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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The one kid I know with an IEP for ADHD and organization has had [b]a mixed experience depending on the teacher[/b] - some are very good about making sure the kid is keeping up with assignments while others have not. I know other kids at TJ with anxiety issues who have an open door to the counselor's office so I think your child could be accommodated that way. [/quote]

OP here. This has been our experience at MS as well. DC has a couple teachers who have been fantastic about the timelines, but most are more meh about it. Overall, it's been OK, but not perfect. I don't expect every single teacher at TJ to be fully and cheerfully compliant with the IEP. :) I'm not that naive! But I don't expect that at the base HS either.

I think overall my concern has been whether they will see it as a chore/burden to have DC there vs. being willing to work with DC in a positive way, even if things are not perfect.

I want to thank everyone for their thoughtful responses. It has been very helpful to us.
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OP I asked my DC, who is a junior at TJ about this. DC said no way. b/c knows the student who had IEP  -- because everybody knows everyone anyway. The school tried, but it was not enough. There is so much anxiety anyway, the problem just got bigger and bigger, and fortunately disaster was averted, and a transfer. When you "try TJ" and then drop, everyone knows the story and even if they do not get the facts straight, they tell it anyway with their own embellishments. Its HS-- HS students-- very driven and competitive. Same being true back at the base school.

The chances of someone with an IEP completing four years at TJ are nil. So you would be facing first, extended deadlines that would not be taken well by the other members of the many group projects, and then also a piling up of more and more assignments, each one with an extension. That is anxiety producing in a regular student. The teachers do not stop giving more assignments for an individual student. Talk to someone who has a student who missed an extended amount of school due to an illness and they can tell you how that works.

The TJ admissions procedure is aimed at making a certain kind of class that "gave everyone a chance". That it will not succeed ultimately, or causes an individual student some or a lot of grief, is not something they really worry about -- they know someone else will come and fill the slot. It is harsh on the ones who have to drop out b/c they were never really the kind of student who excels at TJ in the first place -- a tough road for the student. The PTA will give you the straight story on he first day, and they are pretty accurate.

It is a lot to think about, and very difficult after being admitted-- but I would not be so certain that they have your DCs true best interest at heart. TJ can be a nice school, but it really favors the academically advanced, very well organized, and non anxious student.
best of luck, TJ parent with one more, very tough year to go.[/quote]

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