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THOSE WERE EXCELLENT QUESTIONS
AND WE HOPE THE DISCUSSION WILL
CONTINUE LONG AFTER THIS WEBCAST
CONCLUDES. THIS CAN BE DONE BY
VISITING THE DISCUSSION AREA FOR
THIS WEBCAST ON THE ARCC
WEBSITE. IT'S A LOGICAL NEXT
STEP FOR STATE AGENCIES TO BEGIN
DEVELOPING CONCRETE STRATEGIES
TO ADDRESS PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
FOUR CRITICAL FIRST STEPS ARE:
- IDENTIFY STAKEHOLDERS
- DEVELOP STRONG EFFECTIVE TEAMS
- ASSESS YOUR STATE STANDARDS
WITH REGARD TO PARENT
INVOLVEMENT REFERENCES
- ALIGN YOUR STATE'S
REQUIREMENTS WITH THOSE IN THE
FEDERAL LEGISLATION
THE ARCC PARTNERS ARE EAGER TO
SUPPORT EACH STATE IN RESPONSE
TO THE NCLB REQUIREMENTS FOR
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT.
AS PART OF THIS RESPONSE, WE
HAVE A PARENT INVOLVEMENT
TOOLKIT THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR YOU ON THE ARCC WEBSITE-A
WONDERFUL RESOURCE FILLED WITH
INFORMATION AND VALUABLE TOOLS.
EXAMPLES OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES
INCLUDE:
- .
AND LINKS TO THE FOLLOWING
PUBLICATIONS:
- TWO NCLB PUBLICATIONS: NO
CHILD LEFT BEHIND: WHAT'S IN IT
FOR PARENTS?, AND IMPROVING
YOUR SCHOOLS: A PARENT AND
COMMUNITY GUIDE TO NO CHILD LEFT
BEHIND
- PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN
EDUCATION, AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
EDUCATION COMMISSION OF THE
STATES
- TWO PROMOTING EXCELLENCE
PUBLICATIONS FROM CEEE TITLED
PARENT GUIDE AND PRACTITIONER'S
MANUAL AND
- PARENTING FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS
FROM THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
FAMILY LITERACY
THE TOOLKIT WILL BE A LIVING
RESOURCE WITH INFORMATION
FREQUENTLY UPDATED. PLEASE VISIT
THE WEBSITE REGULARLY AND
CONTACT THE ARCC PARTNERS FOR
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
PLEASE RESPOND TO OUR THIRD AND
FINAL POLL QUESTION WHICH WILL
HELP DETERMINE TOPICS FOR FUTURE
WEBCASTS:
3. IN ORDER TO DEVELOP TOPICS
FOR FUTURE ARCC WEBCASTS, PLEASE
SELECT THE ONE TOPIC RELATED TO
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND THAT BEST
MATCHES YOUR NEED FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.
FOLLOWING THE WEBCAST, WE WOULD
LIKE YOU TO COMPLETE A BRIEF
EVALUATION THAT WILL HELP SHAPE
FUTURE SIMILAR EVENTS. TO DO
THIS, FOLLOW THE LINK TO THE
ARCC WEBSITE AND VISIT THE
DISCUSSION AREA FOR THIS
WEBCAST.
WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR
PARENTS AND PANELISTS WHO HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEBCAST
TODAY. AND THANK YOU TO THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR FAMILY
LITERACY AND ESPECIALLY DONNA
BELL FOR COORDINATING TODAY'S
EVENT. WE ALSO WANT TO EXTEND A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO WAVE 3 TV
IN LOUISVILLE FOR BROADCASTING
TODAY'S VIDEO.
AS WE CLOSE, WE WOULD LIKE YOU
TO VIEW A FINAL VIDEO CLIP OF
PARENTS DISCUSSING THEIR OWN
INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S
EDUCATION.
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING AND
GIVING ATTENTION TO THE
IMPORTANT TOPIC OF PARENT
INVOLVEMENT-THIS IS A KEY
COMPONENT FOR IMPROVING STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT, MAKING ADEQUATE
YEARLY PROGRESS, AND FULFILLING
OUR PROMISE THAT BY 2014 WE CAN
TRULY SAY THAT NO CHILD AND NO
PARENT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND. I'M
LINDA WINTER.