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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also ^^ a 504 in FCPS is worthless. It will be ignored.  You need an IEP in order to get attention and even then you will probably have to call the compliance officer.  Can you afford to go private?[/quote]

The whole point of an IEP is that your kid needs an individual educational plan because the regular education process in not working and your kid could not keep up, even with accommodations.  The 504 is meant to provide accommodations to provide a level playing field.  I could see a kid need an IEP for some topics and 504 accommodations for other topics, but the two are not interchangeable, and you cannot just demand an IEP to force  greater accountability from the schools.

I will say that middle school accommodations were much less effective for my ADHD kid versus elementary school.  The Middle school teachers were busy and the nature of changing classes meant that no one was watching out for my kid.  At best. the teachers tried but were very different in their implementation.  [/quote]

Thank you. So what did you end up doing during middle school, if the accommodations weren't working? DId you get reduced homework, for example? Or did you just switch to private school?[/quote]

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