We have a parent's group for our school district. Some nearby school districts have great ones and others are struggling to keep one going. Our group tries to bring in either GT teachers or community members to give parents information about their children. The gifted coordinator works with our group and is very supportive. I think that she is "on our side", but she does not have the ability to change as much policy as she would like. Some members have wanted us to go as a group and "beat up" on the school board, but we have decided to try to take a slower and gentler approach to change. I think they are paying more attention now, but only time will tell if we can improve things for our children. The economy and the underfunding of the school district will hopefully not work against us.
