Resources for Parent Centers
The Region 1 Parent Technical Assistance Center is committed to providing Parent Centers in the northeast region with current, high quality, useful and relevant resources.
On-line resources are listed in the following topic areas:
Advocacy - includes information that can be helpful in advocating for services for individual children and also tools and resources for parent centers' systems advocacy work.
Disability Resources - include links to national disability-specific organizations offering tools and information to assist families.
Grant Management Information - includes links to EDGAR and other information to assist parent centers in meeting U.S. Department of Education grant requirements.
Non-profit Management Resources - include links to websites offering all kinds of tools, articles, FAQs and other expertise relevant to the day-to-day management of Parent Centers of all sizes.
The Other Topics area includes content including, but not limited to:
- Bullying
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families - Reaching and Serving
- Dispute Resolution
- Effective School Practices
- Elementary & Secondary Education Act
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Language Access
- Military Families
- Restraints & Aversives
- SPP/APR
- Transportation
Region 1 Newsletters and Conference Materials are also available.
Region 1 PTAC@SPAN
35 Halsey Street, 4th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-642-8100
Fax: 973-642-8080
Toll Free: 1-800-654-7726


