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Family Facilitators


Kay Marcel, LaSIG Family Coordinator
kay.marcel@cox.net
LaSIG Family Facilitators are family members that understand the importance of families and educators being partners.  They serve as "Goodwill Ambassadors" supporting educators and families to build partnerships that support school improvement and student achievement.  They assist in the development of professional development activities related to disability and family issues that meet the needs of the families and educators on district and school improvement teams. 

Resources:
Family Empowerment Handbook

Resource Section of Handbook

Family Facilitator Roles and Responsibilites

Modules on Family Involvement

FF Monthly Deliverable Report

Family Implementation Tool (FIT)

 
District Family Facilitator
Assumption

 

Gwen Boudreaux
gboudreaux@assumptionschools.com
Caddo

Stephanie McVey
smcvey0@gmail.com
Calcasieu Beryl Cook

bacook@fhfswla.org

Catahoula

Barbara Savage
barbarasavage@cpsbla.org 
DeSoto

Carolyn Short
carolyn.short@desotopsb.com
East Baton Rouge

Barbara Varmall
bvarmall@ebrschools.org
East Carroll Joanne Young

joyoung@e-carrollschools.org

Jefferson  Monique Dupart
monique.dupart@jppss.k12.la.us
Livingston Melanie Bueche
melanie.bueche@lpsb.org 
Plaquemines

Anne Templet
atemplet@ppsb.org
Rapides Julie Laborde
julie.laborde@rpsb.us
Recovery School District Lynne Farlough
Pyramid Parent Training Project
farloughl@comcast.net
St. Charles Patsy White
Pwhite2@stcharles.k12.la.us
St. Helena Miranda Watson
mwatson@sthpk-12.net
 Vermilion  Janise Hardy
janhardy@vrml.k12.la.us

Visit this website for all other family resources in Louisiana
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/la.htm


 
Family Academy Workshop with Ted Quant in Livingston Parish  /  October 16, 2007
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Family Expo in Plaquemines Parish  /  December 4, 2007
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Family Facilitators and SIG Staff Professional Development Day  /  October 4, 2007
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Family Engagement
FINE
The Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE) is a national network of over 8,000 people who are interested in promoting strong partnerships between children's educators, their families, and their communities.
LA PEN
LAPEN works to advance the field of parenting education and to provide leadership and infrastructure to support Louisiana’s parent educators from every field.
LA PIRC - Louisiana Parent Information and Resource Center
Louisiana PROMISE Parent Information & Resource Centers (Louisiana PROMISE / PIRC) are funded by the United States Department of Education and administered by Volunteers of America of North Louisiana. Louisiana PROMISE / PIRC promotes the educational success of children by offering services to Louisiana parents and educators.
LA PTIC - Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center
Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center provides information, referral, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, students with disabilities, educators, and other professionals.
Nation al Institute for Urban School Improvement
The Family School Linkages (FSL) Project of the National Institute for Urban School Improvement seeks to work together with schools and families to assist schools to think about and improve their relationships with all the families of their students.
National Coalition for Family Participation in Education
At NCPIE, our mission is simple: to advocate the involvement of parents and families in their children's education, and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of all our nation's young people.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
We are the center that provides information to the nation on: disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children, and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the nation's special education law; No Child Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and research-based information on effective practices for children with disabilities.
Parent Leadershipo Training Institute
The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)SM helps parents become leading advocates for children. It is designed by the American Leadership Forum, Leadership Greater Hartford, and the Connecticut Commission on Children.
Parent Universtiy
Our Parent University classes are very powerful in creating new possibilities for parents and families; not just more, better or different of the traditional parenting type class.
Parents as Teachers
The National Center drives that philosophy, or mission, through four program areas: Born to Learn, Professional Development, Meld and Advocacy. All of these program areas work through a strong network of state leaders and partners.
Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
The Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center was established in 1991 by parents of children with disabilities. The program is designed to support, assist and provide expertise to parents in traditionally underserved areas of New Orleans.
Read Write Think
Mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials.
SEDL Toolkit: Title I Parental Involvement
In this toolkit, SEDL provides detailed explanations of the Title I, Part A parental involvement provisions as well as thirty-three tools to assist state departments of education, districts, and schools in meeting these requirements.
 
Family Resources
Families Helping Families Directory
Family Engagement Survey for Families
Family Engagement Survey for Schools
Family Engagement Survey for Students
Family Facilitator Handbook
Family Implementation Tool (FIT)
FF Monthly Deliverable Report
FF Roles & Responsibilities
Resources Section IV of Handbook 09
Resources Section IV of Handbook
 
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