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OP here, THANK YOU! Wow, this is so helpful. I really appreciate your insight. Honestly, the only thing keeping me from sending this is that the school will just say they don’t have enough evidence of adverse educational impact. My son scored at 46% on his recent MAP test (below average but they didn’t think it was that bad) and he got Ps in K+1st and As and Bs last year-  but what does that show especially during the pandemic last year. My son has developed coping strategies to “get by” but the private assessment clearly shows how much he struggles with the dyslexia.

Not sure if we should just take the 504 for now. I HATE that the schools/MCPS attitude is to wait for my son to fail. This is so upsetting.[/quote]

Re adverse impact - you do NOT have to prove adverse impact at this screening stage - merely make a showing that there is/could be.  You have done that through below grade level testing, through your feedback on how difficult last year was and how much support you had to provide, etc.  At a minimum, the school should have passed you on the screening and moved to a 60 day period where they would collect further data, which includes classroom data.

Also re: adverse imapct.  The school is saying that 46%île is average and thus does not show any adverse impact.  That is only true if your DC’s IQ (or highest component of the IQ) is also around 46%.  BUT, for a kid with an IQ at the 80th percentile, a 46th percentile reading score is actually bad.  The school will always try to convince you that a kid has to be scoring “below average” or “borderline” to qualify.  That just is not true.  “Significant discrepancy” can qualify a kid for an IEP - significant discrepancy between IQ and achievement.  My kid has an IQ in the 99th percentile and math reasoning scores in the 90th percentile but math fluency scores in the 40-50th percentile.  That is such a significant discrepancy that he qualifies for a math calculator accommodation.  He also has dysgraphia with writing scores from the 25-50 percentiles - again he qualifies for an IEP for SLD in writing even though he has never gotten below an A or B in an English class in his life.  He has, however repeatedly done poorly on classroom writing assignments, although never below a C because he tries at least.  He’s had an IEP since third grade.  Only when he got to middle school and had to start taking the PARCC did he start failing the writing portion only of the PARCC.

Don’t second guess yourself about what the school will say - so send it and let them say no a second time.  You will be no worse off than you are now. You can still collect more data, or hire an advocate or get a lawyer.

If you accept the 504 plan, make sure to document in writing that you disagree with the IEP decision and that your acceptance of the 504 plan does not constitute agreement to the IEP decision and does not waive your due process rights.

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OP again. Wow, this is fascinating… Tha k you. I have so many thoughts and questions. Why did they not offer to collect more data then and just reject the IEP outright?? And part of the reason I was so upset after the eligibility meeting when they declined the IEP is I felt like the private report (23 pages) gave so much detail about how he is struggling and scoring below grade level. I’ve pasted a section of the report with the scores. In the parent questionnaire I explained how much support he needed last year and how we saw him struggle with reading and writing on a daily basis. Another question- as far as the letter you suggested above, is there a reason I should go beyond the school at this point or should I try sending this to the school IEP team first? I’m worried about being adversarial at the get-go and causing them to dig in their heels more. I really don’t want to burn bridges, especially since I also have a kindergartener.

Portion of report (my son just started 3rd grade and had this done a month ago)
- WJ-IV Broad Reading grade equivalent: 2.1
-  WJ-IV Broad Written Language gr equivalent: 2.3
- WIAT IV Reading Comprehension: 2.1
- WJ-IV Spelling gr equivalent: 1.9

How could they see this and not at least collect more data? He is scoring below grade level. The report describes

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