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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the smaller feel of Hearst.  I know families at Janney who are looking for other options.

Also - if there is any chance that your child has a learning difference (Adhd, dyslexia) the Janney is known for being horrible.  Their head of Special Needs does things her way and no one (not even teachers) will challenge her.  [/quote]

I have a child with an IEP at Janney and our experience has been positive. The student support staff that my child is actually working with is great.[/quote]
The staff is good (OT/Speech etc)- they really try to help the child.
The Student Support Services Coordinator has a reputation.  [/quote]

I know she does, but we have found her supportive as well. Not everybody has problems with her, and it hasn't affected my child's experience. I understand others may have different experiences, but I also get the impression that there are some people on this forum who are out to get back at her.[/quote]
It is not personal. It is about fully understanding the landscape.  
There are many parents in the community who went in thinking the stories were due to difficult parents [b]only to learn that was not the case.[/b]  
The harm done to the students goes beyond their days at Janney.  [/quote]
Can you be more specific?[/quote]
Parents who raised concerns about children's learning needs and were brushed off for 1st / 2nd and 3rd grade.   Classroom assessments were a little low but always on the border.  Told it is not a learning disability - it is ADHD.   School did not do full assessment.  When PARCC results were available in fall of 4th grade and child scores a "1" in reading section - parent goes back to school and asks again for a full evaluation.  This time school determines it is warranted and child identified as having a LD.

I know multiple families with a variation of this story.  These families put their trust in the expertise of the professionals at the school.  They did not know that they were being given wrong information by the Student Support Services Coordinator.[/quote]

Weird we have a kid at Janney with ADHD and this was not our experience at all getting an evaluation and an IEP - our kid hasn't had any serious issues so I will grant his case thus far has not been serious but we've had great support[b] from his teachers and the assessment staff.[/b][/quote]

I have a child with autism at Janney and would say the same.[/quote]
Dr. Mallory is fantastic and by far the best from the 2 previous Janney had on staff.  Night and Day experiences.[/quote]

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