Why is it important to gather together?
Decisions are being made at national and state levels that can positively or negatively impact the lives and well-being of our nation’s children and families. Whether it’s reducing funding for children’s mental health, proposing to weaken parent rights in special education, or watering down requirements for measuring parent involvement in Maternal and Child Health programs for children with special healthcare needs, there is a trend that parent advocates cannot afford to ignore! The voice of family organizations and family leaders is desperately needed to reverse this trend and ensure that national, state, and local policies recognize the value of having diverse family leaders at every decision-making table!
Opportunities to Make Your Voice Heard
CHILD WELFARE
EARLY CHILDHOOD
- Early Childhood Family Engagement Draft Policy Statement Comments.docx
- National PLACE Comments on IDEA Early Intervention State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report/State Systemic Improvement Plan Requirements (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on Early Intervention State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report and State Systemic Improvement Plan Requirements (2022)
EDUCATION
Overall
- ED Priorities 2017-PLACE comments-FINAL.pdf
- US ED Regulatory Input National PLACE Brief Comments 9-2017.pdf
- National PLACE Considerations for US Secretary of Education to President Biden (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on US Department of Education Priorities (2021)
- National PLACE Comments on IES Research Priorities (2021)
Civil Rights
- National PLACE Comments re US DOE Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 8-21-2017.pdf
- National PLACE Comments on US Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection (2022)
Discipline
- National PLACE Comments on Nondiscrimination in Discipline (2021)
- National PLACE Comments & Recommendations on US ED OCR/OSERS Discipline Guidance (2022)
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESSA Comment Family Led Organizations with CCD FINAL.docx
- FINAL US ED Regulatory Input National PLACE Comments 9-2017.pdf
- National PLACE Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Regulations Comments 7-2016.pdf
- National PLACE Comments re Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC).docx
- National PLACE Comments in Opposition to Interim Final Rule (IFR) addressing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on The State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG) program (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on the U.S. Dept. of Education Draft Non-Regulatory Informational Document on State and Local Report Cards
- National PLACE Comments on IES Study of Statewide Family Engagement Centers (2022)
- National PLACE Comments on Every Student Succeeds Act Accountability (2022)
Gender Discrimination/Title IX
Higher Education
IDEA & Section 504
- National PLACE Comment on Disproportionality_FINAL.docx
- National PLACE Comments on Partnerships for innovation Proposal 2017.pdf
- National PLACE Comments re Results Driven Accountability (RDA) in Special Education Monitoring 12-2018 FINAL.docx
- National PLACE Comments re RDA 12-2018 FINAL with Members.pdf
- National PLACE Comments on US ED IEP Guidance 2021 (Education)
- National PLACE Comments on Maintenance of Equity under ARP 2021 (Education)
- National PLACE Comments on Parent Center Funding Extension (2019)
- National PLACE Comments on IES IDEA Implementation Study/Surveys (2019)
- National PLACE Comments on Improving Transition TA (2019)
- National PLACE Comments on Support for Parents at IEP Meetings, Mediations & Hearings is not Unlawful Practice of Law (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on Proposed Requirements -The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Paperwork Reduction Waivers (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on IDEA Special Education State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report/State Systemic Improvement Plan Requirements (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on Proposed Priorities – Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities and Technical Assistance on State Data Collection – National Assessment Center (2021)
- National PLACE Comments on Students with Disabilities Parentally Placed by their Parents in Non-Public Schools (2021)
- National PLACE Recommendations on Section 504 Revisions (2022)
HEALTH
Overall
- MCHB Performance Measures Comments National PLACE & Family Orgs FINAL.docx
- National PLACE Comments on US HHS Strategic Plan 2021 (Health & Human Services)
- National PLACE Comments on Request for Information to MCHB Blueprint for Change (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on A Blueprint for Change: Guiding Principles for Advancing the System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Families (2021)
Health Coverage
Maternal and Child Health (including Children with Special Healthcare Needs)
- Comments of National PLACE on Maternal Child Health (MCH) Block Grant Guidance 2017 With Signatories .pdf
- Final Comments of National PLACE on F2F Impact Survey Requirements 4-2018.docx
- National PLACE Comments in Response to Request for Information on MCHB Strategic Plan (2020)
- National PLACE Comments on Changes to F2F Reporting Requirements (2022)
Human Services
- Letter to Secretary Price 2-2017 .pdf
- National PLACE Comments on US HHS Strategic Plan 2021 (Health & Human Services)
- National PLACE Comments on Public Charge Rule & Immigrants (2021)
- National PLACE Comments on Public Charge Rule & Immigrants (2022)
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT
Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA)
MENTAL HEALTH