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Ready to Learn: How Special Education Works in NH (PDF, 8MB)


PIRC Funding Ends

The NH State PIRC program that has been hosted at PIC since 2006, has come to an end. Together with 61 other PIRCs around the country, the PIRC program was a federally-funded program under the Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. The DOE decided not to renew the grant due to dissatisfaction with results, specifially, tying PIRC activities to school or student academic improvement.


NH Adopts Common Core State standards


July 13, 2010. NH Commissioner of Education, Virginia M. Barry, Ph.D. said, “These standards seek to provide a clear consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce. Common standards will help ensure that students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school to school and state to state.” More...

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News and Notices

 

New this school year! Read the new issue of Parents Make the Difference 2011-12 Magazine!

 


Our Workshop Calendar

Please check out our google calendar below for new workshops being held this month. For more information, call 224-7005.  If you would like a personalized workshop in your town, or school please contact us!

May  is Mental Health Awareness Month!  Celebrate Children's Mental Health Well-Being!


Ask Your Members of Congress to Cosponsor Bipartisan Family Engagement in Education Act of 2011

Click here to take action.


PIC Programs

PIC On Special Education. (Parent Information Center on Special Education). Provides telephone assistance, workshops, and information related to special education.
NH State PIRC (Parent Information and Resource Center). Promotes parent involvement in education through information, products, training, and technical assistance to parents and schools.
NH Connections. Provides technical assistance, workshops, and resources to enhance school/school district strategies of parent involvement in special education.
SSECT (Supporting Successful Early Childhood Transitions). Supports the transition from Early Supports and Services to preschool special education.
AFC (Advocates for Families of Children with Disabilities). Provides consultations and technical assistance.
MICE (Multi-Sensory Intervention through Consultation and Education). Referrals and evaluations for any child ages 0-3 suspected of having a visual or hearing impairment.
NH Family Voices. Library and resources for parents with children with disabilities or special health care needs.
Prevention Makes Cents. Helps prevent and reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect through school-based prevention education and parent support programming.

Welcome to the Parent Information Center of NH

The Mission of the Parent Information Center is to guide and encourage families in supporting the unique learning potential of their children, including children with disabilities. The Parent Information Center is committed to the belief that:

  • PIC LogoParents make the difference
  • All children can succeed given the right support
  • Every child is worth our investment
  • Children do best when schools and families work together in partnership
  • As children grow they can take increasing ownership of their education and future

The Parent Information Center (PIC) and its various grant programs address a variety of key issues in order to help parents support their children’s success in school and in life. These issues are described in the panels below, which include links to the various programs, and to their services and resources.

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Parental Involvement in Education

The Parent Information Center is a recognized leader in building strong family-school-community partnerships in both regular and special education.  Parent involvement is key in all of PIC’s programs. 

To learn how to become more involved in your child's education, click here.

To learn more about parent involvement in the special education process, click here. 

Special Education
Since 1975, the Parent Information Center has been supporting families who have a child with a disability. 

To learn more about the special education process, click here.

To learn strategies school districts are using to engage families in special education, click here.

Reading and Language Development

For workshops and resources around helping your child birth-5 to learn to talk, read or write, click here.

To learn more about our Early Literacy Volunteer program, click here.

For workshops and resources around helping your school-age child to strengthen their literacy skills, click here.

No Child Left Behind

The Parent Information Center of NH helps parents and schools work together to address student progress and achievement under NCLB.

For more information about NCLB, click here.



Click here to download our latest workshop calendar. (PDF)  Please note:  in case of inclement weather, when Concord School District is closed the PIC office will also be closed.