School-Family Partnerships
Bibliography
“Partners in Decision Making: Priorities for Action Report” http://www.calstat.org/pdf/parent_mono.pdf
Changing the World for Children: A Parent Leadership Training Manual by Stacey B. Thacker. Contact marin.asbell@calstat.org for a free copy on downloadable CDROM. Includes handouts, fliers, overheads as well as curriculum.
Organizing Parent Groups: A Structured Approach to Parent Involvement
Gary B. Wilson, Gary Wilson, 1998. www.barnesandnoble.com
Better IEP's: How to Develop Legally Correct and Educationally Useful
Programs,
Barbara D. Bateman, Mary Anne Linden, Mary A. Linden, 1998. www.barnesandnoble.com
More Than Bake Sales, James Vopat, Pete Leki, 1998.
www.barnesandnoble.com
Websites
SB 511 Family Empowerment Centers, funded through the California Department of Education, provide services focusing on families whose children are from the ages of 3 to 22; serve families of children with all disabilities; and prepare families to partner with professionals in obtaining an appropriate education for children with disabilities. http://www.cafec.org/about
California’s Family Resource Centers provide families of infants and toddlers, birth to 36 months at risk of or with developmental delays and disabilities, with parent-to-parent support, information and referrals. http://www.dds.ca.gov/EarlyStart/
Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs), funded by the U.S. Department
of Education, are parent-directed, non-profit 501(C) (3) organizations
authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
PTI’s provide training for parents and professionals on special
education law, rights, and responsibilities. They also train parents
to participate fully in education decision-making processes, including
the development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP), for their
child with disabilities. The following websites include contact information
for the Parent Training and Information Centers in California:
http://www.taalliance.org/
Family Voices of California is a “national grassroots network of families and friends, advocates for health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive, coordinated, and culturally competent for all children and youth with special health care needs; promotes the inclusion of all families as decision makers at all levels of health care; and supports essential partnerships between families and professionals.” This site also includes a legislative page. http://www.familyvoicesofca.org/
Additional Resources:
The Family Participation Fund: provides support for families to participate in local, regional, or statewide decision-making committees and groups. Forms are available through the California Association of Family Empowerment Centers. http://www.cafec.org/about
Last updated: 05/09/2011