Essentially, there are four people who need to be involved when your child needs medication, has allergies or has special learning needs. These are your Principal, your vice principal, your child’s teacher, and the school nurse. These personal are important to keep informed if there are any changes, problems that crop up, or changes made in your child’s personal life that can be traumatic for them.
The very first thing to do is to document their individual needs. Write down the child’s medication schedule. Include the dosage, the time it should be taken, and anything the nurse should watch out for when administering the medication. For allergies, create a what to do in case they are exposed reminder sheet. For special learning needs, it is important to document all results of testing that was done and the diagnosis. Keep plenty of copies in case of a misfiling or lost paperwork.
Schedule an appointment with each administrator and the teacher to specifically talk about and address your child’s needs. You should also talk about any concerns and any potential problems. Make sure to hand deliver your documents. This way it doesn’t get lost in the mail or get caught up in a backlog on the fax machine. Take the time now to inform administrators instead of waiting until a serious problem occurs.
Finally, keep your administrators and child’s teacher updated. The administrators can’t help your child if they don’t know the challenges that your child is facing.
