Genie Dawkins

Start the Year Before Day One


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Your child's new teacher meets the file before they meet your child. This changes that ten minutes at your kitchen table, before the first bell.

  • The introduction letter. A template and a sample you can adapt today.
  • Your child's own version. For younger and older kids.
  • The prep worksheet. Get your thoughts straight before you write.
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What You'll Get:

   A resource list

   A "Get to Know My Child"

  A parent introduction letter template 

  A child introduction template

Why You Need This Guide:


Did you know most teachers meet your child's paperwork before they ever meet your child?

That is not anyone's fault. It is just how the system runs. But it means the first picture they get is a list of needs, scores, and labels, without the kid attached.

You can change that in about ten minutes.

This is not about writing a perfect letter. It is about making sure the person spending six hours a day with your child knows who they actually are. Their strengths. What helps them. What a hard day looks like.

Teachers want this information. Most of them just never get it.

Help your child’s teacher know who they actually are before the first week ends.

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