81. About Charter Schools From The Center For Education Reform Century school house, and offering parents additional choices Today Changing the Face of American education. montana Charter School Legislation, Laws, Schools http://edreform.com/charter_schools/

About Charter Schools from the Center for Education Reform Newswire - February 3, 2004 Choice Opponents, Step Aside ... Connecticut's Choice Proposal ... Award-Winning Charters ... Show of Strength in Mississippi ... Auto-Pilot ... Charter Voice on CA Board ... Building Excellent Schools Spare the School, Despoil the Child New York Post Editorial , January 30, 2004 "Because Reisenbach is a charter school, not a traditional public school, something can be done about its chronic and abysmal failures: It can be shut. SUNY trustees were asked to do just that. Instead, they punted." Newswire - January 27, 2004 A Bridge to a Charter School: City Offers Campus Space in Return for Assistance By Justin Blum , Washington Post , January 25, 2004 "What we're seeing now is a recognition that the District itself cannot handle . . . everything it needs to do by itself in a centralized way," said Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform, a Washington-based group that supports charter schools. Charter Schools Highlights : As of January 2003, nearly 2,700 charter schools are operating in 36 states and the District of Columbia, serving over 684,000 students.

82. Advocacy - Legislative Interests Currently the montana PTA is working in conjunction Support the inclusion of parents in governance and Support schoolbased early childhood education and before http://www.montanapta.org/sections/Advocacy/advocacy.htm

2003 Montana PTA Convention Advocacy Report Madam President, The Montana PTA’s Legislative Platform states that we will recommend initiate and support legislation and appropriations for public schools that will insure all children and youth in Montana a high quality education. The Montana PTA will support legislation for the improvement of community programs and facilities, which provide maximum protection against moral, emotional and physical hazards for children and youth and strengthen home and family life. The Montana PTA believes all levels of government play varying roles in ensuring that the educational needs of all citizens are met. In order to ensure effective and efficient use of limited public resources the responsibilities of each level should be clearly defined. Controls of the public schools belong to the taxpayers through their nonpartisan state Board of Education and elected nonpartisan local Boards of Education and the Montana PTA shall oppose any legislation that would curtail the power and responsibility of local Boards of Education. No local, state or federal legislation policies or procedures would be passed that will erode the authority of local Boards of Education. The State roll in education should include the responsibility of providing a system of financing education to ensure adequate and equitable financing of public elementary and secondary schools and to ensure the continued strength and diversity of post-secondary institutions. In addition, the State should be formally committed to ensuring all persons within Montana an equal educational opportunity without regard to race, sex, national origin, handicapping condition, ethnic heritage, economic condition or geographic location.

83. Montana Arts Council: Arts Improve Education Quotes from the montana Arts Council s Artists in the that business leaders, educators and parents want the Arts education is education that focuses on doing http://www.art.state.mt.us/schools/schools_artsimprove.asp

@import url(/artimport.css); Advocacy Economic Development Publications Sitemap ... Mission Statement For Schools The Arts Improve Education (There are additional links to Arts Education resources in the Resources: Web Links section of this website. Click here to link to that page. Quotes from the Montana Arts Council's Artists in the Schools/Communities Residencies are available at this link. Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development details the relationship between learning in dance, drama, music, multiple arts, and visual arts, and the development of fundamental academic and social skills. The Compendium summarizes and discusses 62 research studies that examine the effects of arts learning on students' social and academic skills. (May 16, 2002 release date) http://www.aep-arts.org/CLTemphome.html The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices: The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation http://www.nga.org/center/divisions/

84. Mathematics Archives - K12 Internet Sites service for students, teachers, parents, policymakers, and the specific needs in the education reform movement University, University of montana, Institute for http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html

