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Directory
of Best School Websites
Best
School District Sites | Best PAC Site | Best
PTA Site | Build Your Own Site
This Directory of Best School Websites list the winners of our Best School Website Contest. These sites provide sample forms, worksheets, and useful information about special education. Newsletter subscribers sent us their favorite sites. We gave awards in three categories:
- We
plan to sponsor another Best School Website Contest in 2002. Learn how you can
build a great school site.
#1. Cooperative Education Service Agency Number 7, Green Bay, WI
Several
people recommended the CESA-7 site.
The site is well designed, easy-to-navigate, and filled with useful information
from the staff of Cooperative Education Agency Number 7.
You may want
to begin at the Parents
Are Partners Information Center. This page includes a Parent / Adult Student
Satisfaction Survey.
Here are a few highlights from this site:
Special Education in Plain Language
Results of Parent Satisfaction Survey
Articles
To learn about IEPs, assessment, ESY, discipline, and more,
read the memoranda
from the special ed director to his staff:
Writing
IEP Annual Goals
Making
IEP Goals Measurable
Writing
Transition Statements in the IEP
Extended
School Year
Inclusion
Strategies for Teachers
The site includes the forms used by the district: IEP Forms.
IEP
Checklists
We suggest that you download and use these checklists when you prepare
for your next IEP meeting.
Present
Levels of Performance Checklist
Annual
Goals Checklist
Short-term
Objectives & Benchmarks Checklist
IEP
Monitoring & Review Checklist
When we contacted special education director Nissan Bar-Lev, he gave us permission to use articles and IEP checklists on our websites. We are taking him up on his offer.
#2. Sevier County, Sevierville, TNThe Sevier County Special Education site has hundreds of informational links for parents, teachers, activities, lesson development links, and caseload support. The site includes a comprehensive list of local, state, and federal forms.
The site has information for parents. Webmaster Jeff Romanczuk organized information by topic, from ADHD and accommodations to Section 504 and vision impairments. When you make a request of your school district, it is useful to have the forms used by the district. This site has a list of forms about IEPs, Section 504, discipline, assessment, etc.
#3. Mahwah Township Public Schools, NJ
The Mahwah Township site is more difficult to navigate but has good sample letters that you can tailor to your circumstances. Scroll down and click "Child Study Team" to get special ed info)
- To Request an Evaluation
- To Request an IEP Meeting
- To Request an Independent Educational Evaluation
- To Discuss Problems; Communication Breakdown
- To Give Positive Feedback
Concord
Special Education Parent Advisory Committee.
Concord
Sped PAC has built a fantastic site for parents! The Mission
Statement captures the essence of this site:
- to provide education and information to parents and the broader community on special education issues and services
-
to establish better understanding of, respect for, and support of special education
- to work with the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District to insure that students’ needs are met
IEPs
Section 504
Section 504
The Mountain Road Elementary PTA site includes links to special events; disability organizations; resources; assessment accommodations; behavior plans and assessments; advocacy information; conferences; interesting facts.
How
You Can Build a Great School Website
If you want your school district, SPED PAC, or PTA to build a site that provides
useful, reliable information, use these sites as your models.
Make your
pitch - and offer to help!
Last Revised 07/13/2011
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