The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) provides parents with information and resources to understand parent involvement and parent rights and options under the No Child Left Behind legislation. KPIRC also provides parents with information and resources to successfully support their children’s learning from birth through high school.
The 21st Century Learner and College/Career Readiness
Family involvement in a child's education makes a difference in the academic success and beyond of that child. This fact sheet will give families information on how to help their child learn in the 21st century and how to help them prepare for college and/or a career. Filed under Parents Schools Higher Education and tagged with Title 1 21st Century ESEA family engagement fathers parent involvement family school partnership career readiness high school college readiness on February 09, 2012 # |
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Una Guía del Apoyo para el Comportamiento Positivo en la Escuela (SWPBS) para la Familia
El lazo entre las familias y el Apoyo para el Comportamiento Positivo en la Escuela (SWPBS) es importante. Cuando las familias están involucradas en las actividades educacionales de manera significativa, sus hijos se desempeñan mejor en sus escuelas. Las familias juegan un papel importante en la educación y el desarrollo social de sus hijos. La presencia de los padres en las escuelas no solamente proporciona apoyo académico adicional sino que también crea conexiones comunitarias y culturales. En muchas escuelas, la participación de las familias en el proceso de apoyo para el comportamiento positivo en la escuela está creciendo. Los miembros de familia son parte de los equipos de planificación estatal, distrital y escolar y participan en actividades de la escuela en diferentes maneras. El involucramiento familiar ayuda a proporcionar consistencia entre la casa y la escuela, la clave del éxito para todos los estudiantes. Los miembros de la familia participan en el proceso de valoraciones y resolución de problemas para crear esquemas de apoyo para el comportamiento positivo individualizado cuando son necesarios para los estudiantes. Filed under Parents Schools Espanol and tagged with SWPBS family school partnership family engagement fathers Title 1 parenting parent involvement ESEA multi-tier system of support on February 08, 2012 # |
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Una Guía del Sistema de Apoyo de Múltiples Niveles (MTSS) para la Familia
Las escuelas se comprometen a ayudar a todos los niños a tener éxito. Éstas tienen muchas maneras de ayudar a que los niños aprendan y de asegurarse de que aquellos que necesitan apoyo adicional tengan éxito. El Sistema de Apoyo de Múltiples Niveles (MTSS) es una de las maneras en que las escuelas proveen ese apoyo. Este folleto estudia los componentes básicos de cualquier proceso de MTSS e incluye preguntas que usted quizás quiera hacer a la escuela de su hijo(a) para aprender más acerca del proceso de MTSS. Se incluyen también maneras en las cuales usted puede involucrarse en el proceso y qué hacer y adónde ir si tiene preguntas o inquietudes. Filed under Parents Schools Espanol and tagged with parent involvement fathers ESEA family engagement Title 1 MTSS multi-tier system of support positive behavior support meaningful family engagement on February 08, 2012 # |
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Family Engagement: A Critical Component to Building an Empowering Culture in the Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS)
Family engagement is a key aspect of Kansas MTSS. For this reason, schools must make a concerted effort to involve families as early as possible. The PTA National Standards for Family School Partnerships focus on what families, schools, and communities can do together to support positive student outcomes. Each of the six standards includes quality indicators for successful partnerships. The standards are available on the National PTA website, www.pta.org. Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with communication Common Cord Standards Resources Supporting Student Success ESEA family engagement family school partnership curricular standards teachers parenting parent involvement on February 08, 2012 # |
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Creating Family, School, & Community Partnerships
The following pages highlight examples of parent involvement in schools and districts across Kansas. While parent involvement is alive and well in many schools, we are sharing these exemplars of parent involvement and to inspire educators and parents in other schools to also implement practices that address the National Standards. Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with communication exemplary practices family engagement successful parent involvement practics in kansas schools family school partnership fathers parent leadership parenting teachers Title 1 Supporting Student Success on February 08, 2012 # |
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Dropout Prevention: What Families Need to Know
Family support in a child's education can help build a foundation for success that directly impacts a child's school perfomance in a postive way. This document gives you the tools and tips to help your child in Early Childhood, Elementary school, Middle school and high school to prevent dropout. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with Dropout prevention effective practices ESEA family family engagement family school partnership fathers teens high school behavior homework meaningful family engagement community involvement teachers discipline on December 05, 2011 # |
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Student Transition from Middle to High School
A parent's involvement in the transition from middle school to high school makes a difference in a student's academic success. This fact sheet will give parents information on how to stay involved from middle school through high school. Filed under Parents Schools Higher Education and tagged with family family engagement family school partnership education high school teachers Supporting Student Success Title 1 testing ESEA school readiness student performance middle school on October 13, 2011 # |
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2011 Proclamation of Family Engagement Month
Governor Sam Brownback has declared October, 2011 to be Family Engagement Month. This official proclamation will download as a pdf file. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Espanol and tagged with collaboration family family engagement governor's proclamation proclamation parenting leadership parent involvement family professional partnership family school partnership Title 1 on October 11, 2011 # |
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The ABC Book of Educational Terms: A Plain Language Guide for Parents
The purpose of this guide is to provide Kansas families with a resource of commonly used educational terms. Many of the terms selected for this plain language guide appear in current state and federal legislation that is of particular interest to parents. If you would like a free copy in pdf format emailed to you, please contact our office. Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Higher Education Businesses and tagged with ABC book ABC ABC Guide ABC Guide to Educational Terms educational terms on August 08, 2011 # |
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Summer Fun With Reading
READING TIPS FOR FAMILIES Reading with or to a child over the summer will help keep a child's reading skills alive and prevent the loss of reading skills over the summer. Filed under Parents Schools and tagged with summer activities Summer Reading on August 08, 2011 # |
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