K-12 Teaching Materials The following are Internet sites which contain significant collections of materials which can be used in the teaching of mathematics at the K-12 level. We have organized these materials into the following categories: Lesson Plans Software Topics in Mathematics Contests and Competitions ... Other Lesson Plans Columbia Education Center Mathematics Lesson Plans Explorer The Explorer is part of the Unified Network Informatics Technology for Education (UNITE) efforts at the University of Kansas. The Explorer is part of a research and development effort to establish an on time and user friendly means of delivering a full range of information resources to educators and students. This site includes information on software, lab materials, lesson plans, video tapes, etc. for the teaching of mathematics at the k-12 grade levels. ExploreMath.com Lesson Plans for the Graphing Calculator Lesson Plans using Geometer's Sketchpad Math Activities for K-12 Teachers In December, 1997, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center funded Dan Biezad, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and Robin Ward, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, both of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, to develop materials for K-12 teachers based on aeronautical themes and NASA projects. One major goal of this project was to make the learning of mathematics more engaging and realistic for students, by using real-world applications.

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The Basics Hot Topics Specific Conditions Gifted and Talented ... Center Home This site is sponsored by: Strategies for working at home and at school with gifted and talented children. Check It Out Did You Know Take A Tour Learning Materials ... Other Gifted and Talented Links Check It Out! Do you have students with special gifts? If so, you should be aware of the Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/ . The Center for Talented Youth is a national and international talent search that identifies outstanding academic talent and provides challenging and innovative learning opportunities in mathematics, science, and the humanities through summer programs, distance education programs, and conferences. Did You Know What are some of the common myths about gifted students? Do you know the truth about some characteristics of a gifted child.

86. Impact: Linking Schools, Families And Communities In Montana: The Hardin Parent in Hardin, Crow Agency, and Fort Smith, montana. and the services of the Special education Program, including Parents often discuss their concerns with her and http://ici.umn.edu/products/impact/152/prof4.html

Previous Article Next Article Linking Schools, Families and Communities in Montana: The Hardin Parent Center By Tina Hoagland Family Fun Night, Family Game Night, and Books for Bingo The FFNs for elementary schools are staffed by school personnel, including teachers, who are stationed at activity centers that promote academic and cultural skills. There is a theme for every FFN. When the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar was the theme, an art project was to create egg carton caterpillars and tissue paper butterflies; the science station illustrated the life stages; and for a nutrition activity the families made banana, apple, and raisin caterpillars and celery, peanut butter, and pretzel butterflies. One of the centers is always designed to allow participants to make their own snacks for the night. The Student and Family Advocates work well together planning these special events. Remarkably, one FFN had 350 people in attendance, this in a town of about 3000. Janice attributes their success to getting the students involved. Once a family attends, they realize what fun it is and want to return the next month. Parenting Groups The Parent Center also offers classes and study groups for parents. The calendar for Parent Groups is set at the beginning of the year and the topics and scheduling are done based on parent surveys. The Parent Center works with 75 to 100 parents a year. Information about the groups is distributed by word of mouth, notes home with students, school newsletters and calendars, and advertising in the local newspaper. Teachers have also successfully referred parents for specific groups. One parent told Janice that her blood pressure had fallen since she started attending the Parent Groups.

87. Central Montana HRDC 6 - Child Care Resource & Referral include information for/about dads, education, entertainment, family is a great site for kids and parents. under an agreement with the montana Department of http://www.hrdc6.org/childcare/links.htm

Helpful Links For Providers National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org Come here to check out the latest information on NAEYC's conferences and publications, plus information on accreditation, advocacy, policy issues, and NAEYC membership. National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org Visit this site to find information on research and initiatives going on in the child care field. This page is also an excellent source for information on each state's ratios, teacher qualifications, demographics, and more. NACCRRA- National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies http://www.naccrra.org NACCRRA is the national network of community-based child care resource and referral agencies. NACCRRA provides technical consultation and resources to member child care resource and referral agencies. Visit this website to find out more information and discover the benefits of membership. NAFCC- National Association for Family Child Care http://www.nafcc.org

88. Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center montana — 2002 Video Listening Guide/Reader montana Outcomes Report An Overview of Special education Transportation — A Primer for Parents and Educators http://www.usu.edu/mprrc/infoserv/pubs.cfm

Skip Repetitive Navigation Home Information Services I.S. Staff ... Document Request Form Publications Program specialists at the MPRRC have produced the documents and materials that follow. Many have been used as training materials to supplement workshops and presentations that our staff do and are not intended as stand-alone documents, however the information contained therein can be useful to people researching a specific topic. Most of the documents are available online, however there are a few that are only available in hard copy. To request a copy, click on the Document Request Form, fill in the appropriate fields, and submit your request. If you are looking for any work produced by Dr. Glenn Latham, those documents and resources are available from www.parentingprescriptions.com Select from the following publication topics: SELECT Alternate Assessment Assistive Technology Behavior Management Confidentiality Dispute Resolution Extended School Year (ESY) Individual Education Programs (IEP) Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Miscellaneous Parents Prereferral Section 504 Special Health Care State Advisory Panels Transition Transportation Alternate Assessment: Carol Massanari, 1999, 4 pages

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Skip Repetitive Navigation Home States AZ ... WY Montana Education Division of Special Education Bob Runkel Director Early Intervention Services Richard Van Haecke Office of Public Instruction Linda McCulloch Superintendent State Improvement Grants Montana Education Employment Opportunities Parent Centers Parents Let's Unite for Kids (PLUK) Dennis Moore 516 North 32nd St. Billings, MT 59101 (406)255-0540 (Phone) (800)222-7585 (Montana Only) (406)255-0523 (FAX) plukinfo@pluk.org If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email them to Matthew Brahana, Webmaster This site has been optimized for Internet Explorer 5+.

90. Useful Links Guide a guide to Internet resources for parents and teachers of visually impaired children. OnLine Braille Literacy Course sponsored by US Dept of education. http://www.spedex.com/napvi/links.html

National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) LINKS TO OTHER RELEVANT PAGES Organizations; Private and Government Links Diagnosis Specific Links Parenting Links Schools for the Blind in the US Links ... ADVISORAssisting the Development of Visually Impaired Students Through Online Resources Organizations; Private and Government The National Agenda for the Education of Children and Youths with Visual Impairments, Including Those with Multiple Disabilities Hilton/Perkins Foundation Perkins School for the Blind Hadley School for the Blind ... Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Diagnosis Specific National Eye Institute Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) Children's Glaucoma Foundation Glaucoma Research Foundation ... Amblyopia Eye Patch Club for Families Parenting VI Guide a guide to Internet resources for parents and teachers of visually impaired children On-Line Braille Literacy Course sponsored by US Dept of Education. Parents encouraged, stipends available to help support students. National Parent Information Network A collection of re- sources for parents. Electronic version of pamphlets, brochures, digests, guides, and other materials. Topic examples are: child care (all ages), gifted children, older children, pre-teens, teens, and more.

91. National Center For Science Education When teachers, parents, school boards, the press and others has filed freedomof-information requests with education officials in Ohio and montana to obtain http://www.natcenscied.org/

National Center for Science Education Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools Home On the Road NCSE Store Links ... Search to the homepage of the National Center for Science Education, Inc NCSE a nonprofit, tax-exempt membership organization working to defend the teaching of evolution against sectarian attack. We are a nationally-recognized clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out. While there are organizations that oppose "scientific creationism" as part of their general goals (such as good science education, or separation of church and state), NCSE is the only national organization that specializes in this issue. When teachers, parents, school boards, the press and others need information and help, they turn to NCSE. While most of NCSE's work involves defending evolution against attacks, we also work to increase public understanding of evolution and science "as a way of knowing." We also have programs to help teachers who want to improve their teaching of evolution. Here you'll find information and resources for all these activities. The following events have occurred over the past 60 days. See the

