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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Special needs" is a huge umbrella.  My child has an IEP because of language delays and sensory issues.  The language has improved significantly, and DC functions at a high level academically.  No one knows my child is "SN" unless I tell them.

In my personal experience, charters do a much better job than DCPS of identifying issues that require an IEP and therefore will always have a higher SN population.[/quote]

The team at our DCPS ES has been great for our child with SN. I have friends whose children with SNs were not well-served at their charters and ended up leaving. Thing is, with both DCPS and DCPCS schools, YMMV. There is such a wide range from bad to great for SN services and [b]sometimes it a very dependent on the individual educators/counselors/etc[/b]. For those who cannot afford the very expensive private SN schools, the whole is a crapshoot - including, of course, playing the lottery for school like CM. And if your child is very bright and has SN, it's even more difficult. [/quote]

This. And it can change year to year. [/quote]

I am the previous poster.  I was not talking about individual DCPS schools.  When my child was in a private preschool, her teacher strongly recommended she get tested.  I arranged for private testing of speech while I waited for the Early Stages appointment.  DC tested single digit percentiles in the private test; Early Stages said DC did not qualify for speech services, but caved after I showed them the other test results.  Early Stages also said DC had no sensory issues, which clearly was wrong.  Later, after getting into a charter school, they recommended that DC be tested again.   This test showed that DC had significant SN issues and DC qualified for services.  As long as DCPS relies on Early Stages (whereas charters use 3rd party independent testers), DCPS will continue to underserve SN kids.  There is currently a class action lawsuit re Early Stages (we are technically part of the plaintiff class) and hopefully this lawsuit will change things.

Sorry to hijack the thread :)[/quote]

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