Private schools for twice exception learners?

[Anonymous]

This is OP. My child can be one of the kids with behavioral challenges! Maybe there isn’t a private school that would accept her. I had an idea that perhaps there were schools for kids like her who have significant disabilities but are also academically very advanced.

[Anonymous]

There are absolutely private schools like this. You might benefits from talking with an educational consultant to get an idea of what's out there and would be a good fit. Our child is a bit younger but moved from public to Auburn. He is 2e and has HFA. The classes are small and have been able to tailor to his areas of strength and weakness. A lot of classes are mixed grade, which allows for various levels of work.

Sycamore School seems interesting for middle school. While not specific to SN, it has small classes and seems more flexible. I have also heard good things about Templeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe just spend your available funds on supplemental outside programs like CTY and AOPS. They all have limited financial aid if you qualify.

I have a 2E kid with ADHD and I have used AoPS to supplement his math for years now and his math scores remain very high. I wasn't very impressed by the math curriculum at the private schools that I toured and assumed I'd still end up supplementing, so I decided to save the tuition money and use it on a private math tutor to help with his AoPS class, private music lessons and travel sports. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Commonwealth Academy is worth investing. It was started with the aim to the above average student with ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We preferred sticking with public. We looked for schools that cater to students with disabilities. Our son is in the GT/LD program of MCPS (gifted, talented and learning disabled), and he's been nurtured and done well. Now he's a junior and deep in the college search, we see it's paid off, and he's as well positioned as he could possibly be, given his issues.

Me again. DS has severe ADHD and mild HFA.

This is my DS as well. In private right now but we’d live to move him back to public if he could get into this program - we are MoCo too. Was your DS in MoCo for a while before qualifying for the program or was he able to get into it from the beginning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We preferred sticking with public. We looked for schools that cater to students with disabilities. Our son is in the GT/LD program of MCPS (gifted, talented and learning disabled), and he's been nurtured and done well. Now he's a junior and deep in the college search, we see it's paid off, and he's as well positioned as he could possibly be, given his issues.

Me again. DS has severe ADHD and mild HFA.

This is my DS as well. In private right now but we’d live to move him back to public if he could get into this program - we are MoCo too. Was your DS in MoCo for a while before qualifying for the program or was he able to get into it from the beginning?

Not PP. Does your child have an IEP? If so, reach out to appropriate GTLD program regarding ability to move into GTLD. We balanced the GTLD vs CES at one point. I vaguely remember that we contacted the school and made an appointment after answering a couple of questions posed by the school secretary. We were told during tour that DC could move in to the GTLD mid-year if need be. There are GTLD programs at elementary, middle and high school. They may not be conveniently located for everyone, however.

[Anonymous]

Behavioral problems are going to be a huge barrier at all private schools, SN or no. What you need is a good public school with a great IEP. The privates that can handle “behaviors” are for private placements when a public school can’t handle them. So you need to try public!

[Anonymous]

That's a tough one, it's hard to find a place for kids with behavior issues. You may try the McLean school in Rockville. If public isn't going to work your other option may be homeschooling, if you have that ability. You can still enroll her in group activities, plus this area has many homeschool co-ops as well.