Types of Records a Parent Should Keep
Source: National Center for Learning Disabilities
Topics: Parent's Guide to Special Education, Special Education School Meetings
Topics: Parent's Guide to Special Education, Special Education School Meetings
From NCLD's IDEA Parent Guide, Chapter 3: Referral/Request for Evaluation
- Report cards and progress reports
- Standardized test scores
- Evaluation results
- Medical records related to disability or ability to learn
- Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and other official services plans such as 504 plans
- Awards received by the child
- Notices of disciplinary actions
- Notes on your child’s behavior or progress
- Letters or notes to and from the school or teacher, special educators, evaluators and administrators
- Notices of meetings scheduled
- Student handbook and policies
- Attendance records
- Calendar of meetings
- Samples of schoolwork
It is also important that you have a communications log. In a notebook, keep track of your communications with the school, including:
- Records of meetings and their outcomes
- Dates you sent or received important documents
- Dates you gave the school important information
- Dates of suspension or other disciplinary action
- Notes on telephone conversations (including dates, person with whom you spoke, and a short description of the conversation)
Reprinted with the permission of the National Center for Learning Disabilities. © 1999-2009 National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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