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[quote=Anonymous]Dear OP-

I've been in your shoes.  The school drags it's feet and does not meet the child's needs.  So your child doesn't fall through the cracks, you seek private therapies which work and your child makes improvement.  The school reacts by either threatening to end the IEP or shrink services.

The reality is that MCPS is severely broken when it comes to servicing children with disabilities.  To decide what direction to go with your child's education, you should carefully weigh the expenses and what you can afford in the longterm - including education and help for your child pass high school graduation.

If you can afford private school and are tired of fighting with Farmland, carefully research private schools that can meet your child's needs.  Be upfront with the school for what you are looking for and ask how they can implement.  Visit the school to see the classroom environment.  Maybe even ask your private therapists if they know of any schools that would be a good fit.

If you can't afford the private school option, get what you can get from MCPS but continue to privately supplement.  Hire an advocate to speak on your behalf at the IEP meetings.  Schools tend to listen better to a trained advocate.  An advocate would use data like the private therapy hours, recommendations from the therapists for school support, and school data that the school may not be bringing into the meeting (ie. work samples, teacher emails when problems occurred, etc.).[/quote]

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