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Home > Special Ed Advocate Archives > 2012 Summer School: Organizing Your Child's File: Do It Right! |
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"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves." - Dale Carnegie. The special education system generates mountains of paper. Your goal this summer...
After you organize the information about your child into a file, you will have a clearer understanding of your child's disability and needs. If you don’t have a file for your child, it is time to create one. If you have already started a file, it’s time to review and update the file. Part 1 The Power of Getting Organized
Use Wrightslaw's parent-tested system for tracking your child’s educational history and quickly locating any document in your child’s file. In Part 1: The Power of Getting Organized, we explain the importance of keeping and organizing records. You will learn where to start, what supplies you will need, and how to develop your Master Provider List. Part 2 Requesting Your Child's Records
If your child's current file is not complete, begin now to gather any missing information or records. In Part 2: Requesting Your Child's Records, you will learn how to review your child's record and request copies of all necessary documents. Get tips for writing effective request letters. Find sample letters. Part 3 Tracking Your Child's Educational History
Do you have bags, boxes and folders full of miscellaneous documents and records? It's time to organize. In Part 3: Tracking Your Child's Educational History, you will learn the steps for correctly organizing, dating, and filing documents in your child's special education file. Find out what to do... and what NOT to do. Part 4 Creating a Master Document List
Need to provide the IEP Team with documentation but can't locate a document in your child's file? In Part 4: Creating a Master Document List, you will learn how to compress your child's history into a few pages. Find out how to generate your Master Document List and locate a document in your child's file in seconds. Part 5 The BIG Picture - Your Master File
After reports are written, they are filed away. Few people read or review this information. No plan is developed. Because there is no master plan, no one looks at the big picture. Instead of looking at the forest, parents and school staff focus on the bark of the trees. When you organize your child's file, you will see the forest. In Part 5: Your Master File, you will read and review your neat, organized, chronological Master Special Education File for your child.
Congratulations! You have completed Summer School 2012: Organizing Your Child's File, the five week series to becoming a more effective advocate. Thank you for participating. You've worked hard gathering your supplies, requesting records, building your binders, completing written assignments, and improving your organizational skills. You're motivated and empowered. Well done!
We appreciate your positive comments about the Special Ed Advocate summer series.
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You will understand the power of getting organized when you take your organized file to the IEP meeting this fall. You will gain a sense of control.
From the beginning of school to the time your child either graduates or "ages out" of special education, you should have a record or copy of...
This week you will begin to tackle the mountain of paperwork generated by the special education system. 
Think about the last school meeting.
Many parents say that organizing the file is a powerful educational experience that helps design their master plan.
Here's your Summer School 2012 
