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[quote=Anonymous]The way a lot of private schools designated for special needs survive is that parents use the system...and they prove that the public school was unable to provide a free and appropriate public education (like, they had no speech therapist for 6 months and the child was entitled to speech) and the team agrees that the child needs to move to a private school at the expense of the school system. So, that 80K is paid by MCPS (or wherever). Parents don't pay. They pay the lawyer/advocate.

A lot of teachers with special training in disabilities can make more than general ed teachers in public school, so private schools have a hard time keeping them. A small class size is not budget friendly. If the teacher makes $60K, class has 7 kids at $10K a year, and related service providers (OT/PT/SLP) make about $100/hour, the school would be in the red all the time.

Lab is wonderful but is more for dyslexia/SLD than ASD.

Sycamore is great with a variety of learners, and they take some of hurdles out of school that are hard for kids that can have rigid tendancies. Flexible and more hands-on/project-based learning. [/quote]

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