I have never even met our superintendent or anyone higher up than the principal. But we have always gotten what our son needed just by chatting with the teacher and very occassionally the principal. In the 7 years DS has been in this district, there have been about 3 meetings for parents of GT kids which were a waste of my time (mostly a brief intro to the programs and then GT kids reading to us for "entertainment,"), so I am not yearning for more.

But, frankly, since the teachers have been great advocates for DS and because DS is good at letting the school know what he needs, I don't see this lack of contact as a negative. He continues to thrive at his school.