Organizing it all...

Whoever thought we lived in the electronic age has never had a child in Special Education. More trees have died for our kids than we will ever know. The paper trail is excessive and complicated.

Here's what you need to get started organizing:

• A 3 hole punch
• A binder (large) with front clear view (put a pic of your child in here)
• A 3 hole pencil case (soft that fits into your binder)
• Pens, Pencils and a highlighter to keep in above case
• Post-it style stickies - keep in pencil case or a pocket of the binder
• Tabbed dividers (with pockets are nice)

Start organizing by Date and separate ALL paperwork with Tabbed dividers in a way that will make sense to you.

So now when you need to reference a document at home or an IEP meeting, its at your fingertips. Take this binder with whenever you meet with the school.

Organizing CAN be done :)