California Department of Education, Special Education Division’s special project, California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalSTAT) is funded through a contract with the Napa County Office of Education. CalSTAT is partially funded from federal funds, State Grants #H027A080116A. Additional federal funds are provided from a federal competitively awarded State Personnel Development Grant to California (#H323A070011) provided from the U.S. Department of Education Part D of the Individuals with Disabilities Education act (IDEA). Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the position of the U. S. Department of Education.
| APPENDIX | Name of Resource Document | Web Address | Document Summary of Resource *What it is about *Why is it important to the Handbook as a whole |
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| A-II | Los Angeles USD- Community Advisory Committee By Laws | http://dse-web.lausd.k12.ca.us/sepg2s/ parents/cac/cac_cal105_eng.pdf |
District wide parent support group that are govern by laws. Networking, information sharing, speakers and updates on special education. Mandate by the State of California that the support group exist, by laws for the committee and the Local Plan is discussed within the district to give parent input. | |
| A-II | Los Angeles COE- School Parental Involvement Policy | http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/District_8/title1/0506/par_involv_temp022806.doc | ||
| A-II | Riverside County SELPA- Community Advisory Committee By Laws | http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/divisions/selpa/programs/Bylaws10252004-1.pdf | Special Education Local plan Agency (SELPA) laws that govern parent support group for parents of children with disabilities. Networking, information sharing, speakers and updates on special education. Mandate by the state of California that the support group exist. Local Plan is discussed with the SEPLA to give parent input. | |
| A-II | Riverside County SELPA-Community Advisory Committee By Laws-SPANISH | http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/divisions/selpa/programs/CACbylaws_Spanish.pdf | (Hispanic) Same as above | |
| A-II | La Officinal de Defense de los derechos del Clients (OCRA) | http://www.pai-ca.org |
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| A-II | Fiesta Educativa, Fiesta Familiar |
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Hispanic support group for parents with special needs that provides education, training referrals and information. Entire State of California that is dedicated to empowering Latino families in the home and a Statewide conference. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools-Fact Sheet |
www.sandi.net/comm/factsheets/parents.html | Informational fact sheet that discusses ways parents can become involved in their children education. District level leadership parent volunteer opportunities for San Diego City Schools. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools "Special Education Early Childhood (SEEC) Infant Program" | www.sandi.net/depts/specialed/seec_infant.htm | To enhance a family's capacity to assist the growth and development of their children, work together with staff to facilitate learning. A federally mandated program and Part C under the Individual with Disability Education Act, (IDEA) Special Education Early Childhood Infant Program Infant | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools |
www.sandi.net/indices/parents.htm | A general information fact sheet for parents. Facts for parents to give them basic infortin about the school district, explains parent rights and responsibilities in San Diego City schools. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools "Getting Involved" | www.sandi.net/parents/involvement.htm | Schools working together with families and the community to support learning children will succeed. San Diego City Schools has several getting involve programs that show when parents are actively involved with their children education students make better progress. | |
| A-III | California Association of Family Empowerment Centers (CAFEC) Family Participation Fund | www.cafec.org/family_participation_fund.htm | Parents who attend decision-making meetings on local regional or statewide level may apply for reimbursement through the Family participation Fund through the state Improvement Grant to financially assist families who do not have any other agency support. CAFEC provides information, referral and technical assistance | |
| A-III | Los Angeles County Administrators of Special Education (LACASE) Registration Form | http://dse-web.lausd.k12.ca.us/sepg2s/pdf/events/autismconfflyer06.pdf | Workshop on strategies to help youth overcome there challenges and improves outcomes in the areas of truancy, behavior and academics. Los Angeles County of Administrators of Special Education Parent Professional collaboration conference | |
| A-III | Early Start Statewide Institute Registration Form | http://dpi.wi.gov/sped/doc/inclusionconf.doc | Registration form for Early Start session on special education on Early Intervention. California State Department of Developmental Disabilities gives technical assistance to the Family Resource Center Network so they can educate parents, professional and caregivers on the importance of early intervention services. | |
| A-IV | Riverside County SELPA Community Advisory Committee (CAC) and Newsletters | www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/divisions/selpa/programs/selpaimportant.html | ||
| A-IV | Orange USD Special Education CAC | www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/special_ed/about | ||
| A-V | TASK Technology Center Evaluation Form | www.taskca.org | Evaluation form for parents, professional or consumers who have attendant an Assistive Technology workshop give by TASK. The evaluation provides a good method for feed back to see how the materials and information were received and what additional workshop made need to be generator or changed to meet the participants need. | |
| A-V | TASK Workshops Evaluation Form | www.taskca.org | Evaluation form for parents, professionals or consumers who have taken a special education workshop. The workshops are a necessity because they follow the state and federal guidelines under IDEA. The feedback is important to see how the materials and information were received and what additional workshops may nee to degeneration for changed to meet participant's needs. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools Parent & Community Involvement Department |
