School letters / Accommodations
Daily check-in and check-out with a trusted adult
A brief scheduled contact at the start and end of the day with a counselor, teacher, or aide.
When it helps
Transitions back to school, school avoidance, or a student who needs a predictable adult to go to. One of the most effective and least costly supports.
How it is usually written
Student will check in with the school counselor each morning and check out each afternoon for a brief review of the day.
Making it work
This is the single accommodation most likely to be worth asking for on its own. It costs the school two minutes a day and it gives the student a reason to walk through the door. Name the adult in the plan, and name a backup, since the check-in fails on the day the counselor is out and nobody else knows.
Asking for it
A clinician’s letter that names the diagnosis, states the functional problem at school, and asks for this accommodation by name is what gets it written into a plan. The 504 and IEP support letter below builds that letter from structured choices and includes this accommodation with the wording above. For a student coming back after a hospitalization or a leave, the return-to-school letter sets it out as part of a re-entry plan.
Hear when this changes
A short note when a school letter generator or a glossary entry is added. No more than a few a year.
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