Osse blessing of DCPS private placement
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Anonymous
| For those who have gotten private placement from DCPS: how long after the IEP team recommends private placement does OSSE approve or deny their request? Trying to understand timeline between these 2 steps. |
Anonymous
Mine took months. It depends on how quickly they can get assigned an OSSE employee and schedule the meeting. |
Anonymous
| Woof. Thank you for letting me know. And how long after that for the kid to actually be in the school if no waitlist? |
Anonymous
There are no waitlists. We were asked what schools we would like the file sent to. We listed 5. The schools reached out to us if there was an open spot. If there wasn’t we were given denials. We were able to find a spot from our list. But if they all had said no OSSE would continue sending the file out until they sound a spot that accept our child. You don’t get to just sit around and wait for a spot at your preferred school, you take what is open. |
Anonymous
| Got it. Vaguely related--once you have gotten the placement, how frequently is it readjudicated? Is it possible for it to be taken away at any IEP meeting? Annually? Tri-ennial? |
Anonymous
| It can be taken away at any time that the data shows a lack of progress in that environment. If it isn't working, they won't continue to pay. |
Anonymous
| How are related services DCPS recommends delivered in a private placement setting? IE, if DCPS recommends 180min/month of OT would the private school's OT provider (ie, the in-house OT at KTS or whatever) follow that guideline or would a DCPS OT visit the child at school to deliver those services? |
Anonymous
| the non-public placement will have its own related service providers on its staff to implement the IEP. also, IME you may get a no from OSSE and still be able to move forward with the placement. |
Anonymous
| How does this scenario go in practice? I’m so confused about OSSE’s role after DCPS makes the recommendation. Why would they say no? Budget? On what grounds? If the don’t actually have veto power why is this even a step? |
Anonymous
Because the funding for private placement comes through osse. |
Anonymous
| OP, have you gotten accepted at Ivymount? Are you the OP from the private placement thread? |
Anonymous
| Not me, sorry. I am looking at KTS Stride. |
Anonymous
I work in central office in the nonpublic office. I would have a backup in mind. KTS has been rejecting almost all of our files. If you need ideas of other schools to consider, this is a great board with lots of knowledge and experience. |
Anonymous
Have you gotten any Ivymount acceptances recently? |
Anonymous
I don’t see all of the acceptances and denials. But the few I’ve seen have been denied not because they don’t fit the profile of an ivymount student but because there is no space in the program. |