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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - terrific idea! nothing like the love that a mother has for her child to fuel her passion for helping him or her.

DO IT!!

I personally know 2 moms, in another state, that both had SN children -combos of ADD/ADHD/MERLD. Their current school district and general demographics would be the equivalent to MoCo or Frfx county.

Both moms felt that their children were being "left behind" and "misunderstood" so one night, while literally talking over their backyard fence with they concocted an idea to start their own school. EVERYONE told them they were crazy  - except for their husbands and good friends of which I was one. At that time, one of the mom's mom was a Mechanical Engineer, the other an RN.  Neither had anything close to an education on "how to educate" but they didn't let it stand in their way so they petitioned their county to help them fund and start charter school - not an SN school but a charter school that would be inclusive where they would hire a full staff of therapists and other specialists.  After much hard work, the county agreed and almost one year to the day they opened their doors in an industrial park of all places - but that was all they could afford.

I was part of helping to build that school.  Me and a large handful of other moms - worked tirelessly to help them get their doors open. Admission to the school was based on a lottery, no tuition as it was partially funded by the county and the other by donations, and there were uniforms.  It started as K-8. By Day 1 they already had a very long wait list of kids!  This was in 2005.  Today that school has since moved out of their temporary space and built their own beautiful "green" campus with all the possible bells and whistles. The land was donate to them by a wealthy commercial builder in the area. They announced this year that they are building a second campus on the opposite side of the county.  Both of their children have since graduated and have gone on to high school but it was seriously one of the best educational opportunities in that county.

So OP - if you really have your heart set on it, do it. I don't know what the red tape is like in our area as compared to the other county I used to live in - in the other state but its worth seriously looking in to.

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Love this!!!  Thanks for sharing.[/quote]

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