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These links are provided as a resource. The Contra Costa County Office of Education does not take responsibility for the quality, accuracy, and context of the following Web sites. If you find an outdated link, please send us an e-mail.

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Parents

Schools: Facts, Statistics and Ratings
CCCOE's Facts and Statistics Page
County, school, student and teacher statistics

Contra Costa County School Districts and Calendar Charter Schools: Frequently Asked Questions Great Schools: The Comprehensive Guide to Public Schools
Free information about public, private and charter schools nationwide

Education Data Partnership: School and District Profiles
Fiscal, demographic and performance data on California's K-12 schools

School Wise Press: "Helping Parents Get Smart About California Schools"
School news, information and statistics

Contra Costa Child Care Council
Information about preschools and other options for local child care

California Department of Education (CDE)  CDE Dataquest: find facts about California schools and districts

CDE Fact Book: The California Department of Education Fact Book provides statistics and information on a variety of subjects concerning education in California.

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Child Advocacy Groups/Partnerships
Children Now
Uses research and mass communications to make the well-being of children a top priority across the nation.

California's Tools and Strategies for Family Partnerships
Resource for information about successful tools and strategies that demonstrate and/or encourage partnerships between families, family organizations, educators and policy makers.

Federal Government's Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
Intended to increase opportunities for families to be more involved in their children's learning at school and at home and to use family-school-community partnerships to strengthen schools and improve student achievement.

Wrightslaw: This is a resource for accurate, up-to-date information about advocacy for children with disabilities. You will find hundreds of articles, cases, newsletters, and resources about special education law and advocacy in the Advocacy Libraries and Law Libraries.

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Government/Legal Information
U.S. Department of EducationCalifornia Department of Education Parents' Rights: Legal rights of parents to participate in their child's education GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Information

Parenting Resources
Publications for Parents
List of publications for parents from the US Department of Education

National Parent Information Network
A project of the ERIC system, the NPIN provides access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education.

Learning Resources
Blue Web'n: A library of the best learning sites on the web
Searchable database of about 1,000 outstanding Internet learning sites, categorized by subject, audience and type.

SuperKids Educational Software and Web Site Review
Reviews and comparisons of educational software.

Reading Revolution Reading and Spelling Program: Reading Revolution is a uniquely powerful program that has helped more than 100,000 students – even the most challenged reader.

Helping Parents Help Their Children
44% of parents noticing a child exhibiting learning disorder symptoms waited over a year before acknowledging a problem existed according to a 2000 Poll. Not My Kids Inc. has put together some tips on how to recognize and help kids facing these challenges.

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Articles
GreatSchools.net:

Schoolwisepress.com

Pew Internet & American Family Life Project:

Health, Asthma, and Food Allergy Resources
Contra Costa Health Services
Information on flu vaccine availablity and flu prevention. The site also has a catch jingle on flu prevention.

New Asthma Medication Law (AB 2132)
As of Jan. 2005 students are allowed to carry and self administer their own inhaled asthma medication at school. The new law allows the student to treat their asthma symptoms immediately in order to miss less class time. Appropriate forms must be signed by both the parent and physician. Teachers and staff should alert the office if any student is carrying an inhaler. The student may then be seen by the school nurse or the office staff to be evaluated for proper medication use. For sample school forms or school policies on the new law please contact: Sally McFalone, OTR from Contra Costa Health Services at 925-313-6242.

NBSA's School Health Programs
The School Health Programs department supports NSBA's commitment to help school policymakers and educators make informed decisions about health issues affecting the academic achievement and healthy development of students and the effective operation of schools.

Ounce of Prevention Campaign
Centers for Disease Control's campaign to provide resources about handwashing, cleaning and disinfection, and other easy-to-follow steps in an effort to develop and maintain successful hand hygiene and cleaning practices, and is aimed at educating a broad consumer and professional audience.

Pandemic Flu Resources
A list of links related to pandemic influenza.

We Can!™ is a national childhood obesity prevention program
(Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national movement designed to give parents, caregivers, and entire communities a way to help children 8 to 13 years old stay at a healthy weight.

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
American & Immunology
National Association of School Nurses

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21st Century Learning

Internet Safety
http://www.ciconline.org/digitalsafety
Digital Safety offers broad resources for understanding safety issues particular to today's networked culture.

