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[quote=Anonymous]The aggression is usually the sticking point.  My aggressive kid was rejected from all 3 of the schools you listed.

Placement for the 10yr might be easier as MCPS has less specialized programs that can support this profile at his age.

For the 14 yr old, I would consider RICA.  They have both a day and residential program and kids move between settings.  The day program is only available to residents of Montgomery County.

RICA uses MCPS for its curriculum and classes are small enough that the teachers can differentiate the learning.  A class might has kids below, on, and above grade level with all kids learning about the Spanish American war but each kid having different assignment requirements.

RICA is a medical admission and if the clinical staff do not feel they can meet the students needs they won’t be admitted.  They currently do not have an elem school for the 10yr old but there is a 6th grade.  There is space but for some reason CIEP has not been sending over referrals.

RICA offers full wrap around therapeutic support.  Med mgmt, therapy, and education are all provided.  Some families don’t like having to use the RICA clinical staff but as a parent I love not having to drive to after school appts.

There are dedicated staff to assisting with behavior issues so teachers just teach.  They don’t manage accelerating behaviors.  There are tension reduction rooms which a student can ask to go to if they need some quiet, private time.  In general classes are small.  My son has had classes as small as 2 students and as large as 12.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful for the family to have both kids in the same school, on the same schedule!  Even though RICA is an MCPS school, it is still considered a non public placement and an advocate would be helpful to get in front of CIEP.  But ultimately, for all of the schools listed, the school decides if they can serve the student.  CIEP can make the referrals but the schools do not have to admit.  Once I got the ok from CIEP, it still took 9mo to have butt in seat.[/quote]

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