Decisions.. decisions...

As a parent, you try to lead your kids in the right direction, and hope they make the right decision... or a choice that is profound.

You want your children to grow into respected adults, and live a life better than you could have ever pictured.

The same wish is true for Michael. With one exception:

Michael can't be lead to make the right choice... He needs his parents to make decisions for him- and we're up for the challenge.

We met with the Director of Special Services for the Public School last Friday.
She assured us that next year will be much better than his 1st grade. She picked a teacher, who in her own words, "wants to teach Michael".

Certainly, that's a start-

But after going over Michael's Testing results (new blog to follow) with a consultant, we came to the conclusion that Michael needs to be in an environment with 1:1 ration and intense therapy.

Can the public school provide that?

And can a private special needs school provide the social interaction that Michael craves?

We did tour several schools and I really like one in particular.

This school provides the option to go to school 3 days a week - therefore allowing for dual enrollment.
Michael could go to an intensive private therapy school three days a week and to the public school two days a week.

There are so many positives to this option. 1. Intense Therapy 2. Integration of mainstream kiddos 3. Flexibility.

Also - what would happen if we just pick one: public/vs. private. And if the one we picked didn't meet our expectations?

With choosing both, we could always, at any time, pick one over the other.

Still determining what the best thing to do is... but our deadline is approaching rather quickly- the private school starts next month.

Just wanted you all to know where my head was, and what we're focusing on now.