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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my general sense after reading this board for years is that for "DC middle class" families, almost always the best approach is to (1) get the best IEP goals and services you can (might need to hire an advocate if your school is difficult) and (2) supplement with private tutoring and therapy.

Your other option is to try and get placement in a private school paid for by the school system but this is really difficult and you might not like the school choices. It sounds like the school you are interested in does not take public placements anyway.

Good luck. 
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I think this good advice and pretty accurate.  I have two kids with mild SNs who are in private school.  I knew there was no way we were going to get public funding and I did not bother pursuing it and wasting money and precious academic years.  My kids had a 504 plan in their elementary school but I could tell it was not going to be sufficient in helping them keep pace with the curriculum in middle school.  So, DH and I made the decision to swallow hard and pay for a private SNs school.  Thankfully we make enough to afford it for two but what I have observed and surmised from the other families at the school is they are: 1.) independently wealthy; 2.) have grandparents who pay or have family money; 3.) middle class but get some financial aid and scrape up the rest; or 4.) two working professional parents (like my DH and I).  There are no students at the school who are there through public funding.  If you are considering taking out a loan or money from your 401k, you are going down a slippery slope and will spend money you will need for retirement, which is never wise.  [/quote]

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