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NC DPI - Parents, Family, and Community Information

NC DPI - Handbook on student rights

NC DPI - this section of the Accountability Services Web site provides parents and guardians with a convenient overview of the North Carolina State Testing Program.

Center for Parent Leadership - Toolkit for Working with Parents. Resources are located via multiple links, such as, “Planning for Parent Involvement”, “Communicating with Parents”, “Involving Parents in Academics” and “Involving Hard to Reach Parents.”

Helping your child succeed in school - an online booklet helpful for both parents and teachers

Home visits - article shares the views of educators who believe that home visits early in the school year are one of the easiest ways to establish relationships that support student learning

Homework dilemma: How much should parents get involved? - how to get parents involved in their child’s homework

Parent involvement in schools - a list of topic-related articles that provide ideas, tips, and additional resources

Parent relationships - links to articles that explain how to help parents and communities better work with their schools

Preparing for parent conferences - goals for parent conferences, questions you should ask, and topics to cover

Sample letter to parents (reading program) - Provides a letter outline to parents, and a reading rubric

Teacher Assertiveness - 14 steps to coping with difficult parents, principals, and staff members

Teaching tips: Parent conferences - advice on parent-teacher conferences

 

 

 

 

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