Just back online after a 5 day power outage courtesy of Hurricane Irene. Start of school was delayed until next week but we were able to go in the other day and meet the classroom teacher and special ed teachers. All I can say is I am SO relieved! The classroom teacher indeed seems like an absolutely perfect match and all are bending over backwards to accommodate DD. Not a hint of anxiety - she is actually head-over-heels excited about school. They really seem to get it - the anxiety, the learning difficulties and the giftedness. I am amazed but very, very happy. The special ed teachers plan to wait a couple of weeks until they build her trust and then do some retesting to see if they can get an accurate gauge on what is true LD and what was triggered by school/test anxiety.
So far I think we have made a good decision. It helps to know that the private is still out there as an option but at this point I am thinking we won't need it.
Hope everyone else also has a positive start to the school year.
