[Missouri-parents-network] Hello

[Gary Wunder]

This is a fantastic message. I like the challenge, the fight, the organized 
effort, and most of all the successful outcome. So often the reason for the 
fight becomes secondary to the fight itself - what a relief to see how 
things can go when this doesn't happen.

Gary


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doreen Frappier" <dcfrappier at yahoo.com>
To: <missouri-parents-network at nfbnet.org>; <craiglisa2002 at yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Missouri-parents-network] Hello



Hi Lisa,
I did get your message. I had a busy night.  My daughter, Allison had 
parent-teacher conferences for middle school, a 4-H meeting, and basketball 
practice, ALL last night!

The boys are doing great in school, they are on the A Honor Roll in 8th 
grade. This year was tough at first, because both the boys chose to take 
Industrial Technology. The teacher whom we had spoken to last year about it 
seemed excited to have them in his class.  He left, and the 9th grade 
teacher took both 8th and 9th grade.  Well, this teacher really did not want 
them in her class, due to safety issues. After 3 meetings with her and going 
over the course outline, and our letting her know that the boys would do 
fine, she allowed them to be in her class.  I told her that their schedule 
had been made up for 8 months, and any issues should have been resolved 
before the start of the school year, and especially at the IEP meeting the 
previous May.  She finally agreed to allow them if they each had a 
paraprofessional to help them. That last meeting with her bothered me 
because the case manager set it up, supposedly with the teacher, and I 
walked into a room
 full of people without knowing in advance.  The case manager (new this 
year) invited the VI teacher, the assistant principal, herself, and the 
industrial tech teacher to the meeting. I later let her know that I did not 
like surprises, and that I needed to know in advance who was invited in the 
future, so I had time to prepare. Once we got that issue ironed out, it has 
been a very nice year for the boys.

Soccer season starts soon, and the boys are looking forward to it. They both 
play recreational soccer.  Matt is a very aggressive player.

My 16 year old son is driving, and plays football for the high school team. 
This keeps him busy and out of trouble, because they work out after school 
almost the entire school year.

Doreen

--- On Thu, 3/12/09, Lisa Brandt <craiglisa2002 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Lisa Brandt <craiglisa2002 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Missouri-parents-network] Hello
> To: missouri-parents-network at nfbnet.org
> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 5:42 PM
> Hey Doreen - It's Lisa Brandt
> (Carrie & Sylvia's mom). We met at Mission
> Believe, and have crossed paths at Vision Summit.
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> I didn't initially get your "Hello" to
> the group, but saw it when Gary replied.
> How are you and your family?
> I'm excited about our new list, and hope we can
> all stay in closer contact with questions and
> concerns. That is, if I can figure out exactly how it
> all works!
> Lisa
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