Each Field Tool Has a Blank Copy Here
The seven prototype tools and the diagnostic
Companion to The Child Should Never Experience the Organizational Chart · Updated 2026-09-30
Each page is a blank, reusable copy of one tool from the book, in the order the chapters introduce them. Fill in one copy per student, population, seam, meeting, or family. Each starts with a line saying when to reach for it and names the chapter section that explains it. The book prints every tool in full, in “Make the Seams Disappear for the Child” and “Test the Model on One Seam Before Reorganizing Anything.”
- Score the Diagnostic by Cluster Before Choosing a Seam: the Child Experience Fragmentation Diagnostic, thirty items in six clusters.
- Draw the Connections That Actually Exist Among the Adults: Tool 1, the Child-Centered Team Map.
- Ask Six Questions About One Handoff: Tool 2, the Seam Audit Worksheet.
- End Each Meeting With Five Outputs and the Child’s Next Week: Tool 3, the Five-Output Meeting Record.
- Audit the School Through the Family’s Experience: Tool 4, the Family Coherence Check.
- Sort Every Transition Into Preserve, Reconsider, and Retire: Tool 5, the Transition Handoff.
- Test a Dependency Before Creating a Meeting: Tool 6, the Dependency Test.
- Describe One Combined Instructional Experience, Not Two Programs: Tool 7, the Tier-Alignment Audit.
The diagnostic comes first because it points to the seam. The seven tools then follow the order of the book’s Figure 10.1: map the team, audit one seam, run one meeting, check with the family, hand off one transition, decide whether a dependency needs a routine, and audit whether a tier and core instruction form one system.
In this section
- Score the Diagnostic by Cluster Before Choosing a Seam
A blank thirty-item scoring sheet for the six clusters of the Child Experience Fragmentation Diagnostic, with a cluster summary in place of a grand score.
- Draw the Connections That Actually Exist Among the Adults
A blank map and role table for one student or defined student population: every adult role that affects the learning experience, and the connections among them that really exist.
- Ask Six Questions About One Handoff
A blank worksheet that works the six seam-audit questions for one handoff, names the sending and receiving roles, and closes with one change to test.
- End Each Meeting With Five Outputs and the Child’s Next Week
A blank record for one student meeting: the five outputs, who owns family communication, what stayed uncertain, and what the child will experience differently.
- Audit the School Through the Family’s Experience
Seven plain-language questions to ask a family about how coherent the school’s work looks from outside, with space to record the answers in the family’s own words.
- Sort Every Transition Into Preserve, Reconsider, and Retire
A blank handoff form for one student’s move between grades, schools, or supports: what to preserve, reconsider, and retire, who owns it, and who confirms receipt.
- Test a Dependency Before Creating a Meeting
A blank pair-by-pair form for the five dependency questions and the seven coordination mechanisms, from no routine needed to a named integration owner.
- Describe One Combined Instructional Experience, Not Two Programs
A blank five-section audit for one student or group receiving supplemental support alongside core instruction, from core instruction through ownership and review.