Private placement

[Anonymous]

Has anyone successfully placed their child in private school at public expense? I have an SN child who is really struggling in public school. There is really no good placement for him. He's a twice exceptional kid in an advanced program but with major behavior problems that are fairly recent in onset. He needs a challenging curriculum but also skilled special education teachers.

I'm looking into private schools, but in order to happen (without winning the Powerball lottery) it would have to be paid for by the school system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone successfully placed their child in private school at public expense? I have an SN child who is really struggling in public school. There is really no good placement for him. He's a twice exceptional kid in an advanced program but with major behavior problems that are fairly recent in onset. He needs a challenging curriculum but also skilled special education teachers.

I'm looking into private schools, but in order to happen (without winning the Powerball lottery) it would have to be paid for by the school system.

What would your ideal school be?

It's hard to be a 2E and to parent one. Hang in there.

[Anonymous]

OP,

If your kid is having behavioral issues, you might have trouble placing him in general. Have you tried therapy regarding the behavioral issues?

[Anonymous]

Does his behavioral issues mean that he is removed from the classroom a lot? If he can't access the curriculum that would be your strongest argument. What county are u in?

[Anonymous]

Yes. He's spending a lot of time outside the classroom and virtually no learning is happening. FWIW, the behavior problems started in November. The school year got off to a decent start, but then went downhill. He's getting very angry and refusing to do work. He was so excited about AAP, but it just hasn't worked for him. General Ed bores him and the pace is too slow. He really needs a small class with advanced instruction in a special education setting where the teachers are trained to work with students on the autism spectrum. That would be my dream placement.

I've compared his written work from last year and this year (his 1st in AAP) and he has regressed. It has been a wasted year. I would have kept him at his base school had I known what a disaster it would be.

[Anonymous]

We are in Fairfax County.

[Anonymous]

We have done social skills groups and he is seeing a psychiatrist. I think he needs new meds as part of the equation, but he needs a different educational setting also.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP. I think FCPS really needs a 2E program-AAP for autism spectrum and ADHD kids who struggle in the big classes.