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
Alternate slide title: Learn how to navigate the system •
Alternate slide title: 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… • How can we… • You need to… What can be done to… • • Talk about working to success Talk about wrong • • Goals for change • Negatives • Talk about strengths • He/she did this wrong… • How can we help him/her improve… • Focus on disability • Assign tasks and deadlines • Vague commitments • Documentation • Conversations •
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 16 th !
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