KYPIRC - Kentucky Parent Information & Resource Center

Welcome to KYPIRC!

Statewide Program
The Kentucky Parent Information & Resource Center is a statewide program operated by the Ohio Valley Educational Foundation with funds from the U.S. Department of Education.
KYPIRC's goal is to enhance parent involvement in their children's education for the purpose of improving student academic achievement.

Latest Newsletter and Calendar
Click on the images to download the .pdf format of the document.
You will need the Abobe Acrobat Reader to be able to read the newsletter and calendar in .pdf format.

The calendar is also available in Word format so you are able to add your own events to it.

Daily Tips and Ideas
Every day a new tip on opportunities to help children learn is available. When children have a supportive environment at home, they will do better in school, mastering a variety of skills, from academic to social.

Today's Tip - Elementary School

Today's Tip - Middle School

Today's Idea - Elementary School

Today's Idea - Middle School

Upcoming Events

Health Alerts

Kentucky Health Alerts is a one-stop site linking Kentuckians to the latest state and federal information on health threats. Read about public health preparedness measures concerning influenza and other health threats. Read the current alerts to see the most recent news about swine flu in Kentucky.

Learn more about swine flu. What is swine flu and who is at risk? What can you do to prevent swine flu? These questions and more are answered. There are fact sheets in English and Spanish available for download.

Inform yourself at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services web site.

Education Headlines

Free Webinar Series to achieve Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement. The U.S. Department of Education and its partners United Way Worldwide, National PTA, SEDL, and Harvard Family Research Project invite you to participate.
For more details please read the Flyer Free Webinar 2010 Series.
To register online, please follow this link. Webinars are presented by National PIRC.

Kentucky Department of Education News Headlines

KDE offers current headlines and educational Web links to keep you updated with the latest news in education. Content often addresses AYP, core content, assessment, and employment opportunities and also provides access to the school districts located in Kentucky.