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Parent Resources 
Educational Rights of
Children and Youth Experiencing Homelesness
This page provides a quick summary of the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness as established by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.  Help When You Need It: Information for Parents on How Schools Can Help During Homelessness
This audiovisual presentation gives parents of homeless children a brief introduction to their children's educational rights under the McKinney-Vento Act. Length 11:04
Parent booklet/Folleto
para Padres
This brochure explains the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness and informs parents about ways in which they can support their children's education during times of mobility.
Parent poster/Cartel
para Padres
This poster explains who qualifies as homeless under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and lists the educational rights of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Place these posters in your school or community to generate public awareness.  School Help for Homeless Children with Disabilities: Information for Parents (582K)
This brief, part of NCHE's Helping You Help Your Child: Information for Parents series, provides information about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and how it can help homeless children with special needs. It is designed for parents, guardians, and other people taking care of children and youth. 
Family
Education Network
This website offers a variety of resources to help parents encourage success in their children's education. Helping
Young Children Grown and Learn: A Guide for Families and Shelter
Providers
This booklet from Project HOPE will help parents and shelter providers support children's early learning. Goals of the booklet include helping those working with young children to use everyday activities to encourage learning and growth, notice any concerns in a child's development, and locate resources for more information about early development. National
Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) IDEA Parent Guide
This guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) seeks to inform parents of children with learning disabilities so that they can partner effectively with school personnel in supporting their children's special learning and behavioral needs. Although the guide is geared to parents, its accessible language makes it a valuable tool for anyone wanting to understand more about IDEA.  Packet for Parents Facing Incarceration This sample packet from Adrian Public Schools in Adrian, MI, provides information to assist parents facing incarceration with making appropriate arrangements for their children. Included in the packet area checklist of tasks for parents facing incarceration, a list of frequently asked questions, a blank power of attorney form, a sample completed power of attorney form, and a flyer about the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education program.
Parents
as Teachers' Parent Resource Room
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education.
School
Success Info
Sponsored by Partners for Public Education, School Success Info is a website designed to help parents get involved in their children's education. The website includes tips for parents on how to get involved at home and at school. Tool Kit
on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities: Parent Materials
These materials from the U.S. Department of Education were identified to augment the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities. They offer a collection of resources on topics such as assessment, instructional practices, behavior, and accommodations; however, these documents were written specifically for parents and include information they need as they work with schools to ensure that their children are receiving a quality education. These materials provide information that will help parents become active and informed participants in IEP discussions and other decision making meetings that support students with disabilities and their families. Unlocking
Potential: What Families and Shelters Needs to Know About Homelessness
and Special Education
This brief from Project HOPE provides families experiencing homelessness and service providers who work with these families an overview of the special education process. It includes a table outlining the steps in the special education eligibility process and what families and service providers can do to make the process easier, resources to assist families or youth when special education services are being pursued, and definitions of words commonly used by educators and local homeless education liaisons. U.S.
Department of Education: Especially for Parents
This section of the U.S. Dept. of Education's website provides numerous resources for parents interested in their children's education. Resources include a parent's guide to the No Child Left Behind Act, publications for parents, information on federal student aid for college, and more. |
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