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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your horror stories…your triumphs…what you wish you’d known beforehand if you’ve done it. Tell me everything.

Son is ASD, 5. Advocate has recommended paying for 1 year at school we want him at in the future (Ivy) to avoid DCPS shopping his file around if we secure funding in the future. Then we would sue DCPS next spring for funding going forward.

How likely are we to get funding if no ID or severe behaviors? Any tips? Lawyers you like? Child has only ever gotten private services so has no IEP. How soon would I need to begin that process of suing for next year?

I’m not looking for why I should consider public. I do not have confidence in DCPS for a host of reasons that are irrelevant to the matter at hand. Appreciate your wisdom.[/quote]

You lost me at "no IEP." Do you even have diagnoses? How on earth is an advocate entertaining your ideas when you've done absolutely none of the procedural steps?

Also, the others are right. You're not getting into Ivymount.  [/quote]

Yes, we have a dx from KKI and Children’s. The child attended the early childhood clinic at Ivymount for preschool before matriculating to a less restrictive setting and failing. He has no IEP because he has not received public education services.[/quote]

Ask your advocate what lawyer she works with, and talk to the lawyer. You certainly won't be able to get funding without going to due process. Talk to the lawyer now so that you can take the steps you need to create the best case. That will probably include engaging with dcps now to get an IEP written, then rejecting it as insufficient. But talk to a lawyer, not DCUM.[/quote]

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