The Indiana Partnerships Center works to empower parents about their rights and responsibilities pertaining to their children’s education in the following ways:

• Providing parent-focused workshops that are scheduled by schools, community groups, or parent groups (to learn more, see “workshops” on our navigation menu).
• Providing education-related information and resource materials, including information about the state (PL221) and federal (No Child Left Behind) accountability laws.
• Helping schools develop parent engagement strategies that provide opportunities for parents to become decision-makers in their children's school, resources for school improvement, and mentors to others.

*The Indiana Partnerships Center is Indiana's Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC), funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement.*

Current News

New Flu Brochure

For information about the H1N1 flu, including symptoms and prevention, download the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest brochure here or visit www.cdc.gov.

Free College Knowledge and Access Module

The Indiana University Center for P-16 Research and Collaboration has produced a free online training module that uses the power of story to deliver information about post-secondary education knowledge and access.  You can access it at: http://p16education.indiana.edu or directly at http://collegeknowledge.educ.indiana.edu.

Now Available: A Parent's Guide to No Child Left Behind! (revised for 2009)

Click here to download our recently updated publication, A Parent's Guide to No Child Left Behind.  To request mulitple copies for your school, organization, or parent group, call us at 317.205.2595.  Click here for the Spanish version of the guide

Want to find your school data? 

Check out the "Find My School" link at the newly re-designed Indiana Department of Education Website!  http://www.doe.state.in.us/

African American Students are Not Applying for Scholarships

To read a list of scholarship opportunities for African American students, click here.

Snapshot now available!

Download A Snapshot of The Indiana Partnerships Center: Lessons and Innovative Practices for Engaging Parents in the World of Education, showcased in the U.S. Department of Education's Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons from Five Parental Information and Resource Centers.  

Guide to Free and Low-Cost Tutoring Across Indiana

The Indiana Partnerships Center has developed a statewide free and low-cost tutoring guide. Click here to download your copy, or call us at 317-205-2595 to request printed copies!

Research Brief on Parent Engagement in Education

Our Research Brief on Parent Engagement is now available by clicking here.  Call 317-205-2595 to request printed copies.

2009-2010 Schools in Need of Improvement List

The Indiana Department of Education has released its most recent list of Title I schools in need of improvement.  Schools that are on the list may have to offer their students supplemental services (tutoring) or, in some circumstances, a transfer to a school usually within the same district.  

See the Improvement List                      

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