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Attach the labels to a folder so that parents/caregivers know what papers need to be "left at home" or sent "right back" to school. *Put the "left at home" on the left pocket of a folder. Put the "right back to school" on the right pocket of a folder.

If you are fortunate enough to have paraprofessionals that work with you, this is an extra section you can add to the Exceptional Teacher Planner. *Contact Information *Favorite things questionnaire *Preferred communication inventory *Calendars for days off

A lesson planner/teacher binder designed by a self-contained special education teacher for self-contained classrooms. All pages are undated so it can be used year after year. All pages are black and white so that you can print on any color paper to make the planner your own. *Cover *Calendar cover page (calendar are included in the bundle product or can be purchased separately) *Daily schedule *Lesson plan template *Class rosters and contact lists (Student contact information, allergies, direc

Example of an antecedent, behavior, consequence data sheet in checklist form for easier data collection *Download the editable version to create a form that works best for your classroom or therapy center

Note to send home to parents about wet/dirty clothes and to request a new set of spare clothes be sent to school

Information sheet for your students to fill out of the first day of school about their favorite things. You can also send this home to have parents fill out.

Classroom (paraprofessional) handbook to help you get your school year off to a great start ** This is the handbook I use in my classroom. Some of the information may or may not apply to your specific classroom. Some of the acronyms and guidelines may not apply to you. Please use this as a guide to create your own handbook if the specifics listed in mine don't apply directly to you.

Create a line graph to show the intensity and frequency of student behaviors

Input form for parents to fill out to provide information about their student for an upcoming IEP meeting

Blank form for you to fill in when your ARD meetings are scheduled to keep you organized.

A lesson planner/teacher binder designed by a self-contained special education teacher for self-contained classrooms. *Cover *July 2019-July 2020 Calendars *Daily schedule *Lesson plan template *Class rosters and contact lists (Student contact information, allergies, directory release, severe weather release, inclement weather release, ozone alert, passwords/logins) *ARD/IEP Meeting Planning (scheduling, special education acronyms) *Training/Meeting notes *Good ideas *Inspirational thoughts **If

Working with other adults in your classroom that you have to also guide is one of the trickiest parts of being a Special Education teacher. Keep open communication lines helps a ton! Ask your paras to fill out this survey at the beginning of the year to help you understand how they best communicate and learn will help to start your year off right.

Do you have report billing for Medicaid self-care services? This chart will help you keep organized with the time student arrived, time dismissed, and any time away from you during the day at special services (or whatever you are supposed to count as time away for your district)? This chart is especially helpful at the beginning of the year before all of you online reporting is set up but you still need to make note of these times to enter them later.

Notes page to fill out during an IEP meeting or when reviewing a student's file

Prompts/script for you to fill out as you call your parents back before the first day of school.

Everything you need to start you 2021-2022 school year off right. *Calendar pages (July 2021-July 2022) *Contact lists for you to fill in *Lesson plan templates *ARD planning pages (with cover pages that say IEP Meeting for those of you not in Texas) *Paraprofessional contact information/planning calendars (for those of you responsible for keeping track of your paras schedules) *Student Information: Class roster, Student Contact Information, Student Schedule, Therapy Schedule, etc *Training/Meet

Labels to request spare clothes be sent to school *Cut out both labels. Tape the larger spare clothes label to a 2 gallon bag and send home. Tape the small spare shoes bag to a gallon bag and send home.

Do you assign colors to each student in your classroom to help with classroom management? When you are home working on projects for your class do you forget what colors you have assigned to each kid? Hey, we're human. Add this sheet to your Exceptional Teacher Planner/Binder so that you can have that information at your fingertips.

Information sheets to send home to your parents at the beginning of the school year to get to know more about your student *Most questions are also translated in Spanish

Log to keep track of who and how you communicated with your parents