SES in Action: A Toolkit for Parents and Community Leaders

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This Toolkit provides parents and community leaders with information, tips, and tools to help families understand and use SES options. For a free PDF version, click on the button below.

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Individual Tools

Below, you'll find links to each tool included in the SES in Action Toolkit. When possible, each tool is provided in Word format so that you can insert local information and adapt the tools to meet local needs. All links open in a new window.

SES-Who Does What? This worksheet gives a quick overview of the roles and responsibilities of districts, states, families, and SES providers.

Three Simple Steps to Sign Up for SES This sheet explains how parents can sign up for SES. Fill in the blank spaces with appropriate local contact information. Make sure to include your organization's logo on this sheet.

SES Worksheet This sheet provides a space for tracking details about SES in your area.

Choosing an SES Provider This checklist offers a list of questions that families can ask when choosing a provider and space for families to fill in each provider's information to help them compare providers' services. The checklist is provided in English and Spanish.

Questions and Answers for Families About SES This document gives tips on what families should look for when choosing a provider. These questions/answers are also provided in Spanish. Both versions of these questions are also available online at:

http://www.tutorsforkids.org/families/infoforfamilies.asp [English]

http://www.tutorsforkids.org/es/families.asp [Spanish]

Sample Meeting Flyer This flyer provides a template for you to use to promote any meetings or events about SES.

Envelope Stuffer This sheet is an example of a promotional tool that you can print to fit in an envelope and include in report cards, newsletters, or letters to parents. You can also work with local businesses to include this insert in bills, paychecks, coupon books, and other mailings to local residents.

Sample Radio Public Service Announcements These scripts can be used for radio ads. Consider contacting your local radio station to see if they will air the ad as a public service announcement (PSA). You may be able to convince a local celebrity to record the announcement.

Sample Press Release This document shows how you can write a press release to distribute to local TV and radio stations and to newspapers to promote SES and your efforts.

SES Poster This poster shows a sample of a free poster that is available from the U.S. Department of Education. Use this poster to reach out to families at places they visit often, including: community centers, places of worship, grocery stores, pharmacies, laundromats, bus and subway stops, beauty salons and barbershops, apartment complexes and housing developments, and restaurants. Community leaders can insert local or state SES contact information in the blank space at the bottom of the poster. A letter-sized version of the poster, which also can be used as a flyer, is available at:

www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/sesposter.pdf [PDF in English]

www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/sesspanishposter.pdf [PDF in Spanish]

SES Brochure: Extra Help for Student Success This document shows a sample of a free brochure that is available from the U.S. Department of Education. Use this brochure to reach out to families at places they visit often (see "SES Poster" above for ideas). To order multiple copies, call tollfree,1 (877) 4ED-PUBS, or send an e-mail to edpubs@inet.ed.gov and ask for the Extra Help for Student Success brochure. It is also available online at:

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/suppservices/services.pdf [PDF]