October 2008 is NH Parent Involvement Month!
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Teacher outreach to parents results in strong, consistent gains in student performance in both reading and math.(Westat and Policy Studies Associates, 2001).
Workshops for parents on helping their children at home are linked to higher reading and math scores (Shaver and Walls, 1998).
Schools with highly rated partnership programs make greater gains on state tests than schools with lower-rated programs (Epstein & Sanders, 2000).
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Workshops for Parents
Conway Bookmobile Hits the Road!
Tips for Parents
Become a Literacy Volunteer!
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Multicultural Dinner & Dialogue 11/15
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Multicultural Dinner & Dialogue 11/15
This project is funded by the
US Department of Education
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Yes, Parents Really Do Make the Difference in their Children's Learning!
Welcome to www.NHparentsmakethedifference.org!
The New Hampshire Department of Education is proud to partner with the Parent Information Center to provide this resource. This website contains information to promote parent involvement and strong school-family-community partnerships. We cannot emphasize enough that learning begins at the birth of each New Hampshire child. As a child’s first teacher, the parent or guardian is critical in those early learning years of development in helping to build literacy skills, vocabulary, and most importantly igniting and nurturing the child’s innate curiosity and love for learning. Children need our attention at birth to realize a complete Follow The Child Initiative. It is crucial to reach out to parents about the importance of early learning and its impact on long-term success in school and life, as well as encourage them to be actively involved in their child’s education at school and at home.
10 Things Schools Can Do...
In celebration of Governor Lynch’s “Parent Involvement in Education Month” Proclamation for October 2008, the Parent Information Center and NH State PIRC have sent a resource packet to every school in NH to support outreach to families. Activities range from small steps (such as displaying the "6 Things Teachers Can Do to Promote Parent Involvement" poster) to more comprehensive options for strengthening your school’s parent involvement program.
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Celebrate this October!
Governor John H. Lynch has proclaimed October 2008 to be Parent Involvement in Education month in the state of NH. This is an opportunity for parents to recognize the power of their influence in the academic and life success of their children, and for schools to strengthen efforts to involve parents in the life of the school.
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The Governor's Proclamation
For the text of Governor's Lynch's Parent Involvement Month proclamation, ciick here.The Evidence is In!
Years of research has consistently proven what many of us intuitively understand: when parents get involved in their kid's education -- whether inside the school, at home, or out in the community -- children do better in school, do better socially, and go further with their education.
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NH State PIRC is equipped to support schools and school districts in meeting their goals regarding the Parental Involvement provisions of NCLB and Title I. Learn more...