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Introduction Agenda Related Articles Outcome Summary ... MMHA Home Page SUMMARY OF INFORMATION AND GROUP DISCUSSIONS – CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM Montana programs with best practices to promote mental health MIAMI Follow ME Gateway Grace Home Head Start/Early Head Start Montana Behavior Initiative (MBI) Montana Early Literacy Project Infant Toddler Demonstration Projects CAP: School mentoring program: Bozeman. Learning Resource Cooperative: Lewistown. Parent Resource Centers Talking About Touching Mental Health Centers We Teach ALL Even Start: Family Literacy Program: Children and Families nurturing each other. Parents as Teachers HIPPY: Program aimed towards at-risk preschoolers. Touch Points Tribal Colleges Foster Grandparent Program Fatherhood Initiatives Boys Scouts Big Brother/Big Sister Functional Family Therapy: Working with the Dept. of Corrections. Best Practice Model for family therapy: Miles City. Multi-Systemic Therapy: Contract with Corrections with four or five centers in the state. Multi-Agency Collaboration: Billings, Kalispell, Polson, Great Falls. Flagship Program: Arts, Mentoring: Missoula.

93. State Board Of Education: Parent Survey all that apply) Dept.of education Website School District/District website parent TeacherAssociation (PTA http://www.ade.state.az.us/stateboard/survey/ParentSurvey/comments.asp

Educational ServicesEducation ProgramsSchool EffectivenessSpecial Education ... AZ LEARNS subMenu 7-1 subMenu 7-2 subMenu 7-3 subMenu 7-4 subMenu 7-5 Annual ReportE-RateGrants ManagementProcurement ... Charter School Search Superintendent Tom Horne Find A School School Report Cards Programs Teacher Certification Rsrch/Standards/Acctblty Board of Education Financial Education Contact ADE About ADE Resource Center State Board of Education Welcome to the Arizona State Board of Education's Parent Survey This survey is offered as part of the statewide academic acountability measure, or A+ Program. The purpose of this effort is to measure parent's satisfaction with the Arizona public school system. The survey is also designed to measure what parents across the state of Arizona know about various accountability issues important to Arizona. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes of your time to complete and your participation in this survey is greatly appreciated. Home Calendar of Events Newsletters Subscription SAIS ... Common Logon Superintendent Tom Horne Find a School School/Dist/AZ Report Cards Programs Teacher Certification Accountability Board of Education Financial Services Contact ADE About ADE Resource Center Charter Schools Biography Public School Search School List Wizard Virtual Schools ... Early Childhood Education

94. Resource Agencies For Parents Evidence Continues to Grow parent Involvement Improves Communities Northwest Regional Educational Lab 101 Kosrae, Marshall Islands, montana, Nevada, Northern http://www.nssc1.org/directory/4parents.htm

RESOURCE AGENCIES FOR PARENTS The American Medical Association Department of Adolescent Health 515 North State Street Chicago, IL 60610 The American School Health Association P.O. Box 708 Kent, OH 44240 Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development 2400 N Street, NW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20037-1153 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Adolescent and School Health 4770 Buford Highway, NE Mailstop K31 Atlanta, GA 30341-3724 A public health service agency Drug Abuse Information and Treatment Referral Line 800/662-HELP Confidential discussion and/or referrals, information related to drug use, treatment, support groups, and other services. Sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Federal Drug, Alcohol and Crime Clearinghouse Network Single point of entry for all federal clearinghouses. Sponsored by the Office of National Drug Control Policy in cooperation with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Education. Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau Room 18A55, Parklawn Building

95. Parents Of Spirited Kids Resource And Chat Room that have noncomputer related activities for parents to do Links to sites with unique, reasonably priced educational toys and The Current Time in montana is http://www.icstech.net/users/michele/

