The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) Programs (2021-2022 Study) arose out of a need to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of Head Start families and staff. The goal was to provide data on the characteristics and needs of families and staff after nearly two…

Forty years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that in order for public schools to comply with their legal obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), they must take affirmative steps to ensure that students with limited English proficiency (LEP) can meaningfully participate in their educational…

Individuals who serve as surrogate parents fulfill an important role in the life of a child with a disability. Surrogates have become increasingly important in special education because a growing number of children are living outside their family for some period of their lives. Like parents, surrogates of children with disabilities are granted a…

The topic of special education can be confusing and frightening for parents who suspect their child has a disability or has difficulty learning. Parents in this situation want to know how to get help for their child. This guide is intended to help parents navigate the system and services available for children with special learning needs and to…

This handbook is provided to serve as a guide for parents and school personnel in establishing and in determining the functions of Title One, ESEA, parent advisory councils. From the very beginning of Title One, the involvement of parents and community representatives in the school program has been recognized as an important element in the ability…

This program guide covers in outline form the characteristics of state public assistance plans for operating programs of Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The information for each state is presented in a series of pages with four subdivisions: Administration, Eligibility Requirements, Need Determination, and Extension of the Program. In…

One of several products developed for a comprehensive program of career development (kindergarten through university) for vocational education in Florida, this manual, consisting of two parts, contains a public relations program to introduce occupation specialists to key publics. Part 1 delineates the procedure for making contacts with the key…

The meaning of evaluation and the steps necessary to implement it are explained to parents in this booklet. The purposes and methods of evaluating student progress, teacher capability, programs, and school and community goals are related to improvement of the educational experience as a whole. Decision making is always a result of the data…

These two comic books are part of the "Very Special Family" series, created by and for Hispanic parents of children with special needs. The materials are designed to help parents deal with the emotional difficulties of raising a child with disabilities. The booklets are printed in both English and Spanish. In Part 1, "Mario and Clara Hernandez," a…

This report is addressed to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors to familiarize them with the issues concerning adolescent pregnancy, highlight innovative approaches in working with young parents, and offer suggestions on how to reach and serve young parents with CETA. The report focuses on the problems of young parents, both…

The parent component of the Austin Early Childhood Special Education Program is described. Goals of the program are seen to include providing parents with emotional support, knowledge, and skill development. Intake, needs assessment, counseling, home visits, parent conferences, and training workshops for parents are considered. Nearly half of the…

This guide was designed for use in home education programs aimed at helping both children and parents improve their self-confidence, as a preliminary step toward helping children succeed at school. Specific behavioral goals for the parent trainer, the parent, and the child are presented in five areas: (1) relationship to self, (2) relationship to…

This document describes a series of five booklets that have been developed to help parents and teachers teach children about the traffic system in an effort to avoid accidents. Booklet number one, which is included as part of this document, is a guide for parents describing the young child's pedestrian problem. Suggestions are offered on how to…

This guide helps parents evaluate the efficiency of school board members, administrators, and teachers by outlining the duties and responsibilities of these school personnel. The idea is to evaluate their efficiency and not their ability, the paper notes, as one can have the ability to do but at the same time be highly inefficient. Duties and…

The guidelines outlined in this pamphlet were developed in cooperation with members of local parent advisory councils and school officials. The guidelines describe the rationale for parental involvement, the specific steps to be taken in organizing parent advisory councils, and the roles and responsibilities of these councils. (CLK)