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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know how a child is placed in the highly gifted center program that is also for kids with a learning disability? It's for 2e students but the MCPS website is so vague and we are moving to the area. Have a highly gifted student going into 6th grade, he also has ADHD and disgraphia. 
Also, is that curriculum the same as the gifted magnet curriculum? Based on the website it doesn't sound like it. It's sounds more like the focus on the disabilities and I'm not seeing how they service the gifted attributes of these kids. Any insight from parents who have kids in the program would be great. Thanks.[/quote]

I have 2e child with  extremely High IQ but low processing speed, issues with writing and organization. (Officially has ADHD, possibly dysgraphia)
Child is in regular magnet (not GT/LD) and struggling with workload.  However, I would never consider to put child in GT/LD program in MCPS. That is not a place for real 2e child. (Definition of 2e child in my interpretation: on official psychological testing one or two parts of the test off chart high, one or two off chart low. Often children learn how to compensate and school will consider your child average struggling and try to refuse services...)
Very few teachers really follow  IEP or 504. The only thing they would do is extended test time. That is it.
Some teachers follow IEP  or 504 for every student in a class (i.e. when teacher post class notes for everyone and e-mail reminders to everyone.)
The only good fit would be  Homeschool, or Online school with classes that fit your child all over the place.
Since each 2e kid is very different, there is no one size fit all. Unfortunately, that is MCPS approach even in magnets. Resource classes for IEP kids are just free periods to do homework. Nothing individualized.  Do not even think about making MCPS to care about your child or be accountable.  MCPS is big and extremely bureaucratic. You will be very disappointed.
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To this PP, this sounds just like my child.  We are searching all the MCPS programs to find the right fit- this is a little disappointing...did you end up doing homeschooling? How did you supplement social aspects for your child? The writing/dysgraphia part for us is a big hurdle-  would this not be addressed adequately in a magnet? What about enrolling in GT/LD, and doing enrichment on weekends? or pulling the child out before the end of the day to do off-site tutoring? [/quote]

WE homeschooled in the past and  are prepared to homeschool in the future. As mentioned above, currently child is in regular magnet. We take one day at a time.
When you homeschool, you supplement with a lot of activities: sport, club, museums, science fairs, concerts etc. You do academic camps in summer and plenty of challenging online courses.  All of that takes a lot of time and money. Not everyone can do it. However, results are great.
I think it is possible to homeschool for ES and HS. It is more tricky for MS, since during that time cooperation is difficult...
Just do what is best for your child and your family. [/quote]

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