www.sandi.net/depts/parent_community_inv/ | San Diego City schools engage the community-including parents, students, and local residents, business and organization-in the education process. Parent school community collaboration is important for to improve student achievement, increase community and parent support, foster meaningful two-way communication, provide ongoing training, help build partnerships. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools-Fact Sheet "Parent & Community Involvement Department" SPANISH |
www.sandi.net/depts/parent_community_inv/ | San Diego City Schools have strategies for responding to or resolving a variety of cultural, social and ethnic issues and concerns are often developed through community collaboration. Hispanic outreach program through the San Diego Parent University provides workshops and trainings for parents. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools-- Policy Regarding Accommodation to Parents with Disabilities |
http://66.102.7.104/u/SDCS?q=cache:-x7_t4-Lv4UJ:www.sandi.net/parents/parent_disabled_policy.pdf+Policy+regarding+ accomodation+to+parents+with+ disabilities&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&ie=UTF-8 |
San Diego City Schools has a policy to give parent's accommodation under section 504 and ADA. Parents have to request accommodation in writing to have access to events or activities. It important that school district follow the law regarding accommodations. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools "Outreach Issues and Initiatives" | www.sandi.net/depts/parent_community_inv/outreach.html | San Diego City Schools brings awareness to the parents & community about different outreach programs within the school district so that parents can have the opportunity to involve themselves. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools "Indian Education Program" | www.sandi.net/depts/parent_community_inv/indian.html | San Diego City Schools have strategies for responding to or resolving a variety of cultural, social and ethnic issues and concerns are often developed through community collaboration. Indian Education Program addresses the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of the American Indian. | |
| A-II | San Diego City Schools "Southwest Asian & Pacific Island Community Liaison Program" | www.sandi.net/depts/parent_community_inv/seapil.html | San Diego City Schools Community Liaison is part of the parent & Community involvement. They are aligned with the San Diego Parent University program that provided workshops and trainings. The goal is to increase the engagement and involvement of Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander parents in their education. | |
| A-I | Special EDge Newsletter Winter/Spring 2006, Vol. 19, No. 2 "Response to Intervention (RtI)" | http://www.calstat.org/specialEdge.html | Response to intervention can help improve education for students with disabilities and students without. Using Three-Tier RTI Model. Tier 1: Screening a Group Intervention, Tier 2: Target Intervention, Tier 3: Intensive Interventions and Comprehensive Evaluation. The Special Edge is a publication of the State Department of Education. Its designed to support parents, educators and other service providers on special education topics. | |
| A-IV | San Diego City Schools Parent Handbook "6 to 6" Program 2004-2005 | http://www.sandi.net/dingeman/handbook/index.htm | The City of San Diego Handbook in cooperation with partner school districts has before and after school programs from "6 to 6" to provide a safe place for middle school age youth to experience academic enrichment and recreation activities during the hours that most parents work. | |
| A-IV | Riverside County SELPA CAC-A Parent/Guardian Reference Guide | http://www.rcoe.k12.ca.us/divisions/selpa/programs /Parent%20&%20Guardian%20Reference%20Guide.pdf |
Special Education Local Plan Agency (SELPA) laws that govern parent support group for parents of children with disabilities. Networking, information sharing, speakers and updates on special education. Mandated by the state of California that support group exists. Local Plan is discussed with the SELPA to give parent input. | |
| A-IX | Family Needs Survey Summary Sheet Forms | http://www.taalliance.org/Centers/index.htm | Telephone and workshop survey to receive input from families of different ethnic background that have made contact with the Parent Training and Information Center. Data collection is to measure the needs of parents in the special education system regarding information and material given out, assistance they received, how comfortable they are in understand the special education system, where they are at in the special education process. | |
| A-IX | SurveyMonkey.com Survey Software |
www.surveymonkey.com | To enable anyone to create professional online surveys. Parents can now have access to making a create survey, list serve. | |
| A-V | TASK Assistive Technology | www.taskca.org | Team of Advocates for Special Kids website offers descriptions of workshops. Assistive Technology is part of Individual with Disability Education Act. IDEA states that Assistive Technology for all students must be considered to see if some type of technology will enhance a student's educational day. | |
| A-XI | Family Center on Technology and Disability Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology | http://www.fctd.info/resources/fig/ | The guide gives parents basic understanding of what Assistive technology is, how it looks in public education, understanding the laws under IDEA, funding sources. | |
| A- | California Parent Training and Information Centers and Parent Resource Centers List | http://www.taalliance.org/Centers/region6.htm | List of Parent Centers that can assist and empower families, care providers, consumers and professionals regarding IDEA. Parent Training and Information and Parent Resource centers are federally mandated. | |
| A-III | California family Empowerment Centers | www.cafec.org/fecaboutus.htm | CAFEC provides information, referral and technical assistance, system change advocacy for statewide network. | |
| A-XI | Family Voices Support for Families of Children with Disabilities | www.familyvoices.org/st.CA.htm | Family Voices is a national, grassroots clearinghouse for information and education concerning the health care of children with special health needs. California Family Voices have Parent Health Liaison available to assist families understand health issues, insurance coverage etc. | |
| A-XI | State Resources | http://www.taalliance.org/Centers/index.htm | Directory of California resource telephone numbers frequently used by disabled population, parents and professional | |
| A-XI | National Resources | http://www.taalliance.org/Centers/index.htm | Directory of National resources telephone numbers frequently used by the disabled population, parents and profession | |