Alternate slide titles: Make a fresh start You cant give - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Alternate slide titles:

• Make a fresh start
• You can’t give advocating 100% of your energy when

50% of your energy is devoted to being angry about the past

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• Learn how to navigate the system

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• The TDSB Special Education Plan is 235 pages long

Distinguish between:

• What you WANT for your child
• What your child NEEDS to be successful in class
• What your child is ENTITLED to by the Board
• What is AVAILABLE at the time of the request
• What is REALISTIC to expect in a classroom

• 1. Understand the problem
• 2. Describe what you want, what you don’t want, and why
• 3. Do some research
• 4. Prepare for the meeting
• 5. Clarify and get details
• 6. Follow up

• I want…
• You need to…
• Talk about wrong
• Negatives
• He/she did this wrong…
• Focus on disability
• Vague commitments
• Conversations
• How can we…
• What can be done to…
• Talk about working to success
• Goals for change
• Talk about strengths
• How can we help him/her improve…
• Assign tasks and deadlines
• Documentation

• Come up with some temporary or alternate solutions
• Practice saying some discussion-continuing phrases
• “What else we do to address this problem?”
• “Are there any ideas we haven’t discussed yet?”
• “Is there someone else we can meet with to resolve this issue?”
• “What have other people/classes/schools done in similar situations?”
• Respect the Chain of Command

• Parent information nights at school
• Clubs/activities during school hours
• After school homework club
• Organized activities
• September Meet and Greet
• Grants, contests, free services

Alternate slide titles:

• Winners never quit and quitters never win
• It has been my pleasure speaking tonight, I wish you the

best of luck!

• Go to the Parent Conference on April 16th!