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October 19, 2005 Newsletter

The California PARENT Center E-News

The California PARENT Center E-News October 19, 2005 Welcome to the California PARENT Center E-News Monthly The E-News Monthly is distributed by the California PARENT Center, a statewide Parental Information and Resource Center based in San Diego, CA. Originally established with funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement, the Center is now self-supporting. It is a project of the June Burnett Institute for Children Youth and Families, administered by San Diego State University Foundation.

In this Issue:

· California PARENT Center Staff Attend National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) October Conference (p. 1)

· California PARENT Center Upcoming Conferences for Fall 2005-2006 (p. 2)

· How You Can Arrange a California PARENT Center Training Conference for Your Area (p. 3)

· Resources for Parents and Others – Past Issues of the CPC E-News Designed for You (p. 3)

· Resources for Program Improvement Schools, September 23, 2005 (p. 3)

· Resources for On-Line Translation of Documents – August 15, 2005 (p. 4.)

· Resources for Computer Users – August 15, 2005 (p. 4)

· A Web-Based Self Education Program for the Summer – July 15, 2005 (p. 4)

California PARENT Center Staff Attend National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) October Conference

This week, our two lead California PARENT Center staff members, including the editor of the e-News, are attending the October Conference of the National Network of Partnership Schools, headed by Dr. Joyce Epstein at Johns Hopkins University. This year, the California PARENT Center is being recognized for its work as a partnership organization (See E-News for July and August posted on the California PARENT Center web site at http://parent.sdsu.edu). Additional information is also posted on the National Network of Partnership Schools web site at this address: National Network of Partnership Schools. Due to our rather fast paced schedule, this issue of the E-News will be more abbreviated than it has been in the recent past .

California PARENT Center Upcoming Conferences for Fall 2005-2006

The California PARENT Center is pleased to announce our fall schedule of Leadership Training Conferences. "Using Parent Involvement to Increase Student Success and Academic Achievement" is the theme for all of the upcoming California PARENT Center Conferences.

Research confirms that when parents are engaged and involved, students’ academic performance increases.  Based on Dr. Joyce Epstein’s framework for family-school partnerships, the California PARENT Center has developed a two-day Leadership Development Conference that addresses how to build and strengthen School, Family and Community Partnerships. All are in collaboration with the CA Dept. of Education. 

October 27-28, 2005 -OPEN- Riverside County (Region 10) – Riverside County Leadership Development Conference - with Riverside County Office of Education - Location: Riverside Convention Center - 3443 Orange Street, Riverside, CA. 92501. Click to open: Promotional Flyer, Workshops, Registration Form

November 17-18, 2005 –OPEN- San Diego County (Region 9)– San Diego County Leadership Development Conference - Location: San Diego State University, Gateway Center 5250 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182

Click to open: Promotional Flyer, Workshops, Registration Form

December 8-9, 2005 –CLOSED- Los Angeles Unified School District (Region 11) – Enrollment in this conference is limited to LA Unified School District Office of Specially Funded Programs, Year 1 Program Improvement Schools. Location: California State University Los Angeles. Click to open: Workshops. Promotional Flyer and Registration Forms are not available to the general public.

Conference Topics Include:

Reaching out to under involved parents; (2) Setting up an effective action team to plan partnership activities that meet the NCLB Act parent involvement requirements; (3) Identifying strengths of culturally diverse school communities to build parent leadership; (4) Creating a welcoming school environment; (5) Building successful partnership strategies at elementary, middle and high school levels to increase student achievement; and (6) Finding funds to support partnership and literacy activities. Visit the Center’s web site Conferences and Training Opportunities page to obtain more information about these Workshop Topics.

How You Can Arrange a Leadership Training Conference for Your Local Area

Winter and Spring Leadership Training Conferences:

The California PARENT Center staff is now planning and scheduling conferences for the period of January 2006 through June 2006. Dates currently reserved for these conferences are: January 26-27, 2006, February 23-24, 2006, and March 16-17 2006. These conferences could be in your area. If you would like to partner with the California PARENT Center, let us know of your interest. Give Jeana Preston a call to discuss possibilities. Phone: 619-594-4756 or 877-972-7368 (877-9-PARENT).

Resources for Parents and Others - Past Issues of the California PARENT Center E-News Designed for You.

We would like to bring your attention to the last three issues of the California PARENT Center E-News for July, August and September. These issues were edited specifically for principals, teachers and parents connected to Title I Schools that are in “Improvement Status.” So, we thought we should remind you that you have easy access to the links that can help you meet your School Improvement goals. In this section, Resources for Parents and Others (below), you will find the major focus of each of the past three issues and the connections to the web links you need. We refer to the issues “most recent” first, and move backward.

Key Resources for Program Improvement Schools – September 23, 2005 – See California PARENT Center E-News September 2005 at: http://parent.sdsu.edu/e-news/default.htm

This year, many schools, and entire districts are moving into Program Improvement Status because they have not been able to demonstrate sufficient improvement in accord with the No Child Left Behind Act. This means that many principals, teachers and parents may be working hard to rapidly gain additional knowledge about the NCLB legislation, guidelines, consequences for insufficient improvement, the background of the Act, and examples of schools from high risk communities that have been able to demonstrate improvement. There is a lot of good information that can be obtained on line. The challenge for many is how to quickly find the sites and information you most need. In this issue of the E-News, we have attempted to compile a few selections that can give a jump start to a school or district team seeking to rapidly update information

Content in the September Issue includes:

· June Burnett Institute Annual Report to the Community 2004-2005 (p. 3)

· Key Resources for Program Improvement Schools (p. 4)

· Selected Resources at the U.S. Department of Education Web Site (p. 5)

· The Education Trust Web Site Shows How to Organize and Analyze Policy-relevant Empirical Information (p. 6)

· For Californians, the Specifics are on the CDE Web Site (p. 6)

· Second Reminder About ComputorEdge as a Computer Reference (p. 7)

Key Resources for On-Line Translation of Documents – See the August 15, 2005 Issue of the California PARENT Center E-News at http://parent.sdsu.edu/e-news/default.htm - Scroll down to August.

Content in the August Issue includes:

· California PARENT Center Scheduled to Receive National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) Organization Award for 2004-2005

· Resources for On-line Translation of Documents (p. 3)

· Google On-Line Translation Capabilities (p. 3)

· ComputorEdge - A Good Reference for Computer Users (p. 4)

· Policy Update - Education Begins at Home Act (Hr 3628) Introduced (p.4)

A Web-Based Self Education Program for the Summer – See the July 15, 2005 Issue of the California PARENT Center E-News - http://parent.sdsu.edu/e-news/default.htm - Scroll down to July.

Content in the July Issue Includes:

· New California PARENT Center Parent Liaison Certification Classes Are a HIT (p.1.)

· California Budget Project – Analysis of 2005-2006 California Budget (p. 2)

· A Web-Based Self Education Program for the Summer (p. 2)

· The WORLD CAFÉ – An Interesting New Book (p.4)

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