Parental
Involvement Rights and Opportunities
Ever wonder why you can
ask a question of the school board and may not get an answer at the same
meeting or what offenses "really" fall under Zero Tolerance and what the
law says happens to violators ?
You can access answers to these
questions (School Board Meeting or Zero
Tolerance) \and
many more pertaining to your rights by following the links on this
page.
California
Law
Information regarding
California
laws, bills, or legislature can be obtained at the
Official California Legislative Counsel website:http://leginfo.ca.gov/ To
find current law, click on California Law. If your specific interest is
related to schools, check the box in front of Education Code and put a
keyword in the search box. There are far too many parent rights listed in
Code to provide here, so please make use of this tool on your own. Using
quotation marks around a phrase will help narrow your search
choices.
Legal Rights of Parents To Participate in Their Children's
Education
California Education Code Section
51100-51102
Legal Rights of Parents Regarding Parent Involvement
Programs
California Education
Code Section 11500-11506
California Board of
Education (website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/)
Parent Involvement -CA
State Board of Education Policy #89-01
U.S. Dept.
of Education (Website: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml)
No Child Left Behind
Section 1118. Parental
Involvement
No Child Left Behind: What
Parents Need to Know (English) (Spanish)
California Department of Education (Website: http://www.cde.ca.gov/)
Family-School Partnership
Act
Educational Partnership
Factbook
Parent Involvement in Title I Funded
Schools
Special Ed -Family
Involvement &
Partnerships
Parents'
Rights: A Brief Summary of
Procedural
Safeguards
Special Education Rights of Parents and
Children
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part
B
Notice of Procedural Safeguards • Revised January
2009
English
Spanish
Where
PTA Stands - Parent Involvement Issues
California State PTA: (website http://capta.org/)
Resolutions
Resolutions
adopted by convention delegates serve as a basis for action in unit,
council, district PTA and the California State PTA.
Resolutions
Information Page
Resolutions BookAdopted by Convention
Delegates
Credential Requirement:
Parent/Family Involvement Component
Parent/Community Action For
Effective School
Position
Statements
From time to time the California State PTA Board of Managers
conducts studies of issues of general concern in light of the Purposes of
the PTA and issues that affect the health, education and well-being of
children and youth.
A study may result in
formulation and adoption of a statement that establishes, clarifies or
interprets a PTA position or belief. Position statements provide a basis
for action on legislation and other California State PTA
action.
Position
Statements
All Position Statements
Look up each of the
following Statments for information pertaining to:
4.5.18 Education: Parental
Choice inPublic
Schools
4.5.52 Public Involvement in SchoolGovernance
4.5.58 School-Based
Management (SBM) in Educational
Decision Making
4.5.67 Status Offenders
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Issue-Related Guidelines
The California State PTA has created a number of
guidelines to assist unit, council and district PTAs that are considering
taking action on
issues.
Guidelines Page
Click here for all the CA
State PTA Guidelines
Look up each of the
following Guidelins for information pertaining to:
4.6.13
Parent Involvement
4.6.16 Priorities for Educational
Reform
General
Information
10 Truths About Parent
Involvement
National PTA
(website: www.pta.org)
National PTA
Resolution
Parent Involvement In
Site-Based Shared Decision Making
National PTA Position
National PTA Position
Statement Parent/Family
Involvement
National Standards for Family-School Partnership
Resources:
ScholarShare® College Savings Plan
EdSource
(The
Fifteenth District PTA receives all EdSource reports. Executive Report summaries
are available at no cost at the EdSource website. If you wish to
review the longer version of one of these reports, contact the District Legislation
VP)
Handbook for
School Site Councils
California School Boards Association
(CSBA) Sample Board Policy - Parent
Involvement
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