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Download full textMizell, M. Hayes – 1979
There are a number of reasons for the lack of parent interest in Title I Parent Advisory Councils (PAC). There are too many officials charged with implementing Title I who do not want to be bothered with an effective PAC. In addition, many officials do not seriously consider the experiences parents bring to their membership and do not have the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Bureau of School Systems (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Div. of Education for the Disadvantaged. – 1980
This handbook offers practical suggestions on how parents can be better teachers at home and help their children learn better at school. Ways in which parents can work with the schools to insure the best possible education for children are discussed. The first of five sections deal with parents' rights and responsibilities in relationship to their…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Education, Home Study
PDF pending restorationMerrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1978
This document is designed to promote effective involvement in Title I programs by providing useful ideas and sources of additional information. Practical articles on effective parent involvement in education and materials illustrating how particular communities addressed their needs are presented. Also provided is an inventory of people, agencies…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Gonzalez, Ramon, Comp. – 1982
Written in English and Spanish, the handbook is intended to (1) provide useful information from numerous sources to school administrators, education program staff, and home-school liaison personnel; and (2) assist school staff in informing migrant parents about their rights and responsibilities, both as members of parent advisory councils (PACs)…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Confidentiality, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Office of Programs for the Disadvantaged. – 1973
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is the largest Federal aid to education program. Public Law 89-10 did not limit the kinds of services which could be provided with Title I funds. It is important that parents understand what Title I is all about. As members of the advisory council and even as taxpayers, they must see…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Needs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
National Urban League, Inc., New York, NY. – 1971
This pamphlet is designed to inform the parents of disadvantaged elementary and secondary school students of the provisions of ESEA Title I, and of the possible abuses of Title I funds which might otherwise be allocated to the direct improvement of their children's education. Its contents include: parents' guide to ESEA Title I: what it is and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Advisory Committees, Community Control, Disadvantaged Youth
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, DC. – 1975
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) supports programs in schools attended by significant numbers of children from low income families who, along with other students, may need this extra help to improve their performance. As a result of recent changes in the law, more parents will now be involved in the planning,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Legislation, Federal Programs
