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Web Resources for Parents

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
This site from the U.S. Department of Justice offers guidelines for a child's Internet use and signs for inappropriate usage of Internet sites.

A Parents' Guide to Transition: What Happens after High School?
This site offers information for parents with children with disabilities.

American School Counselors Association
The American School Counselors Association shares parental information for the month, as well as articles and information regarding school counseling.

College Board for Parents
This site offers parents valuable information for the class of 2006 regarding the NEW SAT, scholarships, what your child should be doing now and how to help your child sort through all options after graduation.

Family Education Network
FamilyEducation.com offers parents information on a variety of topics to address all levels of development.

Georgia Career Information System
The Georgia Career Information System (GCIS) offers parents information on several different topics: including: financial aid, high school, career decision-making, after high school, and graduating from high school. This information is located in the lower left-hand corner of the GCIS homepage — “Information Parents Can Use.”

KSA-Plus Communications Parent Leadership Group
A list of several publications for parents.

Sources: Critical Issue: Supporting Ways Parents and Families Can Become Involved in Schools
This Web site from North Carolina Regional Educational Laboratory can offer parents much information regarding child development.

The Financial Aid Page
This Web site offers parents information regarding the financial aid process for postsecondary education.

U.S. Department of Education:  Especially for Parents
Features questions for parents and schools, a tool kit for Hispanic families, how to help your child, tips for parents, options for parents, information about schools, federal student aid, and information about a monthly television show for parents.

 
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