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What Do I Do with All this Paperwork?. How to organize your child’s papers How to participate in your child’s IEP What to consider when completing a survey. What to do first?. Gather any paperwork that has do with your child Put them in date order Divide them into categories. Categories.
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What Do I Do with All this Paperwork? How to organize your child’s papers How to participate in your child’s IEP What to consider when completing a survey
What to do first? • Gather any paperwork that has do with your child • Put them in date order • Divide them into categories
Categories • Current Year’s IEP • Current year’s work samples • Past year’s IEPs • Evaluations (school and private) • Standardized test results • Communications
Current Year’s IEP • The document created at the end of the year meeting • Any progress reports and report cards with the most current in front
Current Work Samples • Anything you think shows progression or regression • Anything coming home in progress or report cards • Always put a date on it
Past Years’ IEPs • The previous IEP • Work samples • The last (or all) reports cards
Evaluations • School psych evaluations • Private evaluations • Copies of the surveys you completed for the evaluations • Cheat sheet of terms
Standardized Tests Results CRCT ITBS Writing Tests GKAP or GKids Star Reading Star Math Lexile DRA
Communications • Any emails or notes on a particular subject • Meeting notices • Discipline notices • Anything you get from the school that you feel is important
Why organize? • You have the appearance of being prepared, even if you don’t feel it • You have any report that may come up in discussion • You know where the item is when you want to show your point
Bring It With You • You can look on as reports are discussed • You may have something that the school does not have
What if I do not have everything? • You may come to the office and look at your child’s file • If there is anything that you do not have, you have the right to have a copy of it
Guidelines • This is not so much a code, it is more of a guideline • This is a starting point • Find what works for you
Do Not Go Alone • Please call or email me if you have any questions or need help • stevenson.allison@fcboe.org • 770-460-1309 – not a direct line, please leave a message
Have a Happy IEP Season!