Extended School Year (ESY)

Extended School Year is an opportunity for students in Oregon to maintain academic, language, social and behavioral goals during the summer.  I had the opportunity to teach a class of 12 kinder students this year and I would like to share 2 things you can do as a student’s teacher during the regular school year to help assure things will go smoothly during ESY.

1. Clearly label all student materials you send. I cannot express how nice it was to see the name and school of a student right on the front of their materials.  Adding a label (like the ones below) increased organization which made it much easier to both set-up and clean-up the classroom.
2. Send a student introduction sheet in addition to the IEP for each of your students. For teachers who are unfamiliar with your student, this will provide the most critical information they need to know so they can work successfully with your student from day one.  Below is an example or you can click here for a blank Word document that you can edit.I hope you find these tips useful.  Am I missing anything?  If so, please share in the comments.