Anonymous wrote:OP here- Thank you to those posters that did not immediately judge my parenting, I appreciate your support. This is not an option we are taking lightly, it's what we're looking at to best serve my child to help him succeed to his potential.

He has severe dyslexia, dysgraphia and executive functioning deficits. We've been doing years of private tutoring and have had endless battles with our very highly rated public school with regards to his IEP. He's independent, very athletic and a really outgoing, social kid. He has learning differences, he's not dumb. He needs more intense, daily instruction and a regular routine. I have another child with dyslexia but it's not as severe and private interventions have helped him and he is doing well in a small private school.

We live in VA, not close to any of the high schools that target dyslexia (all of which are in Maryland). Even if we moved, those schools don't have the sports aspect which he would really miss.

We are not rich and we are a very close family that would miss him terribly. The thought of spending $80,000 on specialized boarding schools is not something we would consider until our last resort, so I really don't need the extra judgement.

We would like to narrow the list down to 3 to go take a look at, if anyone else has some insights even if indirectly, that would be helpful.


Is moving an option? The Carroll School is Massachusetts has an excellent reputation.