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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is currently in the Gt/LD program at North Bethesda middle school. To get in you need to have an IEP and WISC above 120. It has worked out really well for his ADHD/Asperger's.[/quote]

Are IEP and score above 120 all you need, or do you have to be placed there after being selected?  Is that only for students who are already living in and zoned for North Betheda middle school? [/quote]

The GT/LD program at the elementary, middle and high school level is open to everyone with those two initial qualifications, however it is an IEP team decision, and the student must be observed in class by the GT/LD coordinator, who then gives her opinion, which carries a lot of weight. I have heard of some students being refused entry to the program, despite being eligible, which seems very unfair. I spent my son's 5th grade year persuading his case manager that he needed this program (closest one to us is the North Bethesda MD, which is why he went there), and having him evaluated at Stixrud's in order to obtain a psychologist's report to back us up. There was no in-school testing, but the school psychologist reviewed and accepted the paperwork.[/quote]

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