Almost on Holidays

I have to work today until noon, then I will get a chance to do the final running around I need to do, and yippee - I am on holidays for a week!

S was beyond excited this morning. He was singing carols, showing me the various Christmas crafts they made in school, wrote out cards for the child that is his secret Santa recipient...and had his coat on ready for the bus about the time of the morning when I am usually saying to him "Get up, NOW!"

Today at the highschool, the A-man will be enjoying a "civies day" - which means no school uniform. They will be watching the school talent show this morning, then this afternoon they will be going to the movie theatre to take in a flick. Geesh - when I was in highschool, we simply do school work on the day before Christmas break.

I had my work dinner last night. It was at a great Italian place. I had the mussels to start, then this amazing pasta dish - it was a ravioli, stuffed with lobster, shrimp and scallops, served in a rose cream sauce....a meal I would repeat!

On the school front, I wrote a two page letter the other day, outlining the various concerns hubby and I have with respect to the EA that is currently working with S. I sent it to both the acting Principal and the superintendent. I cited various examples of events that xx happened, and EA did YY... and then reiterated what the specialist had indicated was necessary for the EA to have both training and practical experience in. I also said that the EA wouldn't have done YY, and YY, had she had the training the doctor requested.
I got a phone call from the acting Principal yesterday. He told me that I made very valid points, and he had made a number of notations in the margins of the letter to either remind him of what type of questions, or follow up, he would like to see happen. Now here is the big kicker - as of yesterday morning, he didn't know if he would be returning in the New Year, or if it would be our 'real' Principal, or another acting Principal. I guess the decision has not come down from the Board as of yet. How messed up is that?
Here is a case where the entire staff is in limbo! He told me that he would be more than happy to meet and discuss our concerns, but he can't do that right now because he doesn't know what will happen in two weeks time. This is EXACTLY why I contacted the superintendent on Monday - to simply raise the concern that the lack of knowing is terrible. It's hard to plan for anything, and the lack of follow-through is terrible. The acting principal told me he would let me know the outcome as soon as he was advised by the Board.
I sure hope we don't get our 'real' principal back - she is like a poison in that school. I think the Board knows this, but I'm sure there are legalities that have to be followed. Bureaucracy... oh, how fun.

As a side note - the acting principal indicted that my letter pointed out some very valid concerns and issues, and he would truly like to see them addressed.