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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 447044" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>There are ways around that too. Of course., because your minutes are unofficial, they are always the ones to take second place. But at least it alerts you to their game playing.</p><p></p><p>What I do - I take notes say, during an IEP meeting. I then write up my official record censoring my own private notes - I avoid mentioning the need to hide circumcision scars on their necks, for example - and then I send them my notes with a letter - "Dear IEP people, thank you for meeting with me today concerning the special needs of my child. According to my notes, we agreed on the following. [list your notes]. If I have got it wrong, please let me know in writing by [give date, usually a week is enough] so that I may correct my records and ensure we are all working on the same page. If I do not hear form you in writing correcting my record of events, I will assume I have it correctly and will act accordingly. Thank you once again for working with me on this."</p><p></p><p>Do it ASAP after the meeting. Keep your notes factual, unemotional (the public notes) and constructive where possible. Example - "Class teacher said she would endeavour to provide refuge area for difficult child when sensory stimuli become too much; he will let her know by pre-arranged code word, she will send him to veranda work area previously prepared. Class teacher also said she would notify difficult child of task changing by touching him on the shoulder and ensuring she gets eye contact before she tries to communicate with him."</p><p></p><p>My private notes and the stuff I submit are different. I censor my own notes for public consumption. I delete "BS" references as well as other private derogatory thoughts of mine from the public record, but I keep them in my own notes so if I get a phone call from a BS expert, my notes forewarn me of the history I have with this idiot...er, person.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to use my form letter.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 447044, member: 1991"] There are ways around that too. Of course., because your minutes are unofficial, they are always the ones to take second place. But at least it alerts you to their game playing. What I do - I take notes say, during an IEP meeting. I then write up my official record censoring my own private notes - I avoid mentioning the need to hide circumcision scars on their necks, for example - and then I send them my notes with a letter - "Dear IEP people, thank you for meeting with me today concerning the special needs of my child. According to my notes, we agreed on the following. [list your notes]. If I have got it wrong, please let me know in writing by [give date, usually a week is enough] so that I may correct my records and ensure we are all working on the same page. If I do not hear form you in writing correcting my record of events, I will assume I have it correctly and will act accordingly. Thank you once again for working with me on this." Do it ASAP after the meeting. Keep your notes factual, unemotional (the public notes) and constructive where possible. Example - "Class teacher said she would endeavour to provide refuge area for difficult child when sensory stimuli become too much; he will let her know by pre-arranged code word, she will send him to veranda work area previously prepared. Class teacher also said she would notify difficult child of task changing by touching him on the shoulder and ensuring she gets eye contact before she tries to communicate with him." My private notes and the stuff I submit are different. I censor my own notes for public consumption. I delete "BS" references as well as other private derogatory thoughts of mine from the public record, but I keep them in my own notes so if I get a phone call from a BS expert, my notes forewarn me of the history I have with this idiot...er, person. Feel free to use my form letter. Marg [/QUOTE]
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