PIC Volunteers Celebrated

It was a cool drizzly evening outside, but inside there was a warm glow of gratitude and thankfulness as the Parent Information Center recently held its first Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at the NH Audubon’s McLane Center in Concord NH. Celebrating the work of the Board of Directors, Volunteer Advocates and Let’s Read Together early literacy volunteers... Read More

Obama Announces Education Plan

On March 10, 2009 President Obama announced the outlines of a comprehensive plan to remake the educational system in the United States in order to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. He spoke on the importance of Headstart and afterschool programs, charter schools and educational innovaction, reducing the high school dropout rate, merit pay for teachers, parent involvement, and much more. To view the video of his speech, please click here.

New PIRC DVD
Now Available

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Our new DVD, Parent Power: Supporting Your Child's Academic Success, covers such topics as parent-child and parent-teacher communication, organizational strategies, study time and study place, and the study habit. Parents will learn about a variety of tools for helping their child keep on top of homework, manage time, and enrich learning at home. Call now for your free copy, or organize a free Helpful Homework Hints workshop in your area, where free copies are distributed.

Bring a Free Early Childhood Literacy Workshop to your School or Library!

NH State PIRC has a team of volunteers ready and willing to teach parents of children birth-5 years how to help their children make the most of story books and language. If you are in a parent-teacher group, parent support group, play group, or something similar, and can help organize the event, our volunteers can come and offer the workshops for free. Please see download this brochure (PDF) or call Kimm at 848-5446. Read more about our early literacy workshops.

Education News Parents Can Use TV Show

Next Broadcast: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 – 8:00 – 9:00pm Eastern

“Summer Learning Programs: Preventing the Slide, Promoting Achievement”

The June edition of Education News will showcase several award-winning and effective summer learning programs; explore innovative strategies to academically engage and nurture low-income and disadvantaged youth during the summer; profile foundation, community and library-based initiatives designed to encourage students to read and learn during the break; and spotlight the efforts of organizations dedicated to providing disadvantaged students with access to books and reading materials in the summer and throughout the year. To learn more about the broadcast and where to watch please visit: this web page.

From the Blogosphere

Parent Involvement Key to Stopping Drug Abuse (Parenting Teens Blog)

Teenagers Need Summer Jobs with Meaning (Parenting Teens Blog)

More Than 10,000 Unite In Support of Strong Public Schools (Forum for Education and Democracy Blog)

55 Years After Brown v Board, Doesn't Every Child Deserve a Quality Education? (Forum for Education and Democracy Blog)

Does Modern Education Kill Creativity?

Wise and humorous TED Conference video presentation by Sir Ken Robinson. Click here to view.

The NH Parent Information and Resource Center (NH State PIRC) is a US Department of Education-funded program aimed at improving student academic performance by increasing parental involvement in children’s education. NH State PIRC offers workshops, publications, toolkits, newsletters, tip sheets, and support to parents, PTA’s, schools, school districts, and community organizations. In most cases, our services are entirely free.

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NH State PIRC focuses on four primary areas: Early Childhood Reading and Language Development, including School Readiness; Parental Involvement in Education; Family-School-Community Partnerships; and the No Child Left Behind education law.Our aim is to assist parents, schools, parent-teacher goups, community organizations and businesses to take a more proactive role in promoting parents' involvement in their children's education. To learn more about these topics, click on any of the topic windows above or use the navigation menu above or the quick picks menu to the left.

Our Services and Resources

For Parents of Infants and Toddlers

Preparing Your Child to Read and Learn
Understanding the Stages of Child Development
Parenting Information andsupport, including tip sheets, DVDs, and CDs
Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness workshops and materials
Literacy Volunteer Program

For Parents of School-Age Children

Understanding the “No Child Left Behind” Education Law
Workshops for improving at-home learning
Identifying and referral to community resources
Toll-free Parent Helpline 1-866-9NHPIRC (866-964-7472)
Parenting Information and support, including tip sheets, DVDs, and CDs

For Schools

Training and Technical Assistance for Increasing Parent Involvement, Developing stronger Family-School-Community Partnerships, and meeting Title I Section 1118 Goals
School Community Index — A tool for assessing parent involvement and school climate
Home-and-School Communication Toolkit
Online Resources