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OP - Interesting that St. Colletta School admission is based on a lottery system so your focus really just needs to be on the best place for services for a child with physical disabilities and language limitations and strong cognitive skills.  You have probably found the web site for Forest Knowles.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/special-education/programs-services/physical-disabilities.aspx

In FCPS system it would seem that there is no specialized program for this low incidence population in elementary school and therefore, it is doubtful that the level of services could be as consistent as that offered in the MCPS program because these students will benefit most from therapists across all disciplines who are trained and experienced in the needed skills.[/quote]

St. Colletta's is based on lottery for DC residents who are attending the charter school. Most DC kids will get in, but not always immediately. The school is a charter school (serving DC kids) and a private school (serving kids from MD and VA who are "funded" or whose parents pay tuition) blended together, and the MD and VA kids go through a different process.

But St. C's isn't the place for OP's kid.  It's not just that they don't teach academics, but the complex language, and peer interactions he'll need to thrive aren't available there either.  
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