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CT PIRC is guided by the belief that families from ALL races and ALL cultures have strengths and can play a critical role in their children's educational success. CT PIRC has been recognized as a statewide leader in leveraging parent engagement efforts, providing resources and services to anyone who has a stake and/or a role in children's educational success. It is committed to partnering and collaborating with the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), local education agencies, community and faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, and others to help ensure that families of all backgrounds have a voice in Connecticut education that is sought, respected, and valued.
To achieve this vision, CT PIRC partners with families and school districts to ensure that:
1families have access to all educational reform decisions that affect their children's success;
2families become collaborative partners within the decision-making process; and
3educational systems acknowledge the valuable contributions made by families.
CT PIRC helps districts adopt a training curriculum from the national School-Family-Community Partnerships (SFCP) Project combined with a conceptual approach that fosters:
- culturally reciprocal relationships;
- reconciliation and responsibility;
- parental leadership; and
- active engagement and decision making in the families' own communities.
Serving families, teachers and other professionals who work on behalf of the children in Connecticut.
Supporting School-Family-Community Alliances.
Our Partners
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It is the policy of the State Education Resource Center (SERC) that no person shall be discriminated against or excluded from participation in any SERC programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, age, marital or civil union status, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, intellectual disability, physical disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. Inquiries regarding SERC's nondiscrimination policies should be directed to Alfred P. Bruno, SERC Counsel at bruno@ctserc.org