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Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons From Five Parental Information and Resource Centers

"The purpose of this guide is to explain "how to" strategies that the Parent Information Resource Centers (PIRCs) use to improve or expand their parental involvement programs in public schools." (click here to go to this USDOE web page) or call NH State PIRC at (800) 947-7005 to request a printed copy.

12 Tips for Parent Involvement

1)	Take your child to school on the first day.
2)	Let your child know that school is important. Be sure to ask questions about homework, and set up a quiet place for your child to work.
3)	Read everything that is sent home from school—report cards, homework assignments, school lunch plans, and vacation and bus schedules. Show your child that you are well informed.
	Read more...

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NH State PIRC Advisory Board

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The PIRC Advisory Board is an all-volunteer board composed of parents, educators, and community and statewide partners. Advisors assist PIRC in a variety of ways, including consulting on program development, reviewing materials, and collaborating on projects.

The Advisory Board meets four times a year, typically in Concord, with comittees sometimes meeting at other times and locales. If you would like to become a member, please call John-Michael Dumais at 603) 848-5665 or email jmdumais@nhpirc.org.

Advisory Board Members

Amanda McDonald, Parent Liaison, Conway Elementary School
Angela Kenneson-Comeau, Parent
Angela Mercado, Parent
Audrey Burke, Parent; NH Connections
Charlene Mayo, Staff Consultant,  Parent Information Center on Special Education
Cheri Sullivan, Parent; NH Department of Education
Deb Naro, Executive Director,  Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth (CADY, Inc.)
Delfina Berry, Education Professional, Amherst Street School Nashua
Eric Mann, Co-Director, PBIS-NH/NH CEBIS
Gloria Fulmer, Easter Seals
Inane Naji Amrani, ESL Instructor, Southern NH University
Jo-Ann Mulligan, Title I Reading Specialist, Selma Deitch Early Learning Program Manchester
Maria Cristina Rojas, Education Professional, Wilson St School, Manchester
Joe Hatch, Parent; NH Connections
Kathy Staub, Director, Manchester Coalition for Quality Education
Kelly Gutowski, Parent
Kerstin Dumas, Parent
Kristine Nippert, NH PTA
Lisa Grolljahan, Parent
Liz MacDonald, Parent; NH Connections
Madeline Ullrich, Parent
Marlene Marchand, Parent; NH Connections
Marni Fennesy, Parent
Melissa DeAngelo, Student, Pinkerton Academy
Michael DeAngelo, Student, Pinkerton Academy
Michelle Lewis, Director, Supporting   Successful Early Childhood Transitions
Nabil Migalli, Director, Arab-American Forum Manchester
Noel DeSousa, Principal, Kenneth Brett School, Tamworth
Rebecca Ladd, Parent
Rosa Yuri-Luna, ELL/SPED Liaison, Manchester Schools
Sally Weiss, Parent
Sandra Superior, Parent; Special Education Professional
Sharon Frothingham, Parent
Sheila Brisson, Federal Projects Director, Manchester School District
Sogna Nieves, Parent
Stephanie Lafreniere, Title I Education Consultant, New Hampshire Dept. of Education
Suzanne Rackham, Title III Coordinator, NH Dept. of Education
Terry Ohlson-Martin, NH Family Voices
Winitzia Correa, Parent

PIC Staff
Heather Thalheimer, Executive  Director, Parent Information Center, and Senior Advisor to PIRC

PIRC Staff
John-Michael Dumais, Director
Karen Gerdts, Partnership Development Coordinator
Elena Acosta, Outreach Coordinator
Kimm Phillips, Training and Volunteer Coordinator
Veronica Bodden, Early Childhood Parent Educator
Cheryl Woodbury, Administrative Coordinator
Katrina Wright, Administrative Assistant, Receptionist

External Evaluator
Kate Gill Kressley, RMC Research, Portsmouth NH