I think WMS took transfers last year, maybe they will again.

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Anonymous wrote:Kenmore parent with a bright kid who has an IEP. If I had the money, I would run to a private school. Others are correct to ensure intensified classes & the arts. The divide is real, the needs are significant. Nice teachers, good intentions, but yikes.

Um, you know that IEP is worth nada in private? Unless you are talking about a school that, say, specializes in kids with LDs, you get fewer services in private. And many folks don’t want to pull their kids from a mainstream school.

DP. I think someone with a kid with an IEP understands this. And private schools CAN accommodate certain LDs. It depends what it is.

BUT if the need for the student requires additional staff (e.g. speech therapist, dedicated aide, etc) then the privates tell you that you need to pay for the resources

There are many students with learning differences at all private schools, even the “top” DC privates. *However*, parents do NOT advertise these differences and take it upon themselves to address them outside of school. It’s $$$$$ to make it work, but they do.

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Anonymous wrote:Kenmore parent with a bright kid who has an IEP. If I had the money, I would run to a private school. Others are correct to ensure intensified classes & the arts. The divide is real, the needs are significant. Nice teachers, good intentions, but yikes.

Um, you know that IEP is worth nada in private? Unless you are talking about a school that, say, specializes in kids with LDs, you get fewer services in private. And many folks don’t want to pull their kids from a mainstream school.

DP. I think someone with a kid with an IEP understands this. And private schools CAN accommodate certain LDs. It depends what it is.

PP here: The private schools that we identified could provide the services our learner needs, but we cannot afford the price.
IEPs are beautiful but worthless without a school that is adequately staffed and trained to support the student. Our learner is one that is 2E. None of the needs the learner needs are met at KMS.
We are just waiting until HS and are augmenting with tutoring and a lot of external support.

I know it’s hard, but public schools don’t have endless resources, and all of the additional staff needed for sped costs a ton of money. And even if they went for it and spent that money, the ROI in many cases would be quite small.

We can’t stifle teacher pay and cram 35 gen ed students into each class to free up funds to hire a bunch of sped employees. The only thing that would accomplish is ensuring US education sinks to the bottom.