Tip Sheets

Free manuals and guides with tips and facts are available for use.
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KYPIRC Newsletter
Read our latest KYPIRC newsletter.

Resource Manual Having Disabilities
Resource manual for persons with disabilities, their families and service providers in Kentucky.

Having a Safe School Environment
Students, parents, teachers and the community are vitally concerned about safety issues in our schools. Research shows that a far-reaching, school-wide and community-wide, approach is the best strategy to promote healthy child development and reduce school violence and drug abuse.

Emergency Management for Schools
Several guides to managing threatening situations and to creating safe school climates.

FERPA Parents Guide
Parents’ guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: rights regarding children’s education records.

FERPA Elementary & Secondary
Balancing student privacy and school safety: a guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for elementary and secondary Schools.

FERPA Colleges and Universities
Balancing student privacy and school safety: a guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for colleges and universities.

Having a Safe School Environment
Students, parents, teachers and the community are vitally concerned about safety issues in our schools. Research shows that a far-reaching, school-wide and community-wide, approach is the best strategy to promote healthy child development and reduce school violence and drug abuse.

Oh Those Middle School Years
Making the most of middle school. There is a quantum leap from the childhood years of elementary school to the scary, uncertain changes that take place in middle school. Your child will grow emotionally, physically and academically.

10 Things Any School Can Do to Build Parent Involvement
10 Things any school can do to build parent involvement, plus five great ways to fail! A presentation by John H. Wherry, President of The Parent Institute.

68 Parent Involvement Ideas
68 Parent involvement ideas that really work.

A Parent's Pledge
I know that children learn best when families and schools work together. As a parent, I pledge to...

Praise Phrases
Praise and encouragement are two ways we can help children feel good about themselves. Here are 25 ways to say 'Very Good!'.

Working Parents Can Still Volunteer at School
Schools need parents to volunteer in the classroom, school library, cafeteria and office. But what if you work during the day? There are still many things you can do to help.

Improve Your Child's Writing Skills
Good writing skills require lots of practice. You can help improve your child's writing skills without letting on that's what you're doing!