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Anonymous wrote:Could you recommend a smaller middle school? He is the 2e kid and we cannot figure out what our other options are.

Hardy, Basis, Wash Latin, CMI, IT, Cap City, DCI

NOT Basis-they do not believe in kids without IEPs.

Anonymous wrote:Could you recommend a smaller middle school? He is the 2e kid and we cannot figure out what our other options are.

Are you willing to consider private options?

Anonymous wrote:Could you recommend a smaller middle school? He is the 2e kid and we cannot figure out what our other options are.

Hardy, Basis, Wash Latin, CMI, IT, Cap City, DCI

Could you recommend a smaller middle school? He is the 2e kid and we cannot figure out what our other options are.

I would not necessarily recommend Deal for a child with social issues. Have you looked at the smaller middle schools?

You can get an IEP for a child with social issues who is preforming above grade level and has no documented medical condition.

DC is multiple grade levels above his peers, but he has severe speech impediment, unexplained muscular issues that leads to difficulty with simple tasks, and severe emotional issues. There is no documented "medical condition" but he receives speech therapy multiple times a week, counseling, and occupational therapy. I tried for an autism diagnosis originally because I was given similar misinformation, but it was ruled out by our pediatrician as DC is "too high-functioning". Thankfully, he had a teacher in 2nd grade who advocated for an IEP, had him tested, and he has received support since then.

Generally no unless there is a documented medical condition.

What sort of accommodations does he have on the current 504? Just guessing but I think social accommodations would be hard to implement at Deal. The kids move around a lot and aren't in class with the same kids.

This is the PP with fourth grader. He does well academically and has no problematic behaviors. His main difficulties are on the social side. Our ES is terrific which is why we have only used a 504 to date. But we are thinking of going for the IEP so that the document is more enforceable. Can a student get an IEP just for the social aspect even though he is performing at or above grade level? I would like to get this sorted before the move to Deal if possible.

Anonymous wrote:We are looking forward to Deal for our now fourth grader currently has a 504 plan. We are wondering if it would be better for our child to have a IEP rather than a 504 going into Deal. Do Deal faculty, staff and admin honor IEPs more than they do 504s?

Deal seems to be providing IEP services but ignoring accommodations.

Anonymous wrote:We are looking forward to Deal for our now fourth grader currently has a 504 plan. We are wondering if it would be better for our child to have a IEP rather than a 504 going into Deal. Do Deal faculty, staff and admin honor IEPs more than they do 504s?

Many school struggle with implementations of 504s at middle and high schools simply because there are so many different teachers and each teacher has 100+ students. It's simply harder than when you're dealing with a primary elementary school teacher. It's not an excuse; they still need to do it. But it's tough for all.

Re your 4th grader - what is the diagnosis? Does your child need specialized instruction or just accommodations in order to access the curriculum? To qualify for an IEP you must require instruction from a special educator and/or related service provider (SLP, OT, psychologist) at least some hours of the week, instead of, or in addition to the types of accomodations usually contained in a 504.

We are looking forward to Deal for our now fourth grader currently has a 504 plan. We are wondering if it would be better for our child to have a IEP rather than a 504 going into Deal. Do Deal faculty, staff and admin honor IEPs more than they do 504s?

Our child was just diagnosed with a medical condition. I submitted a 504 with the school, made multiple copies, and gave them to each teacher personally. DC was accommodated very well immediately. I am not at Deal but I do think copies to each teacher makes a difference.

Nope. My child who is very bright but has a 504 gets none of her accommodations. They've basically said that since she's doing ok they can blow off her 504. If you have a child with a very high IQ and serious accommodation needs you are SOL. They've also screwed her out of advanced math so she is phoning in A+ scores in a class that seems to have all of the 504 kids. That's fine by them because she's not a squeaky wheel.

No. Not really. Waste of paper it is written on.

every school has to follow a 504 plan, but if you don't tell them about it, they might not know. contact your school's special education coordinator. (even though it's not special education, it's usually still the sped coordinator who organizes 504 plans)

We are new to the school and haven't been contacted about the 504 accommodations. I wanted DC to get acclimated but I'm starting to wonder if the teachers know DC has a plan. Suggestions?