Links for students and families

Education resources

District Other local County State
Federal Non-gov't data College First aid
Reading Math   Science Other/multi-subject 
Organizations/ information    

Community links

Cities County Federal Regional agencies
Other resources Places to go  

District

07-08 District Basic Commitment Program
About API and Adequate Yearly Progress
Accountability reports
Adult education
Budget information
Calendar
Facilities use
Families – Forms
eWeekly (news by email)
GATE
Grade-level standards
Graduation schedule (07-08)
Lunch menus - all levels
Military release of student information opt-out form (parent)
Military release of student information opt-out form (adult student)
Music program
No Child Left Behind plans
Pesticide policy
Redistricting committee
Registration
School board information
Schools
Special education
Summer Resource Guide 2007
Standards-based report cards
Student Incident Report - English / Español
Student insurance
Superintendent
TechFutures
Test-taking tips
Transfers
Uniform waiver form

Local literacy/parenting projects

Bayside Council of PTAs
Childhood Matters
Homework Help at the Richmond Library
Read-Aloud Volunteer Program
West County Reads

Other government sites

County Department of Education
California Department of Education
Academic Performance Index
Adequate Yearly Progress
Data Quest
High School Exit Exam
No Child Left Behind
Parent/Family/Community
Reading list
Recommended literature
School Accountability Report Cards
School Site Council Guide
State Content Standards
US Department of Education
Family Involvement in Children's Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Parenting Resources
Put Reading First: Helping Your Child Learn to Read - A Parent Guide - Preschool Through Grade 3 - National Reading Panel
National Institute for Literacy

Non-government data sources

Ed-Data
EdSource

Colleges and universities

Contra Costa community colleges
California State University, Hayward
San Francisco State University
University of California, Berkeley
CaliforniaColleges.edu
My College Guide
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Financial Aid

Cal Grants
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
University of California financial aid
FastWeb
FinAid

Test preparation

People's Test Preparation Service

First aid training

www.firstaidweb.com ( Online course)

Reading/language arts

Advice for Young Writers
Bartleby.com:Great Books On-line
Merriam-Webster Online
Read Kids Real Adventures Club
Rhyming dictionary (and other tools)
Trelease-on-reading
Education 4 Kids - Vocabulary game
YourDictionary.com

Math

Algebrahelp
Allmath.com
Calculator and measurement converter (Google)
Jan Brett's Numbers
Math in Daily Life
Math drill activities
The Math Forum
MathStories
Plane Math

Science

Bay Area Science Alliance
Bug Club
DNA for Dinner
Enature
National Geographic for Kids
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of National History
Mammal Species of the World
National Zoo
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab
USGS Learning Web

 

Other/multiple subject/research

Blue Web'n
Busy Teachers' Website
CTW Workshop
Enchanted Learning
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Internet Public Library Youth Division
Library of Congress
www.refdesk.com
Quia
DiscoverySchool.com
Fact Monster – Online Almanac
KidsClick! - Web search
Teaching Tolerence

Organizations/information sources

Afterschool Alliance
Springboard Schools (was BASRC)
Bay Area School-to-Career Action Network
Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools
Berkeley Parents Network
California PTA
CYFERnet.org Parents/families section
Education Week
Educator's Reference Desk (ask ERIC)
Family and children websites list (Univ. of Nebraska)
GreatSchools
HelpForFamilies.com
KidSource.com
National Parent Information Network virtual libary
National Network for Child Care
North Carolina State University parent ed resources
ParentingInformation.org (Texas Mental Health Association)
Parent news articles directory
ParentSmart.com
ParentsAsTeachers.org
PTA
Responsive Discipline online course (Kansas State University)
School Wise Press
Teaching Tolerance

Cities

Richmond
Library
Homework Help at the Richmond library
Hercules
Pinole
El Cerrito
San Pablo

Contra Costa County

Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Library
On-line homework help/information
(NOTE: You need a CCC library card to login)

State of California

State of California
Assemblywoman Hancock
Senator Perata
Senator Torlakson

Federal government

Federal government
Rep. George Miller
Rep. Tauscher
Senator Boxer
Senator Feinstein
Earthquake information
Legislation
White House

Regional agencies

511 (transit)
AC Transit
Air Quality
BART
East Bay Municipal Utility District
East Bay Regional Park District
PG&E
RecycleMore
Stege Sanitary Distrist

Other resources

Contra Costa Crisis Center
Food Bank

Places to go

Bay Area Discovery Museum
California Academy of Sciences
Exploratorium
Habitot
Lawrence Hall of Science
Oakland Museum
Oakland Zoo

Other

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

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