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Welcome to the Connected Family Resource & Toolbox Center,
your family resource spot! Our goal is to provide information and supports to assist you and your family through the amazing adventure of your child’s education. On the following pages, you will find helpful articles, presentations, and links. Please explore and let us know how we can further serve you!
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Connected Community Presentations
Listen to Supporting ALL Students to be Successful and explore five ways you can support your students at home to be successful in school, in the community, and in life!
Listen to Relaxed, Regulated & Resources: The ABC’s of Self-managing to explore strategies that helps our brain to destress and regain control of our emotions.
Listen to Managing Transitions: Partnering to Reduce Stress and Increase Success as your student transitions from teacher to teacher, grade to grade, or school to school.
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Resource Documents
Who’s Who in the Department of Student Services
This directory provides phone numbers and email addresses for the support personnel within the Department of Student Services. Additionally, the directory provides information to assist you in selecting which person to call for your particular need.
This document provides multiple activity ideas you can try at home to increase the success of your student.
This document provides titles and authors of award winning books organized by grade level.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Click on the link below for answers to some of our most frequently asked questions!
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Articles & Websites
When Special and General Educators Collaborate, Everyone Wins. (2019, May 2). ASCD. Retrieved February 7, 2022, from https://ascd.org/el/articles/when-special-and-general-educators-collaborate-everybody-wins
This article explains the positive impact for your child when families and teachers work together.
Early CHOICES
https://www.eclre.org/resources/family/
This website has a resource page for families with many great articles, information, and resources!
National Parent Teacher Organization
This website is dedicated to supporting families in being informed partners in their child’s education. So many ideas and loads of information designed for and by families
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Articles & Websites
PACER CENTER: Champions For Children With Disabilities
This website offers information on all things Special Education including workshops, articles, events, and a newsletter.
Family Resource Center on Disabilities
This website is designed to provide support and resources to Illinois families who have a child with a disability. Supports include understanding IEPs, webinars on a variety of topics, and advocacy for your child.
Center for Parent Information & Resources
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/steps/
This website is a hub for all things parents! Webinars and resources includes Ten Basic Steps in Special Education
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Websites
Center for Parent Information & Resources
This page offers an overview of the IEP process, an explanation of the IEP team members, and the content of an IEP. It is available in English and Spanish.
Reading Rockets
https://www.readingrockets.org
This website is designed to provide support and resources around reading and literacy. In addition to supports for reading, there are pages dedicated to special education and helping all learners. This website also offers a newsletter!
Family Matters Parent Training & Information Center https://fmptic.org/what-we-do/resources/printable-resources.html
This link takes you to a fact sheet designed to assist families in preparing for an IEP meeting! The fact sheet has NINE additional links to support you!
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LRE Video