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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She goes to a small progressive school.  She is very happy there.

She had  recent extensive neuropsych testing from a reputable practitioner.  The problem with an ld diagnosis for her is that her performance IQ scores are not higher than the other scores which means that the well known ld type schools will not take her.  In fact in some sense she does not have a disorder since her IQ scores are in the the normal range (low but still considered normal).  K I am OK with that except it means it is hard to find a private school placement for her and she is not eligible for services in public schools (except maybe accomodations) plus public schools are just too big for her.

We do have one more year at the progressive school so do have some time.[/quote]

That's good that you have some time.  Here's some thoughts that I have:

1) If you're not in DC, I'd suggest going through the process of submitting her information to the public school, letting them evaluate her further, and having them make a plan for her.  It might be that they'll find some way to qualify her, perhaps through speech and language (which doesn't require a discrepancy) or through an RTI model of LD identification.  It might be that she doesn't qualify under IDEA, but that they'll have other options.  I know that at our local high school, there are many programs such as Read 180, and math support classes that don't require special education status to join in.  It's possible that they'll surprise you or have ideas you haven't considered.  It's also possible that you'll decide in the end that it's not the right setting but you'll still have learned something about what's available in a public school setting.

2) If you are in DC, you might look at some of the smaller charter schools.  Cap City, for example, has a smaller class size and uses a progressive approach.

3) You might look at faith based options.  In this area, both the Catholic Church and some of the Jewish schools, have a commitment to supporting all learners.  As far as Catholic schools in MD, Brookewood (very small, very Catholic), Holy Child, and Holy Cross all have relatively wide definitions of who they accept and serve.  For other jurisdictions and religions/denominations I can't give specific denominations, but it's worth exploring.

4) You might look at some of the very small schools in the area.  Nora School is one that I've heard good things about, and that seems to accept a variety of students.  New School of Northern Virginia is another to explore.

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