A card from Fair Play by Eve Rodsky
School Transitions (Kids)
If your child needs to apply to a new school (kindergarten through college), this card may include tours, filling out applications, writing essays, ordering transcripts, test preps for the ACT and SAT, and more. And that work only begins after you’ve completed loads of research about where to apply, considered what might be the best fit for your child, and created your best chances to get in. (Is the lottery really just a lottery? Better find out.)
Holding this card means owning all three
Conception
The kids have school
Planning
- Researching potential school options for child
- Scheduling any necessary academic testing (SAT/ACT)
- Requesting forms from current school (transcripts etc.)
- Researching testing prep opportunities
Execution
- Touring schools
- Completing and submitting school applications or open-enrollment forms
- Attending any mandatory informational meetings or additional get-to-know-you events (e.g. school fundraisers)
- Signing up for testing prep opportunities
Suggested Minimum Standard of Care
Are you in charge of the processes necessary for your child to transition to a new school?
A starting point. You and your partner agree the real standard together, and the holder meets it without reminders.
Holding it well
- The holder owns all of it: noticing, planning and doing. No “just tell me what to do.”
- Agree the Minimum Standard of Care together, then let the holder meet it their way.
- Not working? Bring it to the weekly check-in and re-deal it. Don’t take it back mid-week.
Put this card on your table
Deal it, agree its standard, and see who holds what. Free.