Learn about the child:

It is important for the surrogate parent to spend time observing the child at school and seeing the child in the home environment, reviewing the child's records, and talking to the child's county case manager. Then the surrogate parent can begin to answer some of the following questions. Questions can be the surrogate parent's most powerful tool in learning about the child.

How does the child learn?

• By watching?

• By hearing?

• In a group? Alone?

What does the child like or dislike about school?

• What is the child's favorite part of the school day? Favorite academic subject? Least favorite subject?

• What are the child's general feelings about school?