A gender support plan is one of many tools that can be used to understand and respect a transgender or gender-diverse student’s needs.
The purpose of the support plan is to create shared understandings of how a student’s expressed gender will be accounted for and supported at school. School staff, parents/caregivers (if appropriate) and the student should work together to develop the document. Ideally, each will spend time completing the sections and then come together to review them and confirm shared agreements. Use the action planning section at the end of the document to track items requiring any follow-up.
The communication section is intended for a student to inform a change in one or more aspects of their commonly assumed gender status with members of the school community. Its purpose is to identify the specific nature of that communication and to create the most favorable conditions. It identifies the various actions that will be taken by the student, school, family, or other support providers in the process.
*This plan was originally developed by Gender Spectrum. The author updated it using current standards. Download it here.