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx
OnGuard Online gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. The link above is for In Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, which gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world.

www.wiredkids.org
Wired Kids, Inc. is a U.S. charity dedicated to protecting all Internet users, especially children, from cyber crime and abuse.

www.wiredsafety.org 
WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. Click here for safety information regarding myspace.com.

www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/
The California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) Region IV, has composed a wealth of resources on all issues related to Cyber safety. They have information on the safe and responsible use of the Internet, social networking, Cyber bullying and communication technology devices, including mobile phones, digital cameras, and webcams.

http://csriu.org/
The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use (CSRIU) provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. They provide guidance to parents, educators, librarians, policy-makers, and others regarding effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-control to use the Internet and other information technologies in a safe and responsible manner.

http://cyberbullying.org/
A web site with facts and other resources targeted specifically at the use of information and communication technologies that support deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an individual or group, that is intended to harm others.

http://www.isafe.org/
i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.

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Digital & New Media Literacy
http://www.commonsensemedia.org
Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.

http://www.thinkquest.org/library/
Oracle's ThinkQuest Library for teachers, students and parents

http://www.ciconline.org/media-smart
Cable in the Classroom - Media Literacy - Learn what critical thinking skills are needed for media literacy and how to teach those skills to children.

http://www.ciconline.org/digitalethics
Digital Ethics is all about teaching ethical, courteous, and productive behavior while using digital media.

http://www.ciconline.org/mediasmartteachers
Media Literacy for Teachers - get an overview of the key concepts of media literacy, digital ethics, and online safety, along with ideas for using those concepts with your students.

http://www.ciconline.org/mediasmartparents
Media Literacy for Parents - get an overview of the key concepts of media literacy, and some simple, effective ideas for using them with your family.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is an organization whose mission is to serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center of US K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders.

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/21stcent/index.html
21st Century Literacies develops curriculum focused on four 21st century literacies - information, media, multicultural, and visual.

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Other Resources
Contra Costa Crisis Center Community Online Resource Database
This database of the Contra Costa Crisis Center contains information about health and human services available to residents of Contra Costa County. Generally, the services described are low-cost or offered for a fee based on income.

East Bay Leadership Foundation: Offers scholarships, mentorships and tutoring centers for local youth.

School Violence Tipline This 24-hour school violence tipline (800.863.7600) offers a safe place that students and parents can call anonymously to report weapons on campus, homicidal and suicidal remarks, bullying, and other acts leading to violence. We then work with school authorities and/or the police to prevent it. Tipline callers aren't asked their name, and we don't have caller I.D.

Resources to Help Assist Students and Adults Through Trauma
List of links compiled by the Communications Office

Understanding Education Acronyms
IEP? ISP? CPS? Find out what these, and other educational acronyms mean

Contra Costa County Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER)
Promotes awareness of emergency procedures, especially shelter-in-place

SafeState.org
California's portal to statewide crime and violence prevention information

Dr. Bruce Perry's page on the Scholastic for Teachers Site
Dr. Perry is an internationally-recognized authority on children in crisis.

National Woman's Health Information Center
This page provides abused women and their loved ones with resources and information they can use to get help.

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California High School Exit Examination
www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/index.asp -- the state Department of Education's main exit exam information page. Links to sample test questions and an independent evaluation of the program are included.

www.ctredpol.org/testing -- the Center on Education Policy's list of publications relating to testing. Scroll down to ``State High School Exit Exams: A Maturing Reform.'' It's the third in a series of reports on exit exams across the country. It also offers clues as to what lies ahead for California.

 

Students

Guides4Youth
Online database of regional educational, professional and employment resources.

Contra Costa Crisis Center Community Online Resource Database
This database of the Contra Costa Crisis Center contains information about health and human services available to residents of Contra Costa County. Generally, the services described are low-cost or offered for a fee based on income.

East Bay Leadership Foundation: Offers scholarships, mentorships and tutoring centers for local youth.

School Violence Tipline This 24-hour school violence tipline (800.863.7600) offers a safe place that students and parents can call anonymously to report weapons on campus, homicidal and suicidal remarks, bullying, homophobic behavior, and other acts leading to violence. We then work with school authorities and/or the police to prevent it. Tipline callers aren't asked their name, and we don't have caller I.D.

eNatureA wildlife resource provided by the National Wildlife Federation National Geographic for Kids Scholastic for Kids

Fun projects for kids Yahooligans

The Web guide for kids BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper (Discovery School) Alfy.com

The Web Portal for Kids Kid's Online Resources:
Education, Homework Help, Entertainment, Games, Fun & Music

Scholarshiphelp.org
The goal of this website is to educate students about scholarship access and to help them avoid scholarship scam artists and misleading authors who promise "secrets" to what is essentially publicly available information.

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