Today is Jack's IEP meeting. For the first time, I am not going alone- an advocate is coming with me. Unlike before other IEP meetings several drafts have already gone back and forth, information from Jack's private providers has been shared and I have provided a detailed parental input document.
I feel like a little kid going to the principal's office. I need to shake this feeling off and go in with the attitude that the school has a responsibility to provide these things for my child. I am glad to have a teammate, I am glad that I feel prepared. I have examples of Jack's work and I have my boxing gloves tied around my neck- will not put them on unless necessary. I want to have a good working relationship with these professionals as we have a long road ahead of us. I feel as though this meeting will be very telling- will they compromise with us? Will they take my concerns into consideration? How they react today will tell me a lot about what the future holds.
So please wish me luck. Deep cleansing breaths.
I feel like a little kid going to the principal's office. I need to shake this feeling off and go in with the attitude that the school has a responsibility to provide these things for my child. I am glad to have a teammate, I am glad that I feel prepared. I have examples of Jack's work and I have my boxing gloves tied around my neck- will not put them on unless necessary. I want to have a good working relationship with these professionals as we have a long road ahead of us. I feel as though this meeting will be very telling- will they compromise with us? Will they take my concerns into consideration? How they react today will tell me a lot about what the future holds.
So please wish me luck. Deep cleansing breaths.
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