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Local 8 Parent Involvement Unit Support
Welcome to the Local District 8 Parent Involvement Unit page. Useful resources, links, and files will be added to this page for supporting schools within the Local District 8 communities.

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HealthyCity.org
You can provide a neighbor, friend, or relative information on services available in LA County including health services, housing, food, and much more.
HealthyCity.org also serves as a resource for LA County demographic, economic, and health data.
Search the site to find critical services, data, and resources in neighborhoods and communities by several methods including a zipcode or school attendance boundary.
http://healthycity.org
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LAUSD Parent Community Services Branch
701 W. Cesar Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Website here.

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Other Community Resources
Immunizations

800.427.8700 Provides free or low cost immunizations to prevent diseases such as whooping cough. measles, chicken pox, and menengitis (ages 0-21)
 
California Children Services
800.288.4584 Provides specialized medical care for children with an eligible condition (ages 0-21)
 
Regional Center
Provides services for those with developmental disabilties (all ages). In the Early Start Program, provides services for 0-3 year olds with or at risk for developmental disabilities.
 
Special Education
Provides services through local public schools for students with special needs. (ages 3-21)
 
Head Start
Provides educational, health and social servicies to low income children including children with special needs (ages 3-5).
 
WIC - Women's, Infants and Children's Supplemental Food Program 888.WIC-WORKS 942.9675
Provides nutrition education and coupons for free food to low income women (pregnant or nursing), infants, and children with special health care needs (ages 0-5).
 
Supplemental Secuirity Income (SSI)
800.772.1212 Provides cash assistance and Medi-Cal to low income disabled individuals (all ages).
 
Family Resource Centers
(FRCs)
Provide free information and parent to parent support for those caring for a child with special health care needs (0-3). Some Centers provide information for all ages.
 
Mental Health
800.854.7771 Provides evaluations and services for those with mental health problems (all ages).
 
Child Health and Disabiltiy Provention (CHDP) Program
800.993.2437 Provides free checkups to low income children (ages 0-21).
 
Department of Social Services (DPSS)
888.747.1222 (Healthy Families) 877.597.4777 Medi-Cal
Provides assistance with food, housing and health care (Medi-Cal or Healthy Families) to low income individuals (all ages).
 
Los Angeles Medical Home Plan
323.913.4400 Provides assistance and information regarding resources for medical home care. The Los Angeles Medical Home Project for Children with Special Care Needs Funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau Grant #MCJ-061S02-01-0

LAUSD HippoCampus
Secondary Students, Teachers, Parents, Tutors!
A project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE).
Use HippoCampus to access audio and video tutorials.
Select method of access by course, textbook page, or CA Standard.
Not found at t his time are Language Arts texts.
http://www.hippocampus.org/myHippo/?user=myLAUSD
FlashPlayer 7.0 or higher needed.
QuickTime 6 or higher needed for Environmental Science.
More user requirements and information here.
View online demonstration versions of courses provided by MITE here.
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RevolutionPrep CAHSEE Support
High School students using RevolutionPrep achieve a higher rate of success passing the CAHSEE exam compared to students not participating in a CAHSEE tutorial. RevolutionPrep is provided through Beyond The Bell for High School Juniors and Seniors who need assistance. One account is available for a student until the CAHSEE is passed - this includes attending Adult School. Some schools are providing RevolutionPrep accounts for Freshmen and Sophmores.
Local Distrct 8 Option Schools' Mathematics teachers can expect an optortunity for training with ReolvutionPrep during the 2008-2009 school year.
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"My Future My Decision..." Website
"My Future, My Decision..." website targets at-risk and drop-out students with steaming videos, informational resources, and helpful links for getting a high school diploma and additional educational opportunities.
English
Spanish
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Helping America's Youth
This site is useful for finding all Federally funded resources in an area you define. This site is used in finding data for many grants.
".. Helping America's Youth is a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing our youth, particularly at-risk boys, and to motivate caring adults to connect with youth in three key areas: family, school, and community. ..."
This site is useful for finding all Federally funded resources in a area you define.
http://www.helpingamericasyouth.gov/

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Contact Information and Links
Local District 8
Parent Involvement Unit
Phone Contacts
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Fax: 310.630.8047

Patricia Korn ,
Parent Ombudsperson 310.354.3485

Ofelia Archerd,
Parent Facilitator 310.354.3468

Denise Edwards,
Parent Facilitator 310.354.3487

Norma Lomento,
Parent Facilitator 310.354.3484

Dorothy Ratliff,
Parent Facilitator 310.354.3486

Helen Rodriguez,
Liaison Aide
310.
354-3403

Parent "NewsFlash"

April 2009

March 2009

CEAC Files

Added 2008

CEAC Bylaws Spanish

ELAC CEAC Official Correspondence to School Site Council

Added 2006
LD CEAC Election
Minutes
CEAC Sample
CEAC Sample sp

Added 2005
CEAC Bylaws Template
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ELAC

Added 2008
ELAC ByLaws -Span

ELAC CEAC Official Correspondence to School Site Council

Added 2006
ELAC Election Minutes
ELAC Sample
Information
ELAC Sample sp information

Added 2005
ELAC Sample Bylaws
Template

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SSC Files

SCC ByLaws-Span

SSC Members Minutes
07-08

SSC Sample Bylaws
Template

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Parents Time Off Rights In the Workplace

Labor Code 230
Labor Code 230 SP
Time Off
Time Off SP

Test and College Preparation
UCCP - Online Courses, Career assessments, College Prep Planning
CA Career Zone
Template
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Special Education

South Support Unit for
Local 6 and 8

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