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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot imagine any HRCS holding your spot at all. They need to put kids in seats to get their funding.

The advantage to a HRCS is that they are generally their own LEA, and much more willing to do an IEP than DCPS is. But the services implementation - you get what you pay for, and your taxes don't go that far. I'd recommend that you take this to the special needs board specifically to address that. You'll likely need to bring an advocate in if you don't think that they're being implemented as needed.

We went through a somewhat similar situation. Started at a Montessori charter at 3 - it was a disaster. On the plus side, it did reveal that assessments were needed (which included us getting our own private one) and ultimately resulted in an IEP with services. So, silver lining is that we probably wouldn't have realized that our kid needed the help if he had stayed in daycare for another year+. You can maybe make your charter work if 1) you get the services that are needed, 2) maybe you supplement those with your own and 3) absolutely don't make your kid do aftercare too. Aftercare is run by paraprofessionals who are glorified babysitters. They're not paid well enough to be equipped to handle a kid with special needs - and your kid will likely melt.

Check sites like care.com, urbansitter, etc.  You'd be amazed at the number of (in some cases, highly qualified) people out there that you can hire to do aftercare at home for the 3-6pm time from school until you get home from work.

Good luck! This is not easy.[/quote]

I don't think charters are more willing to do an IEP than DCPS is.  Some supposedly "highly regarded" charters don't do them well, as OP is learning, and it is no coincidence that being unappealing to students with IEPs and having good test scores go together.[/quote]

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