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[quote=Anonymous]Parent of two in AAP - one in 8th grade and one in 6th grade, both at center schools.

Older DS was in a Young Scholars classroom in 1st and 2nd grades at our base school with Local Level IV. (We are not URM or FARMs.) He was found Center-eligible and we attended the orientations both at the Center and the base school. DC was one of 3 students found Center-eligible. We had a tough time getting a 504 for DC (with ADHD) at the base school and felt the Center counselors and teachers would have more experience with kids with 504s.

Younger DS (also with ADHD) was in Level II in K - 1st grade. In 2nd grade, he was in a Young Scholars classroom. We had a tough time getting a 504 for him as well, but then a new assistant principal started at the school and she really understood DS. We got the 504 in spring of 2nd grade, right after we received the Center-eligibility letter. He wanted to attend the Center school with his older brother, so we were pretty much set on the Center. If we had opted to stay for Local Level IV, he would have been one of two Center-eligible students in 3rd grade.

Both kids have learned great self-advocacy skills for their 504 Plans thanks to the counselors and teachers at the Center schools. I'm not sure if they would have been as successful at the base schools (ES and MS).

Older DS (at an AAP MS Center) opted not to apply to TJ as he did not feel it was the right fit for him. I think his peer group over the years and the staff/teachers have helped him sort out what type of learning environment he prefers.[/quote]

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