
