LINKS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND PARENTS
Download a copy of the Glastonbury
Education Foundation Directory of Glastonbury Service Organizations
and Clubs.
Glastonbury education resources
The links in this section provide
sites relevant to education in Glastonbury.
Glastonbury
Public Schools official site >>
Specific Glastonbury Schools: visit
Schoolnotes.com and enter 06033 into zip code for a listing
for each school.
Glastonbury
High School Tomahawks site >>
Gideon
Welles School official site >>
Glastonbury PTSO: visit
Schoolnotes.com and enter 06033 into zip code and scroll down
the page for PTSO link.
Glastonbury
Welles-Turner Memorial Library >>
Helpful resources
The links in this section provide
relevant information, tools and resources, advice and ideas for the
community and parents.
Association
of Community Organizations for Reform Now
(ACORN) >>
A report
that raises serious concerns about the implementation of the No
Child Left Behind’s tutoring program, called Supplemental
Services. The program includes private, often for-profit, tutoring
companies receiving millions of dollars in contracts to tutor low-income
children.
Alliance
for Excellent Education >>
The mission of the Alliance for Excellent Education is to promote
high school transformation to make it possible for every child
to graduate prepared for post secondary education and success in
life.
The
Center for Education Reform >>
The Center for Education Reform, the nation's leading authority on
school reform, is dedicated to making schools better for America's
children.
Coalition
for Community Schools >>
Using public schools as a hub, community schools bring together many
partners to offer a range of supports and opportunities to children,
youth, families and communities – before, during and after school,
seven days a week.
Communities
in Schools >>
Communities in Schools champions the connection of needed community
resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay
in school, and prepare for life.
Connecticut
Association of Boards of Education >>
The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education serves local and regional
boards of education in Connecticut and is dedicated to improving the quality
of education throughout the state and the nation. CABE's membership includes
151 school districts representing 90% of the state's public school population.
Institute
for Responsive Education >>
The Institute for Responsive Education (IRE) is a research, policy,
and advocacy organization that encourages and supports school, family,
and community partnership to enable high quality educational opportunities
for all children.
National
Coalition for Parent Involvement 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
Network of Partnership Schools >>
Established by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, The National
Network of Partnership Schools brings together schools, districts,
and states that are committed to developing and maintaining comprehensive
programs of school-family-community partnerships.
National
Parent Information Network >>
Educational software and services for middle school, high school,
and college students. Creative, innovative and interactive products
that empower students of all ages.
National
PTA >>
National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization
in the United States. A not-for-profit association of parents, educators,
students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities,
PTA is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.
PickyParent.com >>
Whether you are a parent, educator, school leader, counselor or community
leader, you will find what you need here to make the elementary years
more powerful and productive for the children you love, nurture and
teach every day.
Partnership
for Learning >>
Partnership for Learning is a nationally award-winning non-profit
that helps schools and communities work together to boost learning
from birth through the transition to college.
Public
Conversations Project (PCP) >>
PCP promotes constructive conversations and relationships among people
who have differing values, world views, and perspectives about
divisive public issues.
Study
Circles >>
The Study Circles Resource Center is dedicated to finding ways for
all kinds of people to engage in dialogue and problem solving on
critical social and political issues.
PTO
Today >>
PTO Today Inc. is dedicated to exclusively to providing products,
programs and services to the K-8 school parent group market. Regardless
of the acronym (PTO/PTA, etc.), PTO today helps parent group leaders
service their schools more effectively and run their groups more
efficiently.
