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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thank you for those that talked about Burke and Field. They are on my radar too. DC did not complete 7th so not sure Blair's CAP would even accept them despite so far currently having honor roll-level grades again in 8th grade (school started in early August). I agree that the case loads for these counselors are untenable. I was so very grateful for the counselor we had in 7th grade when all of this was blowing up. If we end up at Einstein, the plan will be as rigorous a curriculum as they can handle/want and definitely will have outside therapeutic resources. That is the plan for any of the schools.

Can I afford private? If you had asked me a year ago I would have said not really. Currently the boarding school is $12k a month (which is a typical price for these places) so now I'm thinking differently. We can afford what we need to afford.

Thank you again for the considerate replies!![/quote]

I am so sorry for all you and your child have gone through. My child has not had such serious struggles but at one point we were debating private or public for the next school. On the advice of our therapist we met with the associate principal of the school we were zoned for and had a very upfront conversation about our child’s struggles and specific concerns. They described the level of support they could provide (we were in the process of getting an IEP, which we still have, so it was kind of the range of things we could do and what wasn’t going to be possible). We felt so pleased by the interaction with the principal and staff we decided to try public, got the IEP and things have been good so far. This wasn’t for high school but you could try and just see what they say and what your general impression is. Also the school year is very new- I would encourage you to work hard on the process for accommodations and also apply and visit several private schools and see where you are in the spring. As I said earlier we have been happy with MCPS so far but I’m nervous about high school and if the huge size will be too much. We could consider private for that. I am like you- we can afford whatever if we really need to.[/quote]

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