Ugh. Paperwork. Enough said. Am I right?
You know what I am over. Those massive student files that look like they come from costco. Especially for my older students who have been in the system for a while – their files are freaken big. Now I don’t know about you – but I don’t need to have frequent access to my student’s IEP from their pre-k years. I tuck away all of these ginormous loads in a file drawer.
I do need frequent access to other paperwork though. So have a “current” student file for each student as well. I store these files in this file holder.
I have one file for each student.
It’s great to have an accessible place to store student documents and paperwork. Did you see that word I bolded? – accessible. If your organizational system is not easy and accessible – you won’t use it. Simple as that. If I had to dig into one of those 8 inch file monstrosities each time I had a student doctor note – you better believe my desk would become it’s permanent storage place. And then before you know it you have a massive cleaning project on your hands. Stay ahead of the game – make it easy so you will use it regularly.
In each file I store:
Assessment Information {like the ABLLS scoring sheet}
Recent doctor’s notes
Past year’s IEP goal data sheets {you may want to reference these more than you think}
Past years’ IEP goal sheets {like I said – you won’t need the whole previous IEPs but you will want to see the previous goals}
State or District Assessment Forms
… and pretty much anything that is important and recent. This system has worked really well for me. I never have a pile of paperwork on my desk and this whole filing box takes up a very small amount of space:
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I love this post – I’ve been thinking about how to keep things more organized recently. I’m wondering, though – what’s your stance on keeping student work? I’m a bit of a hoarder and I seem to feel like I need to keep a ton of their work throughout the year, but I don’t know how helpful it really is to keep it from year to year. Do you hang on to student work each year, or do you get rid of it/send it home?
Ugh that is a toughie for me too! I try to keep a few awesome work samples every month and at the end of the year store those in the big file with all of the other work samples. However – sometimes I forget for a month or two…
Paper work is my biggest and most dreaded nightmare !
I just want to teach 🙂
But….. I know how important it is and to be accurate .
More organizing post please !
I totally feel ya! Yes – I will do more! 🙂
Love this idea! Where did you get the container to file all the work? It looks like it is tiered, which is awesome. And yes, more organizing posts please 🙂
I think I got it at Staples but it was a really long time ago. I would check office depot/max or staples!