Hi, ((((((Gina))))))

Just a 'little' idea -- I use this when I go to the doctor's office. You know that feeling that you always have at the doctor's office -- that you have no control, that there's no time, that you didn't get to talk about what YOU want to talk about. This is what I do and it might just work in your situation with the school: come up with a bulleted list -- enough copies for everybody. Keep it brief. Present one copy to everyone and say "this is what I'd like to address during this meeting to make sure that all my questions are answered." This gives YOU control over the format of the meeting and over pretty much what will be discussed.

When it's YOU against the school, you always get that feeling that you're small and insignificant -- when you're really not. Sometimes, controlling the contents of the meeting helps you feel more powerful.

You can do a real short list for everyone else, like so:

• point one
• point two
• point three

and then do an expanded list with your own notes for your copy.

Good luck. And HUGS.

Barb