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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be honest and upfront about your child's learning profile.  Submitting testing reports is not a "death sentence" in the admissions process.  The truth of the matter, is that a large number of kids have some sort of diagnosis.  Some schools can support your child and some cannot. Hiding your child's diagnosis will backfire - teachers will quickly figure out.  It will save everyone a lot of stress/heartache in the long run if you are upfront.[/quote]

My DC has a 504 for inattentive ADHD - we have provided that to the schools we're applying to as well as a written explanation as part of the parent application questions and verbally in parent interviews. Do they need to get the whole neuropsych testing report w/recommendations as well?[/quote]
We provided the neuropsych test results and recos as well as the current learning plan (private school version of IEP/504) when applying to schools. [/quote]

There is a a very big difference between a 504 plan and an IEP. A 504 plan is just for accommodations like extra time on tests, can turn in assignments late, preferential seating vs an IEP plan where some type of service is provided from a special ed teacher or speech therapist. I think some private schools are fine with a 504 but far less willing with an IEP. [/quote]
I don’t dispute that. I was only defining the term learning plan for anyone with a public school background. Vast majority of privates do not use the terms 504 plan or IEP, and the learning plan covers whatever elements the school offers that would (in public) fall under either. You are correct that many privates are unable to offer the level of interventions and services that public’s can, but some do. My kid had a learning plan that included pullouts with an external speech therapist who came to the school for 1-on-1 sessions as well as pullouts with the school’s O-G trained specialist for dyslexia remediation, along with the usual accommodations of extra time, etc. In public, DC probably would have had an IEP at that point. Later, the pullouts and services weren’t necessary, and were no longer included in the private school learning plan. In public, DC probably would only have had a 504 at that point. In private, all iterations were simply within the learning plan. [/quote]

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