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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As I recall, you start the process by asking the school counselor and principal for an IEP conference.  At that conference, they and the special education staff will discuss the assessments necessary.  MCPS does pay for assessments; however, it has limited resources to pay for assessments out of its budget. You will get in line for them to pay for the assessment and they will not provide services until it is done and determined that an IEP or 504 is appropriate.

It was suggested to us to pay for the assessment out of pocket to get it done and so that MCPS could move forward with the IEP/504.  Sadly, they are expensive and families at Title 1 schools may not have the resources.  [/quote]

This is not how it works. To start the process you talk to the principal or counselor and let them know you believe your child has a disability that impacts their ability to engage in the curriculum. A meeting will be set to discuss whether an evaluation and if yes what type. MCPS will then perform the evaluation. Another meeting will be set to review the results. Then finally if it is agreed your child needs accommodations and/or services, a meeting will be set to develop a plan.

If you want an ADHD evaluation you can get it quickly through your pediatrician. [/quote]

DP. That was not the case for us. I did all that, but school refused to test, saying kid was above benchmarks.  Pediatrician sent in a referral,  but there was a year-long wait. We were lucky that kid was in an NIH study, so we were able to get some accommodations based on that while waiting the year for our eval.[/quote]

If you send in a formal request to for a 504 or IEP accommodation I believe the school is legally required to do something.

My kid was also meeting benchmarks but they were a distraction to themselves and others.  Unable to complete work.  Just using the checklists we were able to get a diagnosis and a 504 plan.   Was certainly not a smooth ride after that but this was the start of getting him some help.

-- Parent of ADHD kid in MCPS [/quote]

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