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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ATS poster (one of them) here - we do know some kids with ADHD who are doing ok here.  I also know a few kids whose parents transferred them out (some to private, some back to their home school) because it wasn't a good fit.  I know one of those cases was due to special needs.  My daughter has some executive processing issues and 3 of her 4 teachers have been very good with her.  We did have one year that wasn't great in that sense - the teacher wasn't a good fit - so we just kind of grinned and bore it and this year has been much better.  I feel like that could probably happen anywhere.[/quote]

I'm the pp you're responding to. The feedback we got at the time was that if he had a diagnosed condition warranting an IEP or 504, then ATS would provide accommodations and he'd be fine. Without a diagnosis and plan, though, we were told we would struggle to get ATS teachers to agree to certain accommodations because they're otherwise not compatible with the ATS philosophy. At Nottingham, all five of the teachers we've had so far have been more than willing to make informal accommodations (flexible seating and other classroom adjustments, homework adjustments, etc.), and even though he now has the diagnosis, there's been no need for us to seek a 504 (he wouldn't qualify for an IEP) because the teachers are willing to do everything we ask for without the paperwork. Next year we may reconsider the 504 so that it's in place going into middle school, but not because of any elementary school experiences.

If others have had a different experience with ATS, that would be valuable to know.[/quote]

As a parent of a MS child, I would strongly urge you to get your 504 plan in place prior to getting to WMS.  It's much harder to get the informal kind of accommodations you mention whey they're going to seven different classes in a day.[/quote]

That's what I've heard. Our plan is to do it in fifth grade, is there any benefit to doing it this year instead (4th) if we're not having any issues now?[/quote]

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