Informing classroom teachers about student needs

Now that I know I can still post entries on my blog, I can elablorate more about starting back to school.

One of my highest priorities at the high school is to inform teacher about the student's needs. There are over 30 students on my primary caseload and each one has between 5 to 7 teachers. I cannot physically visit so many teachers before school starts to discuss each student. The special education department at my school has come up with a very useful form. It summarizes in list format the classroom accommodation and modifications for a student. We create one on every student and send it to all their teachers. We consistently put the form on purple paper. While we do provide IEPs to teachers, we have found this form a useful way to call teachers' attention to a student's needs in the classroom prior to the beginning of assignments and tests. The teachers have come to expect the "purple sheets" and appreciate a way to quick reference the needs in their classroom. Although I am not a fan of creating additional paperwork when we already generate so much, I truly like the "user friendly" form