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Communications Log

Published
October 20, 2021
Topics
Advocacy, Special Education

It can be very helpful to log your communication regarding your child’s education. This is a sample template of how you could organize that information.

Date & Time
of Call or
Email		Name/
Organization		Phone Number
or Email		Details of Call or Email
• Who initiated the phone call?
• Was your attempt to reach this person successful? If not, did you leave a voicemail?
• What was discussed on this call? What are the next steps?
• If possible, print the email and any responses. Put in a folder with this log.








Download printable Communications Log

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