Learning Disabilities OnLine: Finding Help: State Resources:Massachusetts (781) 3383388. massachusetts Department of education Website. Programs for parent Teacher Association (PTA). massachusetts parent-Teacher-Student Association. Other resources http://www.ldonline.org/finding_help/local_org/mass.html
Extractions: LD OnLine introduces the LD OnLine Yellow Pages ! This exciting new venture brings information about professionals who serve children and adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. If you are a professional interested in listing your services, sign-up online now! Select a State Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota
Special Education Resources Centers: Non-profit Organizations Search by state for nonprofit special education resources. Find family centers, parent coalitions, counselors, medical facilities, and support groups. DCCreating Opportunities for parent Empowerment (COPE) massachusetts Federation for Children with http://www.iser.com/nps.html
Resources massachusetts State resources Agencies. Organizations. Department of education. ConcordSpecial education parent Advisory Council. Easter Seals of massachusetts. http://www.fcsn.org/marsrce.htm
Extractions: get things done agencies elected officials Select Program Area DOE HOME Advisory Councils Board of Education Career and Technical Education Charter Schools Compliance/Monitoring Curriculum Frameworks/Institutes Dual Enrollment Early Learning Services Education Reform Educational Technology Educator Licensure Tests (MTEL) Educator Licensure Employment Opportunities ETIS Family Literacy Forms Directory General Educational Development Grants: Information Information Services Health, Safety and Student Support Services MCAS MECC - (Career Center) "No Child Left Behind" Federal Education Law Nutrition Programs Reading Office School and District Accountability School and District Profiles/Directory School Councils School Finance School-to-Career Education Security Portal Special Education Spread the Word Title I Virtual Education Space - VES Videotapes News District/School Administration Educator Services Assessment/Accountability ... Project FOCUS Parent Information MCAS Laws and Related Documents General Information Links and Resources ... Special Communities
Distance Learning Resources And Links and Web sites, AskERIC, National parent Information Network and the National the University of massachusetts at Dartmouth has links to distance education resources and examples of http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~cfche/distance.html
Extractions: Professional Opportunities United States Department of Education This is the homepage of the United States Department of Education located in Washington DC. Links include Guides for teachers, funding opportunities, contacts, publications and links to other resources Educom This is the Web site of the distributors of the electronic newsletter, Edupage and Educom Review. It represents a Consortium of educational institutions committed to transforming education through technology ERIC On-Line Clearinghouse This site is the same ERIC as in libraries, Educational Resources Information Center. Links include those to other gopher and Web sites, AskERIC, National Parent Information Network and the National Library of Information FIRN Florida Education Resource Network This site is the homepage for the E-mail network constructed and used in Florida specifically for teachers. This site also has links to the Florida Department of Education, instructional resources and info on State and Federal government Florida Educator's Cyberspace Navigator This site is produced by a joint effort between the Florida Statewide Systemic Initiative (SSI) and the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN). It has great links to Florida Government information
Kent State University Parent Resources This page is under construction. parent resources massachusetts Department of education http//www.doe.mass.edu/ http://fp.dl.kent.edu/ecis/Web/Parent%20Resources/ParentResource.htm
Extractions: Alabama's Early Intervention System www.rehab.state.al.us/intervention.htm Alabama Department of Education Alabama Special Education Alabama Preschool Handbook http://www.alsde.edu/documents/65/Handbook_0-5_wDisabilitiesP.pdf ADRS Early Intervention Systems Office Locations http://www.rehab.state.al.us/ei_offices.html ALASKA Alaska Department of Education http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/sped/ Alaska Maternal, Child and Family Health (Early Intervention) http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/mcfh/SectionMCFH.htm Alaska Special Education http://www.educ.state.ak.us/tls/sped/ ARIZONA Arizona Community and Family Health Services
Parent Links Their Part, parent and Teacher Communication Just what does it mean to be involvedin your community school? massachusetts Dept. of education Great resources, http://www.newton.mec.edu/Franklin/parent_links.html
Extractions: Family Links Click on a subject for online information. Homework Help ESL General Interest The Internet ... Improving Our Schools Homework Help Ask Eric A searchable data base of great information. Kids Click A kid friendly search engine. Ask An Expert Page Pose a question and receive an answer! Homework Resources All kinds of help for homework assignments. Learning Strategies Find out how best to meet your child's learning style. Science Fair Projects Need a project? Or just want to see some? Everyday Math for Parents Find out about the math program Newton uses. The Internet Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway Everything to know about being online. Integrate Technology with Learning Have a computer at home? Great site to find activities. Shareware and Freeware Download activities to do at home. World Wide Web Workbook Learn the basic operating skills you'll need to find your way around the Web.
