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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two daughters--one in K and one who will be entering K this fall.  Our current K is struggling tremendously and likely has learning disabilities but is borderline and no one quite knows what she has yet despite extensive testing.  She is also extremely socially anxious and doesn't do well wiht the large class size.  So FCPS has not been working in her favor this year and she has been lost in the shuffle.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kind of things does the private school do to find and support special needs? In the public school, you can ask for an evaluation to be done by the school. In private (and most likely eventually in public), you will need to do a private evaluation which can cost ~$3,000+.

I would first get her evaluated to see what are the challenges and then figure out if the private school would be able to handle them.[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The private school has small class sizes. That is all that my DD needs at this point. She's quiet and needs attention that she is not getting at the disgusting mess of a FCPS school. She's been tested privately and by FCPS--and both have reached the conclusion that there is something not clicking but they dont' know what it is because she is too young.

Also, it's true that we have no idea if the younger DD doesn't have a learning disability but what is true is that she functions well socially and retains information like a sponge.[/quote][/quote][/quote][/quote]
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you believe your older D's school is "disgusting mess of a school", why on earth would you send your second child there?[/quote][/quote][/quote]
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because that is where we live and that is what we can afford. The school is fine--just completely overcrowded and run down but is otherwise a well regarded school -- even by DCUM standards. There are 29 kids in my DDs K class and the AC barely works. That might be fine for a socially well adjusted kid but my DD is not only very socially anxious, she is not learning on pace with everyone else.[/quote][/quote]
[quote=Anonymous][b]What did the school say when you submitted the Multi-purpose Referral Form?[/b][/quote]

[quote]Nothing. Should they have said something?[/quote]

Yes, they should have said something.

I suggest you make use of the resources at the FCPS Parent Resource Center.

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/osp/prc/index.shtml

The Parent Handbook might be a good start:
http://www.fcps.edu/dss/sei/Handbook/index.shtml
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