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[quote=Anonymous]Strongly recommend being as forthcoming as you can about child’s strengths and challenges, and don’t be vague as others have suggested, as a way to increase admissions chances to private schools.

If you feel the professionals at the school can’t handle or understand the nuances of your child’s developmental profile, then they are not likely qualified to care for your child.

We have a similar kid, now later elementary, who fits easily into a mainstream classroom (working at or above grade level in all areas) but needs an IEP.  We tried private K, and school swore up and down that the “small classes, personal attention” would be just what DC needed.  This was not the case, all we got was complaints about how “difficult” DC was to educate and confusion and fights over the most basic accommodations.

A strong public elementary in FCPS was a much better fit, DC got needed accommodations and support from qualified professionals without a fuss. Now doing very well.

It’s certainly not true that public is always better than private or vice versa, but it is important to recognize that private school teachers often don’t have the professional expertise or knowledge base to support children with even slightly atypical developmental profiles.  Our experience was also that “they don’t know what they don’t know,” so it’s important as a parent to bring a critical eye to the admission process. [/quote]

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