Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

Educational Partnerships and Family Involvement

May 12, 2003

May 9, 2003



NEWS


SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES. Attached is a one-page summary with important information on Supplemental Services, a key provision of No Child Left Behind. It provides for extra tutoring in reading and math for students in need. The one-pager explains what types of services are available, which students are eligible, and how to get in touch with state and local contacts.



PAIGE ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF HR 1350. Secretary Paige issued the following statement on House passage of the Improving Education Results for Children with Disabilities Act of 2003. www.ed.gov/PressReleases/04-2003/04302003c.html



REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE 2003 TEACHER OF THE YEAR CEREMONY.

Secretary Paige joined President Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush in the First Lady's Garden at the White House to honor the 2003 Teacher of the Year, Helen Elizabeth Dawson Rogers. Ms. Rogers, the 2003 Alabama Teacher of the Year, is a first- and second-grade educator at Leeds Elementary School in Leeds, Ala. www.ed.gov/Speeches/04-2003/04302003.html



SECRETARY PAIGE?’S REMARKS AT THE RACE NEUTRAL CONFERENCE. Secretary Paige joined dozens of the nation's distinguished education leaders at the ED-sponsored conference, "Race-Neutral Alternatives in Postsecondary Education: Innovative Approaches to Diversity." www.ed.gov/Speeches/04-2003/04282003.html



EDUCATION NEWS PARENTS CAN USE. ?“Serving Students with Disabilities: Helping All Children Achieve?” will be the topic of discussion on the May 20th broadcast of ?“Education News.?” To register for the show, visit http://registerevent.ed.gov/downlink/event-flyer.asp?intEventID=167



WHAT WORKS



?“THE ACHIEVER?” NEWSLETTER. Read the latest on No Child Left Behind in The Achiever newsletter, published by the Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs. www.nochildleftbehind.gov/Newsletter/index.html

?”THE CHALLENGE.?” The Challenge newsletter, a publication of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program under a grant with Learning Systems Group, features articles about the latest research on drug and violence prevention, promising and exemplary programs, and strategies that work, as well as information about activities of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. www.thechallenge.org.

FUNDING


ACCESS FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY CENTERS AT OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

The Departments of Agriculture (USDA), Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Justice (DOJ) and Labor (DOL) also have Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. For information about grants from these agencies, please visit their web sites. www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/faithandcommunity/links.html



HELPING YOUR PRESCHOOL CHILD

Long before your child enters school, you can do many things to help her develop language. You can:
?· Give your child opportunities to play.

?· Support and guide your child as she learns a new activity.

?· Talk to your child, beginning at birth.

?· Ask your child questions, particularly questions that require her to give more than a ?“yes?” or ?“no?” response.

?· Read aloud to your child every day.

?· Be aware of your child?’s television viewing.

?· Be realistic about your child?’s abilities and interests.

?· Provide opportunities for your child to do and see new things.

*Taken from Helping Your Preschool Child. Visit www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/preschool/index.html for the full document. To view other publications for parents and caregivers, visit www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/pfie.



FOR MORE INFORMATION


To contact the Educational Partnerships and Family Involvement Unit, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, call (202) 401-0056. To be added or removed from the distribution list, visit www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/partner_listserv.html or mail to Linda.Cuffey@ed.gov.