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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Considering Maret, GDS, Sidwell, Beauvoir, Sheridan for a bright child with no cognitive delays but speech, motor, and fine motor delays as a result of her hypotonia. She has private therapy end had made great strides over the past couple years.
I know none of these schools are required to provide accommodations. 
Which schools do best with kids who may need some targeted support like mine? Any schools you’d absolutely eliminate from the list? Any others you’d suggest considering?[/quote]

Those sorts of broad based delays without a firm diagnosis will be difficult for private school teachers to handle in the classroom. They are not accustomed to the wide range of student abilities that public school teachers are used to. You are wise to use the therapeutic route and follow up with her medical team as she grows, but do not expect private schools to have the patience for that process. You will be questioned at every parent meeting and it will be very hard for your to earn the respect of the school staff, no matter how prepared you are. I would move to a good public district if I needed to for a student with this profile. You know what curriculum your child will be getting and you won't face pressure from a public for more testing or to see different doctors, etc., to speed up diagnoses. This is important. You need to have patience with the process and let your child develop at her own pace with supports.[/quote]

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