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Organize Your Way to Special Education Success with a Caseload Planner

In today's episode, Jennifer shares her personal journey with organization (or lack there of) and the challenges she faced throughout her career, and introduces a transformative tool for special educators—the Special Education Caseload and IEP Planner.

Without organization, we are just treading water, barely keeping our heads above the chaos.

Tune in to Learn:

1. The Importance of Organization:
   • Jennifer discusses the overwhelming nature of a special educator's daily tasks, from writing IEPs to managing classroom behaviors and communicating with parents
   • She emphasizes how a lack of organization can feel like drowning in responsibilities
2. Personal Struggles with Organization:
   • Jennifer shares her past difficulties with staying organized, illustrating the common cycle of feeling overwhelmed that many educators experience
3. Introducing the Special Education Caseload and IEP Planner:
   • Created by a special educator for special educators, this planner is designed to streamline workflows, enhance interactions, and optimize daily management tasks
   • Features include student profiles, IEP snapshots, communication logs, and various calendars to ensure nothing is missed
4. Detailed Features of the Planner:
   • Year at a glance and monthly calendars to keep track of important dates and tasks
   • IEP due date calendar and caseload snapshots for up to 40 students, making critical information readily accessible
   • Dedicated sections for student and teacher login information
   • IEP meeting checklists and meeting notes
   • And parent communication logs
5. Bonus Material:
   • Includes a helpful chart to explain percentiles to parents, enhancing communication and understanding during meetings

Get the Planner 2 Ways:

TPT Editable Version
Also available in 3 different versions. You can search my store for retro, pastels and primary colors.

Buy it on Amazon

These are the current designs available.

Retro, Pastel, Primary, Black/White

Conclusion:

This planner is more than just an organizational tool—it's a means to becoming the best educator you can be for your students.
I encourage you to get your planner to gain control, reduce stress, and improve your teaching effectiveness during the 24-25 school year.

Remember to subscribe for more practical tips and to leave a review on how the planner has transformed their teaching experience.

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