1. 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

2. What to do first? Gather any paperwork that has do with your child Put them in date order Divide them into categories

3. Categories Current Year’s IEP Current year’s work samples Past year’s IEPs Evaluations (school and private) Standardized test results Communications

4. 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

5. Current Work Samples Anything you think shows progression or regression Anything coming home in progress or report cards Always put a date on it

6. Past Years’ IEPs The previous IEP Work samples The last (or all) reports cards

7. Evaluations School psych evaluations Private evaluations Copies of the surveys you completed for the evaluations Cheat sheet of terms

8. Standardized Tests Results CRCT ITBS Writing Tests GKAP or GKids Star Reading Star Math Lexile DRA

9. Communications Any emails or notes on a particular subject Meeting notices Discipline notices Anything you get from the school that you feel is important

10. 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

11. Bring It With You You can look on as reports are discussed You may have something that the school does not have

12. 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

13. Guidelines This is not so much a code, it is more of a guideline This is a starting point Find what works for you

14. Do Not Go Alone Please call or email me if you have any questions or need help –stevenson.allison@fcboe.orgstevenson.allison@fcboe.org –770-460-1309 – not a direct line, please leave a message

15. Have a Happy IEP Season !