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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone just posted a great description of the GTLD program in the SN forum: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/sovrn/posts/list/673945.page[/quote]

That was me! I came on here to write it all out again, so glad you spared me :-)

Your child needs an IEP and a recent WISC-V test where at least one subscore is above 120, OP. Overall our experience has been positive, I finally feel as if these teachers "get" my kid. Plus he has a resource class every day where he can do his homework (he's very slow).

[u]By all means apply to the magnets![/u] My son was waitlisted, so we went the GT/LD route, which is better for the LDs, but not as advanced and in-depth.
I heard both magnet coordinators talk, the one from the Humanities magnet at Eastern and the one from the STEM magnet at Takoma (there are also two equivalent programs up county at Clemente), the former clearly preferred a certain type of quick-witted kid without special needs, and the latter was more open to all kinds of quirky kids (perhaps because math accommodates more quirks :-) ). The views of the coordinator naturally affect the way children with special needs are treated throughout their years at the school.

Good luck.[/quote]

Parent of a GT/LD child at TPMS magnet here.  We have had trouble with the coordinator in the past and accommodations.  But, he is really not the right person to turn to and he has no power to obstruct accommodations.  When my student has trouble with accomodations, he emails directly to the teacher and copies his special education case manager.  That usually fixes the problem, but if it doesn't we complain in writing to higher level sped person in school that scjool is "out of compliance" with IEP.

For those that don't get in, I would encourage you to appeal or challenge.  There are many reasons why the selection process is biased against special ed kids.  Find out the reason you weren't accepted and challenge it. [/quote]

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