Resources resources. massachusetts Association of Special education parent Advisory Councils(MASSPAC) PO Box 167 Sharon, MA 02067 781784-8316 www.masspac.org. http://pfrr.org/resources.htm
Extractions: Resources Individualized Education Program (IEP) Your child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) is developed at the Team meeting and represents a formal agreement about the services that the school will provide for your child's special education needs. The IEP is a contract between you and the school. As with any contract you should make sure you fully understand the terms to which you are agreeing and make certain that everything that was agreed to verbally is written in the contract. (From the A Parent's Guide to Special Education, a Joint Publication of the Federation for Children with Special Needs and the Mass. Department of Education) IEP Forms - IEP 1-8 (available in two formats, WP and PDF) PL 1 and PL 2, New Placement forms (to be used no later than January 2003) Parent's Rights Brochure IEP Process Guide (June 2001) , by the Mass. Department of Education DOE Announcements Special Education Report to the Legislature , 3 page report on MCAS (Dec. 1, 2002)
Parent Resources -- Kingston Elementary School parent resources. OnLion from the New York Public Library offers many helpfullinks for parents. massachusetts Department of education has information http://www.kes.mec.edu/library/parres.htm
Extractions: ABC's of Parenting features articles and a web directory devoted exclusively to parents and parents-to-be. Children's Literature Web Guide is a comprehensive guide to Internet resources related to books for children and young adults.. Cybersavvy is a guide to online basics, behavior, safety, and privacy. Discovery.com offers real-life non-fiction entertainment covering nature, science and technology, history, and world exploration. Family.com features activities, e-cards, food, health, learning, and parenting advice. FamilyEducation.com features pre K-12 education, learning technology, family finance, careers, advocacy, and much more. Great Sites! from the American Library Association features 700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites, a Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace, and much more. InfoKids EasySites provides game, academic, computer, parenting, sport and news links to sites for children, teens, and families. Kingston, Massachusetts on the South Shore Network has information about the town hall, the library, parks and recreation, meetings and events, and more. "On-Lion"
Massachusetts State Resources Provides information about disability resources and offers fact sheets relating to all types of disabilit Category Regional North America Disability resources put you in touch with resources in your Council Suzanne Peyton, Executive DirectorMassachusetts Association of Special education parent Advisory Councils http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/ma.htm
Extractions: The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know. Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education United States Senators
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Education World® - Parent Resources : *Directories & Indices Barnstable County, massachusetts Check out the assembly of education Depot Internationalexchange student information solutions, chat rooms, parent, student and http://db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=4877
Special Ed. Resources educational resources for families and individuals with massachusetts HomePage;massachusetts Association of Special education parent Advisory Councils http://www.accessexpressed.net/special-education.html
Extractions: Educational resources for families and individuals with disabilities are here. Any additions to this list may be sent to Bonnie Kaplan (bsk@accessexpressed.net). American Council on Education's Heath Resource Center Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC) CADRE: National Center on Dispute Resolution ... Special Education Law by Reed Martin, J.D.
PALMS West Western Massachusetts Curriculum Resource Library At HEC Kits; HEC Tech Kit Information; parent resources (Some Spanish Web education Links;Monthly educational Themes Western massachusetts Curriculum Resource Center at http://www.collaborative.org/palmslibrary.html
Extractions: The Western Massachusetts Curriculum Resource Center, at the Hampshire Educational Collaborative in Northampton, provides curriculum resources that reflect the standards for Mathematics, Science, and Technology. The Library makes resources available for educators, as well as parents, to borrow and provides a site where groups of teachers can spend time perusing materials. Selected classroom kits, student textbooks, teacher guides, videotapes, and other materials are available. Training for educators is scheduled by appointment. Formal release-time programs for district groups are also available. To arrange a visit contact Jan Folts, 413-586-4900x140, folts@collaborative.org . To arrange training, contact Barbara Lamay, 413-586-4900x142, blamay@collaborative.org The materials in the library were selected based on their appropriate correlation to the NCTM Standards, National Science Education Standards, as well as the Massachusetts Frameworks and the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. Most of the materials in the library were developed through programs with NSF grant funding. These same materials are found at CESAME, TERC, and other PALMS regional libraries as well as here at the Western Masschusetts PALMS Curriculum Resource Lending Library. Selected curriculum resources in English Language Arts, Social Science, and Foreign Language are also available at the Center.
NPIN Virtual Library. Promises To Keep schools, and districts, massachusetts education Commissioner David and Accountabilityin massachusetts Charter Schools Author to the Full Text parentresources. http://npin.org/library/2002/n00623/n00623.html
Extractions: AUTONOMY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER SCHOOLS By Bill Rust "Disappointing" or "troubling" or "numbing" were typical public characterizations of the scores on the new standardized exams for public-school students in Massachusetts. Released in November, the results of the demanding Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests revealed that a majority of the state's 4th-, 8th-, and 10th-graders scored in the "failing" and "needs improvement" performance levels for math and science. The English scores were hardly better. Of the three grades tested, only 8th-graders had a majority of students statewide who scored in the "proficient" and "advanced" levels. Like other standardized tests across the nation, the MCAS (pronounced "M-cass") exams confirmed that schools and districts with high proportions of low-income students posted the lowest scores. At a December meeting of the Massachusetts Board of Education, John Silber, then chairman of the board, said that the MCAS scores reflected a "crisis in public education." Yet Silber and other education officials also stressed that the first annual MCAS exams were tangible proof of the state's commitment to high standards of academic achievement. Calling the tests a powerful diagnostic tool that can help students, schools, and districts, Massachusetts Education Commissioner David Driscoll said that the 1998 MCAS scores provided a "baseline" for analyzing trends and measuring progress in meeting the new academic standards.
Extractions: Description: National Family Literacy Day will be celebrated across the country with events that showcase family literacy programs and the important relationship between parents and children. Everyone is invited to join in and involve parents and children, focusing on the unique educational approach that sets your family literacy program apart from other literacy efforts.
Parent Resources massachusetts Department of education (www.doe.mass Family education Network (familyeducation.com),Csikszentmihalyi National Coalition for parent Involvement in http://www.hudson.k12.ma.us/parent_resources/home.htm
