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Untrue about special needs. MCPS is a wonderful system, but you have to know how to work it. [b]Pay for the neuropsych yourself and request the IEP meeting at school with the list of services and accommodations listed on the report. MCPS has a wide range of accommodations they can provide and if you show yourself to be a rational actor, the IEP team will be too.[/b] I know, my kid with ADHD/ASD had an IEP from K to 11th grade in MCPS, and my other kid just became eligible for a medical 504 in 8th grade.

The reality, people, is that at the primary level, any public or private will do. But at the secondary level, FCPS and MCPS pull out ahead. No, those forums NEVER, EVER have anyone wanting to flee to DCPS! I've been on DCUM 10+ years and have never seen that :-)

As someone mentioned, please also consider the valuable benefit of being in-state for college. College tuition is insane and colleges are getting incredibly selective. You want that in-state option even if your kid is top of their class and targets the Ivies.

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A private neuropsych evaluation is several thousands of dollars and there are no guarantees your school will provide the suggested services or accommodations.  At the IEP meeting a lot will depend on the principal of the school and the school counselor no matter what report you bring in.  We had an IEP evaluation meeting at one of the highly rated MCPS elementary schools and before we even walked through the door, the decision had already been decided with their own evaluation of observing my child in PE class and talking with the teacher. This was in spite of having reports every day from the 2nd grade teacher of something my kid failed to do like sitting still during story time or waiting to talk their turn (in hindsight this was likely code for get your kid evaluated for ADD) and having similar issues in 3rd with school work and social issues (in hindsight this was the ASD diagnosed much later in high school ). The evaluation meeting wasn’t a discussion it was telling us why an IEP wasn’t needed, showing us their paperwork and asking if we had any questions.

Later in talking with other parents I found that many had similar experiences when it came to being granted an IEP unless their kid came thru the PEP program where they were already evaluated in pre-school by the county and receiving county services.
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