Resource Format: Web-based Content
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Parent-Teacher Planning Tool
Parents and teachers were heroes last year. And, we saw that we’re stronger when we work together. Teachers are the experts of classroom learning and parents are the experts on their children. Share what you’ve noticed about your child with the teacher so they can best connect with them in class.
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“Dear Teacher” Letter
This personalized letter helps introduce your family to the new teacher so that they can best support your child right from the start!
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Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) Toolkit
Developed by CIFR, the Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) Toolkit contains four tools to help state educational agencies (SEAs) with MFS: the Quick Reference Guide (QRG), the Funding Flow Ideograph Tool (FFIT), the Timeline Development Tool (TDT), and the Data Collection and Reporting Tool (DCRT). Together, these tools may be used by states to…
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U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet: Section 2014 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
States have by now received award notifications for both the annual IDEA formula grants and the supplemental IDEA funding made available through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. OSEP shared information and answered questions on its monthly TA call in June and published a fact sheet on the supplemental funding.
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In a Remote Learning Landscape, Tech Adoption Has Never Been More Critical
For early adopters of edtech, the silver lining of the Covid-19 cloud is the way it has rocketed education into a new technical dimension. Even the most technology-resistant educators have been forced to come to grips with the tools of remote teaching. But most are singing the praises of the plethora of apps now available…
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Reopen-Reconnect-Reclaim
Get effective tools and information to help ReOpen schools after the pandemic, strategies to ReConnect with students for their mental well-being and accelerated learning, and ReClaim your own sense of connectedness, community and power.