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The School Visit In order to provide appropriate advocacy services and support the child's submission for accommodations it may be necessary to arrange a school visit. To make the school visit as profitable as possible it is best to have all interested parties in attendance. Thus, a typical meeting would involve the child's carer, classroom teacher, Learning Support Teacher, Guidance Officer/Counselor, other informed specialists, possibly a school administrator, and the specialist from Literacy Care or the Child Development Network. The meeting usually takes the format of an open discussion around a series of predetermined issues. Such issues often include accommodations – how to 'level the playing field' for the student, explanation of conditions, explanation of recommendations, advice on implementation of interventions and liaison with external practitioners. General Information for Parents about School Visit The following information is provided to assist parents to understand what is involved in providing this service
There are three important steps to consider:
Step 1: The Reason(s) for the Meeting It is important to establish firm grounds for why a face to face meeting is necessary. There could be any number of legitimate reasons. Whatever the reason, it is important that all parties are agreed and that it is in the best interests of the child.
Step 2: Setting The Scene
It is important that sufficient telephone or written communication be engaged in to establish the following: - The Agenda of the Meeting Including Goals
- The participants; including who will chair the meeting if there is a large number of participants
- Reports and/or paperwork relevant to the meeting. This includes documents that need to be viewed prior to the meeting, documents to be presented at the meeting and the summary document that will be prepared following the meeting
- Time
- Venue
- Costs
Step 3: The Meeting
Once all of the above has been established the meeting should be scheduled as soon as possible. The time of the meeting is subject to the mutual availability of all parties.
Costs
The fee covers: - Preparation time
- Travel time
- Face to face meeting (Calculated on one hour)
- Payment of the fee in full is expected before the meeting will be confirmed. All details will be confirmed to the parents in writing prior to the meeting.
The fee is in the Services Information document located in the restricted area - see Parents Login.
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