Hi! I just wanted to share something with you parents that are dealing with school issues. I hope i'm ok in posting here, as I did not see a board specifically for SCHOOL ISSUES.

Today is my 11 yo son's annual ARD meeting or IEP meeting. It has been a trying year for all us. I must admit that they were not prepared for a child like him even though we had previous meetings before he got to the school. I guess no one is really prepared. So today we all sit down (about 20 people) and discuss his educational, behavior, and social plan for the next year when he goes to middle school (shudder).

I decided to pick up a Valentine Cake for the group and of course the one teacher that has been in every meeting this year, I got her a small bouquet of Valentine flowers. I had the bakery to write THANK YOU on the cake, just a way of saying "Hey guys, I'm not as bad as you think."

Sometimes, its just a nice gesture when you have had a year like my little son has, to say "thanks and I appreciate the work you have put into this for my son."