{"id":8208,"date":"2018-11-08T10:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8208"},"modified":"2018-11-08T11:53:16","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T15:53:16","slug":"my-childs-new-teacher-does-not-know-him-what-can-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/my-childs-new-teacher-does-not-know-him-what-can-i-do\/","title":{"rendered":"My Child&#8217;s New Teacher Does NOT Know Him &#8211; What Can I Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"My%20Child%27s%20New%20Teacher%20Does%20NOT%20Know%20Him%20-%20What%20Can%20I%20Do%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>If only the teacher really knew my child&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s where you, as your child&#8217;s &#8220;case manager,&#8221; jump in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/teacher.teen_.boy_.700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"341\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the teacher does not know your child &#8211; then what?\u00a0 <strong>You need to get to know your child&#8217;s teacher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pat Howey advises parents to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet with your child&#8217;s teacher(s) to discuss your child&#8217;s special needs.<\/li>\n<li>Give a picture of your child to your child&#8217;s teacher.\u00a0 Teachers are more likely to take a personal interest in our child and remember your child&#8217;s special needs if she has seen a picture of your child.<\/li>\n<li>Take extra copies of your child&#8217;s IEP when you meet the teacher. Never assume you child&#8217;s teacher has seen or had time to read your child&#8217;s IEP before school begins.<\/li>\n<li>Attend your school&#8217;s Open House &#8211; another chance to meet your child&#8217;s teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Make a list of important things about your child.\u00a0 List the 5 most important things that the teacher needs to know about your child.\u00a0 Explain why these things are vital to your child&#8217;s success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What would you like special-education teachers to understand about your child?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendshipcircle.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/18\/assemble-a-teacher-information-packet-for-your-child\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Friendship Circle<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Terry Mauro says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendshipcircle.org\/blog\/2017\/07\/18\/assemble-a-teacher-information-packet-for-your-child\/\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Create a Teacher Information Packet for Your Child with Special Needs<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher packet should include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a student profile<\/li>\n<li>successful strategies<\/li>\n<li>information about the disability<\/li>\n<li>important IEP pages<\/li>\n<li>the behavior plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Your Child&#8217;s Teacher: Highly Qualified &amp; Well Trained?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Did you know you have a right to know the qualifications of your child&#8217;s teachers and paraprofessionals?<\/li>\n<li>Did you know that your school district must notify you of your right to request information about the qualifications of your child&#8217;s teachers and paraprofessionals?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the beginning of the school year, the school district must notify parents of all children who attend Title I schools of their right to request information about the qualifications of your child&#8217;s teachers and paraprofessionals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your child being taught by a substitute teacher?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your child has been taught by a teacher who is not highly qualified for 4 consecutive weeks, your school district must notify you of this fact. This requirement applies to substitute teachers, many of whom do not meet &#8220;highly qualified&#8221; requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Find out how to learn more about your child&#8217;s teacher and teacher qualifications in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/nclb.parent.right.know.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Parent&#8217;s Right to Know<\/span><\/a> at<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/nclb.parent.right.know.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/nclb.parent.right.know.htm<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do\u00a0 you think the teacher needs more training to work effectively with your child?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turn to what IDEA says about support and training for school personnel. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/aaieps.html\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em> and your <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/selaw2.html\"><em>Wrightslaw: Special Education Law<\/em><\/a><\/span> book \u2013 20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A) and the federal regulations 34 C.F.R. 300.320(a)(4).<\/p>\n<p>IDEA envisions services that are provided to the parents or teachers of a child with a disability to help them to more effectively work with the child \u2013 that\u2019s why \u201csupports for school personnel\u201d was included in this section of the law.<\/p>\n<p>Learn what to do when you feel <span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><a style=\"color: #0066cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/help-no-teachers-are-trained-to-work-with-my-son\">No Teachers are Trained to Work With My Child<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/help-no-teachers-are-trained-to-work-with-my-son\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/help-no-teachers-are-trained-to-work-with-my-son<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you and your children will have a great school year!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><em>Re-edited from a post originally published 09\/06\/2012<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>You may also like&#8230;.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/does-your-master-plan-include-a-vision-statement\/\u201c\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Does Your Master Plan Include a Vision Statement?<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/advoc\/ltrs\/masterplan.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Long Term Planning: Creating a Master Plan<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/iep.video.moody.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Introducing\u2026\u2026\u2026 He\u2019s a Child, Not a Label<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/ready-set-go-get-a-positive-start-to-school\/\">Ready, Set, Go! 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