I think that me being able to attend helped our case. Hard to say for sure. I know that the psychologist report helped the most. In out initial meetings with the school we got standard answers. Putting ourselves in their shoes (knowing they see parents like us every year), keeping a positive dialog, and then getting our documentation really helped. I know that doesn't always work. In fact if we had a different Director, this might have been a completely different story. It's also unfortunate that there are probably a lot of people who wouldn't be able to get their own psychologist report.

We still need to get that school board approval, but I think we're okay. I think that is just an administrative detail at this point.

JB