This page is dedicated to parents all around the world who have a spirited child or think they have a spirited child and looking for more information. I first began this page to provide a forum for parents of other spirited children to get together to share ideas, successes, or SCREAM! - a place where we could go to vent with the only people that understand - other parents of a spirited child, hence the birth of the chat room. As time goes on, I will be adding links to other great resources so please stop by and visit periodically even if you don't utililize the chat room. NEW Subscribe to Parents of Spirited Kids Enter your e-mail address: psk Archive An e-group hosted by FindMail's eGroups.com The discussion list is made available as another type of forum for us to share moral support, parenting difficulties, strategies, and successes in parenting the spirited child. Once you subscribe, you can post messages to the entire group through email to the address psk@egroups.com. Likewise when someone posts a message, you will receive it via email. You can read messages without subscribing by clicking on the "psk Archive" link on the subscription box. You can also post messages through your web browser at the "psk Archive" if you prefer this over email. So what are you waiting for? Subscribe now and let's get the ball rolling! We all need each other's expertise, especially with the holidays right around the corner! A wonderful book by the well-known actress, Jamie Lee Curtis, to help spirited kids understand their feelings. Ages 4-8.

96. About Us areas of the state and the montana State Foster conference every fall which offers educational opportunities Connecting to other adoptive parents can provide a http://www.treasurebook.org/html/getting_started/guide.html

Treasure Home Site Map About Us Getting Started ... Scrapbook Contact Info 1-888-WE-R-KIDS Montana Only shirley@treasurebook.org Toll-free within Montana: 1-888-We-R-KIDS Out of state: 406-442-3411 Subscribe Unsubscribe Booklet A Guide to Adoption in Montana "A Handbook for Prospective Adoptive Parents" Table of Contents Introduction What is Adoption? Through The Eyes of a Child The Application and Assessment Process ... Finalizing the Adoption Section 1: An Introduction On any given day, in the State of Montana, approximately 1500 children are in the state custody and guardianship because their primary caretakers are no longer able to care for them. On the average about 7% of those children will not be able to return home. These children need a committed family who will provide safety, acceptance, nurturing, structure, and love in a permanent family setting in order to grow into happy, productive adults. Many children are adopted by their foster parents. In fact about 70% of the current adoptions of children in the custody of the State of Montana are foster parents adopting the child living in their home. Recently a practice has developed of identifying a family who is willing to adopt a child at the time the child comes into foster care. There are other times when an adoptive home is needed for a child because the foster family is unable to make a permanent commitment. There is a continual need for new foster and adoptive homes throughout Montana. ....

97. NOW With Bill Moyers. Society & Community. American Schools In Crisis? - Educati education Resource Map For most American parents, local education issues are most pressing — what matters above all is the quality of education that their http://www.pbs.org/now/society/edmap.html

American Schools in Crisis? More on This Story: Select One Debating No Child Left Behind Dropout Rates International Math Stats Transcript Education Resource Map state-by-state listing of education departments. Use these state web sites to find the names of your local officials and for information on school funding initiatives and programs for your area. The No Child Left Behind Act puts increased emphasis on school performance on standardized tests in funding decisions. The Department of Education tracks this information in The Nation's Report Card . The map below links to your state's detailed results for fourth and eighth-grade students in math, reading, science and writing. The Report Card also contains statistics for selected fourth and eighth and twelfth-grade students in arts, civics, economics, U.S. history and world history and information on national standards and how the tests were scored. You can find sample test questions and take a stab at gauging for yourself how effective standardized testing may be in measuring educational progress. For example: Give two reasons why early civilizations flourished in the valley of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. (eighth-grade geography)

98. Learning Disabilities OnLine: Finding Help: Virginia States Resources information on learning disabilities, learning disorders, attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, speech http://www.ldonline.org/finding_help/local_org/virginia.html

ABCs of LD The leading Web site on learning disabilities for parents, teachers, and other professionals What's New Experts Parents Kids ... Yellow pages To find other help resources select a topic from the list and click GO Select a Topic US - National Organizations US - Federal Agencies US - State By State Resource Guides Canadian Resources Information By Phone International Links LD Schools On-line Resources Parent Advocacy US State Departments of Education If you are a professional interested in listing your services, sign-up online now! Select a State Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina

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