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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Music instruction is very good.

Foreign language instruction is excellent. There are lots of choices, immersion programs and an emphasis on communication.

There are some amazing special educators in MCPS although it really requires the parents pushing.[/quote]

Have to disagree with last statement.  Three years, two schools in W cluster - never saw it on spec Ed side.  Actually complete opposite.  This was a decade ago for context - but I think I’m more likely to be correct now since there are like 400 MCPS jobs open and most of them are Spec Ed.  All the best folks left long, long ago.[/quote]

Our speech therapy was 30 minutes a week for a child really struggling in a group with 6-8 kids with unrelated needs.  Thankfully we could do private but completely unacceptable.  The special education team ignored my kid.  [/quote]
There is a shortage of special ed teachers here and across the board. MCPS has many openings for them.

What district around here with this many SN kids does special ed well?[/quote]

This was long before covid and we didn't need a special education teacher we needed an SLP.[/quote]

ok, but the question is "what large district does SN well"?  I came from a rich area out west, and parents of SN kids complained over there, too.  Not blaming them, just noting that this particular issue doesn't seem to be isolated to MCPS.[/quote]

My child had severe delays and got zero help.  We paid a fortune privately.  I think I have a right to complain.[/quote]
sure, but that doesn't answer the question. What other large school district does SN well?

BTW, the parent of the SN child I knew in the rich area I was in also spent $$ on private lawyers to get the rich school district to provide the services.

MCPS doesn't do SN well, but neither does any school district, even rich ones.  That's all I'm saying.[/quote]

Lucky that parent.  Most of us cannot afford a private lawyer and private services.  Some do it better than others and MCPS has its preferred diagnosis.[/quote]

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