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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s mixed. The school was quick to create an IEP and was responsible in complying with the legal timelines than some other schools. The person leading the department seemed solid.  Some of the teachers were great and supportive in complying with the IEP. Most were adequate. Some were inflexible and unwilling to learn about neurodiversity- and assumed my kid wasn’t trying hard enough when they didn’t jump into class discussions (refer to the IEP please teacher! ):

The support teachers are completely overworked to the level of exploitation.

The school’s one high stakes exam final model did not work for my kid who had tremendous anxiety from it. Though they knew the material and from test scores borders on 2e.

We moved to MoCo and my kid is now thriving. [/quote]

Are they in a MoCo 2e program? Wondering if it's worth moving for high school.[/quote]

Not in that program. Just in a regular middle school & applying for high school now. My kid has low support needs, but does need some basic accommodations. MoCo just seems to have more capacity and will to meet kids where they are while also having strong standards. The schools are so big that there are many paths to thrive. My kid is in a huge middle school but loves the fact that the people are spread out through the building and not crowded like the basis building. What a sensory nightmare those hallways were.  The other thing that is working is all of the assignments and grades are in a central electronic system. No more paper binders & “communications journals”. [/quote]

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