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School Administrative Issues
Administrative Accountability in Public Education
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Where do Parents Turn
for Help?
So often when children are having difficulties at school
parents
feel lost and confused when trying to determine where to turn for help.
Part of knowing which way to turn means knowing what the guidelines are for
particular situations. Each state has set forth specific rules,
regulations, and procedures that more often than not parents are unaware of.
Your strongest defense when it comes to issues that
affect your child in public education is a knowledgeable
offense. Your child's school, and its local administrators do have
specific guidelines, expectations and responsibilities
that they are obligated to uphold. One of our first
responsibilities as parents should be to know what those
guidelines, expectations, and responsibilities are, and
secondly ... to hold educators accountable when those
obligations are not met. Take the time to learn the expectations of your local
school systems and the guidelines established by your
state. Being prepared to counter evasive answers
with state regulations, requirements and options enables
parents to demand prompt and appropriate responses.
In addition
to information regarding problem situations, you'll also
find that most state Board of Education sites will also
provide loads of information regarding a wide assortment
of issues. Some of the web site topics addressed may
include assistance programs, homework help sites,
disability and special educational needs, screening,
reports and statistics, curriculum requirements,
directories, policy manuals and more. In addition to these
topics you should also be able to locate links to
your local or county Board of Education sites as
well.
Remember that when you
are prepared with all the pertinent information you are capable of becoming a
much stronger advocate for your child. We strongly encourage you to browse your
State Department of Education Web Sites in depth for more information. This page is designed to point you in
the right direction. Click here to find
your state's Board of Education Web Site.
US Dept of Ed -
Education News Parents Can Use
 (excerpt)
The new program takes the place of the Department's
Satellite Town Meeting and keeps
many of its predecessor's signature features—the
live format, viewer call-ins, and lively discussion. What
is different
about Education News is its focus on
information and resources
of value to parents and families. The
program features brief segments, including one-on-one
interviews, "how-to" demonstrations, more video and
graphics, and brief conversations with parents,
educators, community,
business and religious leaders, and education experts.
National
Association for Single Sex Public Education
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