Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS)
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Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (BRYCS) provides national technical assistance to organizations serving refugees and immigrants so that all newcomer children and youth can reach their potential.
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Refugee Children in U.S. Schools: A Toolkit for Teachers and School Personnel
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Tool 1: The Birthdates of Refugee Children and the Impact on Grade Placement
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Tool 2: Schools and Refugee-Serving Agencies: How to Start or Strengthen Collaboration
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Tool 4: Refugee and Immigrant Youth and Bullying: Frequently Asked Questions
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Tool 5: Federal Requirements to Provide Interpretation/Translation in the Schools
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Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
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Colorado Department of Education Parent Resources
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Looking for a school or school district? Looking for achievement results or homework help? The resources listed here are selected to assist parents and students in their school-related needs.
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State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE)
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SACPIE was established in 2009. The Colorado General Assembly found that it was in the best interests of the state to create a state advisory council for parent involvement in education that will review best practices and recommend to policy makers and educators strategies to increase parent involvement in public education, thereby helping improve the quality of public education and raise the level of students' academic achievement throughout the state. (C.R.S. § 22-7-301(2) 2012)
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National Association for School, Family & Community Engagement (NASFCE)
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Launched in September 2014
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The mission of the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE),is to advance the high-impact policies and practices of family, school, and community engagement, promote child development, and improve student achievement.
U.S. Department of Education
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Parent and Family Engagement on ED.gov
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The Parent and Family Engagement page seeks to assemble information relevant to parents and families from across the U.S. Department of Education website. Topics include Section 1118 of Title I, special education, fatherhood, early learning, and bullying. There are also resources for military families and tools for selecting a college and paying for it.
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National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)
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NCHE is the U.S. Department of Education's technical assistance and information center in the area of homeless education.
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Teachers whose classrooms seem to have revolving doors, with students entering, withdrawing, and even re-entering throughout the school year, face a variety of challenges in meeting the needs of such highly mobile students and their more stable peers. These information briefs highlight some of those challenges and offer recommendations. Published in 2009.
- Resources for Highly Mobile Students
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Parent Power: Build the Bridge to Success | en Español
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Published by the U.S. Department of Education in 2010.
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You as the parent, guardian or caregiver can help your child by connecting with his or her school to find out what's needed to ensure success and how you can help reach that goal. Studies of successful schools report that parent involvement is a major factor in their outcomes, including closing the achievement gap between various groups of students. This booklet provides information about how to adopt home and family principles to enable student success, broken into sections by age group.
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The National Center for School Engagement
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NCSE partners with school districts, law enforcement agencies, courts, and state and federal agencies to support youth and their families to be engaged at school. ,Services include training and technical assistance, research and evaluation, and information and resources.
National PTA
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PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities, and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health, and welfare of children and youth.
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Research shows that family involvement promotes student success.
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E-Cigarettes Posing Health Danger to Children Tip Sheet (2014)
Safer Schools Together
- Safer Schools Together has created a complimentary resource guide called ‘Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: A Parents Guide’. The goal of this guide is to help introduce the major social media platforms, video games, and relevant trends that are either being used already or have the potential to be used by today’s youth. Download a copy
U.S. Department of Education
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U.S. Department of Education Dropout Prevention
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Dropout Prevention guide published by the Institute of Education Sciences (Sept. 2008)
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Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (Published - 2013) This paper presents a new framework for designing family engagement initiatives that build capacity among educators and families to partner with one another around student success.
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