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Virginia Parent Resource Centers …

Promoting collaborative partnerships among families, schools, and communities in Virginia to enhance educational outcomes. Comprehensive services include training, resources, and support for parents and educators. Access valuable information on special education, IEP development, disabilities, and more.

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Virginia Parent Resource Centers …

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  1. Virginia Parent Resource Centers… …Promoting a collaborative partnership among families, schools and communities to create positive educational outcomes for Virginia’s school children

  2. Supported by Research. . . Research concludes “the evidence is consistent, positive and convincing: families have a major influence on their children’s achievement in school and through life. . . .” U.S. DOE Parent Involvement Non-Regulatory Guidance Document, April 2004

  3. Supported by Law. . . The Elementary and Secondary Education Act: defines parental involvement as the participation of parents in regular, two-way and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities including: • parents playing an integral role in assisting their child’s learning • parents being actively involved in their child’s education at school • parents acting as full partners in their child’s education

  4. Supported by Law. . . Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: • Provides for parent involvement throughout the special education process • Requires training for parents in the special education process

  5. VA Parent Resource Center Origins. . . In May of 1988, the Virginia Board of Education (VDOE) set a goal to expand the network of Parent Resource Centers statewide and to earmark funds to assist local school divisions with start-up costs; this continues today. The VDOE added, and maintains, personnel to serve as Parent Specialist in working with PRCs across the Commonwealth.

  6. VA State Improvement Plan . . . Indicator 8: Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities.

  7. VA Parent Resource Center Network . . . Find a listing of VA PRCs http://www.vaprcs.org/

  8. Virginia Parent Resource Centers… …provide services within the local school system to promote meaningful family involvement including: • Maintaining a lending library of resources • Offering training on such topics as parenting, disability awareness, IEP development and the special education process and special education regulations.

  9. Virginia Parent Resource Centers… • Providing information regarding conferences and training opportunities • Sharing community resource information • Supporting individuals within the community with one-on-one meetings, phone calls and/or emails • Publishing newsletters and maintaining websites of resources for families and educators

  10. Virginia Parent Resource Centers http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/vaprcs/video/Gray_0001.wmv http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/vaprcs/video/Purple.wmv http://www.vcu.edu/partnership/vaprcs/video/Tan.wmv What do parents and professionals say about Parent Resource Centers?

  11. Virginia Parent Resource Centers • Submit data annually highlighting their activities • The following data was reported for school year 2010-2011 • 36 PRCs submitted data for 2010-2011 for a 68% response rate

  12. Virginia Parent Resource Centers . . . On average in 2010-11, PRCs reached out to 523 individuals; with total local PRC contacts of 17,375 parents, school personnel, and other individuals. Virginia’s PRCs Number and Percentage of Contacts by Category, 2011-11

  13. Parent Resource Centers Provided Support or Information . . . Number and Percentage of How PRCs Provided Support and Information, 2010-11

  14. Virginia Parent Resource Centers Served Diverse Groups. . . Number and Percentage of Contacts by Race/Ethnic Group, 2010-11

  15. Parent Resource Centers were contacted about . . . • Top Requests for Information • in 2010-11: • IEP Process and Content • Behavioral Issues

  16. Parent Resource Centers were contacted about . . . • Top Disability Reasons for Contacts, 2010-11 • Autism • Specific Learning Disabilities & Other • Health Impairments

  17. Virginia Parent Resource Centers Keep People Informed. . . Through electronic and print informationdelivered to: • Parents • Educators • Administrators • School Board members • Community agencies • Other service providers • Special Education Advisory Committee members

  18. Virginia Parent Resource Centers . . . Provide information about: • Evidence-based practices • Current research • Advances in knowledge • Success stories • Local, state, and national news, events, and conferences

  19. VA Parent Resource Centers . . . Do so much for families and schools to build collaborative connections to improve student outcomes!

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