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Parents Are Partners |
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Parents have always been important players in the special
education process, and their involvement is crucial to successful
results for students. The Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of
2004 is intended to modernize and improve the involvement of parents in
the IEP process in the following ways:
- Provides flexibility for parents and schools by allowing them to
agree to make minor changes to a child's IEP during the school year
without reconvening the IEP team, and encouraging the consolidation
of IEP and reevaluation meetings;
- Provides parents with greater opportunities for involvement in IEP
meetings by allowing the use of teleconferencing, video
conferencing, and other alternative means of participation;
- Clarifies that either the parent or the school may request an
initial evaluation of a child to determine whether the child
qualifies for IDEA services;
- Requires quarterly reports to parents on the progress their child
is making toward meeting IEP goals and how that progress is being
measured, and short-term objectives for students with significant
disabilities;
- Encourages parent and community training information centers
(PTIs)
to focus on improving parent-school collaboration and early,
effective dispute resolution;
- Encourages PTIs to use scientifically-based practices and
information in assisting parents, and to work collaboratively with
Regional Resources Centers;
- Provides increased resources to support parents through dispute
resolution and due process.
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Research overwhelmingly demonstrates that parent involvement in
children's learning is positively related to achievement. Further,
the research shows that the more intensively parents are involved in
their children's learning, the more beneficial are the achievement
effects. The following topics and related links address services
and strategies to assist you in helping your child reach their full
potential:
Tennessee
Family Pathfinder is an internet community for families
seeking disability resources.
Effective
Parent-Teacher Communication tips from The Center for
Effective Parenting, a U.S. Department of Education funded program from
Arkansas. This site has excellent information on many other
parenting dilemmas...check out their other Parenting
Information Handouts
Especially
for Parents, from the U.S. Department of Education features
publications on No Child Left Behind, federal student aid, and other
parent resources
Tools
for Student Success from the U.S. Department of Education
contains resources for helping your child with homework, tips on
preparing your student to become a better learner, and advice on how to
help your child stay drug free.
The
Whole Child is a web site from PBS that presents information
from their 13 part child development video series based on the textbook The
Whole Child by Joanne Hendrick, P.hD.
Helping
Your Child Navigate the Teen Age Years, a pamphlet created by
the White House Council on Youth Violence in 2000, gives advice to
parents on how to more effectively communicate with their teenager.
Healthology,
Inc. Video Resources from the Internet Special Education
Resources (ISER) web site contains a collection of video clips regarding
a variety of issues pertinent to parents. Clips include
information on topics ranging from learning disabilities, to weight
problems and other common health problems with children.
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