welcome to the
Statewide Technical Assistance Resource Team
Assistance is available to support the engagement of families
to improve outcomes for students with disabilities
- Make a difference
- Promote a positive impact on student learning
- Enhance student outcomes
FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
- Become an informed and active participant in your child’s education
- Partner with educators to improve programs and practices for all
students - Start or strengthen a parent group in your district
FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
- Engage all families to improve student achievement
- Enhance parent involvement through family-educator collaboration
- Amplify parents as partners in school improvement efforts
Provide multi-faceted assistance to districts with their parent group including resource collections and workshops.
Provide universal & individual assistance to districts on supporting family engagement in early literacy at home.
SEPAG Guide
Provides guidance and “road map” for conducting SEPAGs in manner that offers parents the opportunity to provide meaningful input to school districts, engages them in effective collaboration to improve outcomes for all students, provides effective strategies for system-level change, advances best practices in parent leadership development and family engagement
Special Education Parent Advisory Groups in NJ: A Guide to Developing and Conducting an Effective Group
This guide was developed utilizing best practices to assist parents and professionals interested in starting and running effective groups
get the guide (english)
Grupos Consultivos de Padres en Educación Especial en Nueva Jersey l Una guía para desarrollar y dirigir un grupo efectivo
Esta guía se desarrolló utilizando las mejores prácticas para ayudar a los padres y profesionales interesados en crear y manejar grupos efectivos
get the guide (spanish)
The New Jersey Family Engagement Hub is a project of SPAN funded by the U.S. Department of Education.