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of 10— Prepare your handbook for editing
What you'll accomplish
Paste any section of your student/family handbook into Claude with a description of your policy changes, and you get back a revised version in the same tone, format, and reading level as the original. Annual handbook updates that used to take 2 to 3 full days of careful editing take a few focused hours instead. You'll also build a process for checking the full handbook for conflicts after updating individual sections.
What you'll need
- A free Claude account at claude.ai (free tier works; Claude Pro handles longer documents better)
- Your current student/family handbook in any format (Word, Google Docs, or PDF you can copy text from)
- A list of the policy changes to make this year (state law updates, school practice changes, new procedures)
- Time needed: 1 to 2 hours for a complete annual revision
- Cost: Free (Claude.ai free account works for section-by-section updates)
How-To Guide: Update Staff and Family Handbooks with Claude
Step 1: Prepare your handbook for editing
Open your current handbook in Google Docs or Word. Make a backup copy first: File, Make a copy, label it "Handbook [year] pre-edit backup." Work on the copy, not the original.
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