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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I dont' have a kid at Kilmer (have one at another MS) but would advise you to schedule a tour of the school and a talk with whatever counselor would be assigned to help your son with his special needs. Of course any school is going to try to sell itself to you, so you have to be prepared with some tough questions for them and be ready for a sales pitch -- but that is going to happen anywhere. It does help to visit in person and get a look at the school-- does it seem that classrooms are crowded? Do you notice whether there seems to be enough equipment in the science classroom, enough computers, or are the computers very outdated, is there pure chaos in the hallways between classes or not, do you hear teachers raising voices?....It's only a snapshot and you might hit a time in a loud, crowded school where things happen to be calm for the hour you're visiting, or you might hit a time in a well-regulated school when things happen to be "off" for the hour you're visiting. But visit anyway.

And try to find some way to talk to parents in person -- boards like this can help somewhat but you really need to talk to some folks who have kids at Kilmer now, this year, or who have sent a couple of kids through the school in very recent years. Is your son's special need something for which there are, for instance, parent support groups or associations? If so -- there might be some way to use those groups to link up with parents who have had kids with this same need go through MS, if not at Kilmer, at least where they can tell you about how MS worked for their kid.....[/quote]

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