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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would also immediately request an IEP meeting to get her a 504.  If you don't have the plan, you don't have a basis for them to address her LDs or accommodate her.

Bright kids need support too, and she can't be denied a 504 because she's bright.  Maybe the only accommodation she would need is a different kind of test instructions.  But I don't think you are doing her any favors by not getting her a 504.

There's no shame in having one and schools are good about students' privacy.

If you are in MCPS, the person to talk to is Marissa Stemple, and also maybe call your community superintendent.[/quote]

OP again. Thanks for this suggestion. I don't know what 504 is. DD did have an IEP many years ago when her disability was much more pronounced and she needed some therapy (not learning assistance, though).  But she's "outgrown" most of her disability. I put "outgrown" in quotation marks because that's what her teachers say! In fact, it's take years and years of therapy to get her to where she is today, a fairly typical kid in most outward aspects. She is still receiving some therapy privately, outside of school.

Doe the principal have to sign off on a request for an IEP/504, and why do I say she needs one? We're not in MCPS. Do I have to go to the school district, request an evaluation, etc. We did this when we lived in another part of the country, and it took almost a year to get the IEP.  I think DD's teacher started the process. Now that DD has no clear need for and IEP I'm wondering why put her through a bunch of tests when we already have a diagnosis from an independent clinician? Plus, that won't help the current situation because the principal wants to set up this peer review fairly soon.

Does an IEP give DD certain legal rights that her diagnosis doesn't? Would I be able to put this peer review thing on hold pending conclusion of the IEP process? What if they refuse to give DD an IEP? Her diagnosis is of a "mild" disability, and she has no diagnosis for anxiety because we have not had her evaluated for that. Her anxiety only appears under stressful situations, like tests, mostly.

Thanks again for your help.

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