marytheres, when we were at a similar place with our school and advocacy challenges, I found it was really helpful to be able to ask for feedback from a local parent advocate before I wrote or talked to the school staff. There are advocate groups in several states (at least - I think there is federal $ to fund this type of group available to every state) - I found our local group through the yellow pages link at wrightslaw. Our advocate was very helpful in both helping me understand local school politics as well as being able to give me specific words to use to make my written requests effective.
polarbear
Thanks Polarbear, do they cost money? Or do you just call them up or what?
