Hiring a 1:1 Sped teacher for elementary school student (homeschooling)

[Anonymous]

It's not - the school is MCPS.

[Anonymous]

I hired a mature college student to homeschool my child (adhd, ld, tourettes) during the pandemic. I researched and provided the curriculum and set the structure for the day with lots of breaks and playing- I had them for about 4 hours a day. Her test scores were at their highest when school went back in session and it preserved her mental health during a difficult time. I also paid a bit over $20 an hour. The college student was super patient, reliable, and had the energy to keep up woth her. I don't think you need a special educator.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:60/hr in the DMV? Doubtful.
Not for now but later, look at Fusion Academy. It's 1:1 starting in 4th. But you do have to go there.

Another thought: Fusion's tuition is so high that boarding school becomes a viable alternative to consider. Boarding schools more often start in 6th grade, but some start earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not - the school is MCPS.

Yes, the education at RICA is delivered via MCPS. However, admission is via the MD Health Dept. The medical side determines if they can meet your childs needs. If they can, you are admitted. To get your packet sent for review you have to go through CIEP. From CIEPs perspective, RICA is considered NPP. Just like SP, Foundation, Phillips, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:You are going to have a hard time finding a full time 1-1 teacher to come to your house daily unless you are very wealthy. Even if you are, there is a big teacher shortage and I don’t know any teacher who would be willing to quit their job, give up benefits, and do this. Many of us were asked to teach in pods or similar during covid. I’m a teacher and a parent.

But you will be successful finding tutors if you want to homeschool and be the primary person, but you need support. There are lots of homeschooling resources in this area and groups.

I was thinking 3-4 hours a day, my child is in the 1st grade. Perhaps a retired sped teacher, or a part timer from the school system. I can't be the primary person because I have to work full time, as alas, we're not very wealthy.

How is your child doing socially, we did pull ours in the teen years but at that point, there were lots of social opportunities and we didn’t need to be worried about childcare. I would be very hesitant to homeschool a 1st grader if you both work full time. It can be very isolating. I’d want him involved in lots of activities to be around other kids too. Mine was at the age he could have a job.

Have you considered leaving him public and supplementing with tutoring? Even if you find a tutor for hours a day, they need to be good, reliable and stay. That’s the challenge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:60/hr in the DMV? Doubtful.
Not for now but later, look at Fusion Academy. It's 1:1 starting in 4th. But you do have to go there.

Another thought: Fusion's tuition is so high that boarding school becomes a viable alternative to consider. Boarding schools more often start in 6th grade, but some start earlier.

Are you kidding me? Years ago when my kid was in a special needs boarding school it was $650 a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:60/hr in the DMV? Doubtful.
Not for now but later, look at Fusion Academy. It's 1:1 starting in 4th. But you do have to go there.

Another thought: Fusion's tuition is so high that boarding school becomes a viable alternative to consider. Boarding schools more often start in 6th grade, but some start earlier.

Thank you for the thought, but it's literally the opposite of what I am trying to do.

[Anonymous]

Post on the local homeschooling Facebook groups. You'll likely be able to find someone to do this, if you're able to pay for it.

[Anonymous]

You might have luck with care.com or posting on local listservs. When looking for summer care, I would sometimes run across a former teacher who was shifting careers or wanted fewer hours for various reasons. Based on their circumstances, a few would have been available to continue into the school year (part time) if that had been what we wanted. We have specifically looked for teachers or former teachers every summer for the past 4 years. We got good candidates at $36-$40/hour. They responded to our ads, and never had ads of their own. They were not special ed teachers, but good gen ed teachers. It was for the full day and no teaching required, so your needed pay would likely need to be a bit higher. I would say sometimes it was easy, and sometimes took sorting through a lot of random spam. Local listserves was actually pretty good, shockingly. People would send it on to their teacher friend...Good luck!