Resources

Resources for Parents This page is full of resources to help you the parent become even more directly involved in your child's education!

** South Dakota Parent Connection ** is a program whose mission is to provide families whose children may have a disabilities or special health care needs with information, training and resources. They seek to create an environment with support, hope and respect!

** Contact Address:3701 West 49th Street, Ste. 102, Sioux Falls, SD Phone:(605) 361-3171 **

** South Dakota Advocacy Services ** has a mission of responding to allegations of abuse, neglect, and violations of the rights of persons with disabilities. This also includes discrimination against individuals with disabilities. .  ** Contact Address: 221 South Central Ave., Ste. 38 Pierre, SD Phone:(605) 224-8294 ** **Family Resource Network** has a goal of promoting the quality care of children through educating, supporting, and connecting the individuals involved in their lives. ** Contact Address: SDSU, Box 2218 Brookings, SD 57007 Phone: 605-688-5730 ** **Partners with Parents** is an organization that provides for parents to better their child's education. These programs include: Subject-based Tutoring, Academic Coaching, Homeschooling, Educational Consulting, Test Preparation, Learning Differences, Beyond Babysitting, Jewish Studies and Parent Workshops. ** Contact Address: 558 West 173rd Street New York, NY 10032 Phone: (212) 928-5016-5014 ** ** The National Parent Teacher Association ** mission is to engage and empower families alongside community organization to advocate for all children. The organization does this by creating local chapters that provide funding and support for programs that benefit the local children.

** Contact Address: 411 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Phone: (605) 773-7006 ** **The South Dakota Humanities Council** has a goal to deliver humanities programs to South Dakota. They seek to provide awareness of South Dakotas Culture and Heritage. The Council is a strong force for providing literacy arts programming and traveling scholars and exhibits for the community.
 * Contact Address: 1215 Trail Ridge Rd., Suite A Brookings, SD 57006 Phone: 605-688-6113 **



**The South Dakota Parent Information and Resource Center**   seeks to provide an array of direct training and information resources in order to   support parents in their active involvement in their children’s education.
 * Contact Address: PO Box 218 Sturgis, SD 57785 Phone:605-347-6260 **

**The U.S. Department of Education/Parents**  has a goal of promoting student achievement and preparing students for global competitiveness. They do this by fostering education excellence and making sure their is equal access for all students.
 * Contact Address: U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202 Phone: (866) 377-8642 **