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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS.

But. You need to do your research into that vast system, and pick out the school or the program that you think will best meet your child's needs.

We moved inbounds for the Bethesda Elementary school in part because it has a great reputation regarding special needs.

Then my child got into the GT/LD program (gifted talented / learning disabled), which is out of our cluster, but still local. My son is bused there. It has been a life-saver for him, because he has access to advanced classes, but with support.

In your case, I would first think hard about your child's needs, and whether they would be better addressed in the general education classroom, in which case you need a school with an experienced special needs team and a supportive administration; or a special program (there are Asperger's and autism programs in certain schools). Perhaps your child could also do well in a magnet school or the GT/LD program.

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This is so wrong.  Look at the facts.  ‘Dr’ Jack Smith has cut special education budgets in MCPS for five straight years.  The school flat out ignores blocks of kids with certain disabilities (dyslexia).  He destroyed the ‘magnet’ model of GT/LD by reverting to a ‘home school’ model.  The only program parents like is the original ‘magnet’ cluster (North Bethesda Middle/Walter Johnson).  He has one GT/LD coordinator for over 200 schools.  The elementary schools that are supposed to be small and assist kids with learning issues (dufief) have untrained resource teachers doing the pull outs.  He gives a week intro class of Orton-Gillingham and now the system ‘does’ OG (yeah right).  Most disturbing, the county spends in the tens of millions to fight parents of children on IEPs.  This is a despicable school system worthy of contempt due to its structural corruption.  (90% for pensions, salaries, overly generous healthcare benefits).  Either the above poster works for MCPS (which she should note) or she had kids go through the system in a much earlier time.  Likely, children suffered then because MCPS has at its core an utter contempt for these children after Shaffer v. Weast.[/quote]

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