From the article: Special Needs Children and Private School Tuition Reimbursement
The special needs children private school tuition debate rages on. Have you successfully advocated for private school tuition reimbursement? Are you interested in trying? Share your thoughts and what you've learned with others parents of children with learning disabilities. Share Your Experiences
Coersion frm school an district
- I went to the EGUSD and provided them with information to support my son, and although he had counseling for a year, had improved greatly in a year, they refused to acknowledge it. They wanted him ED classified. At the IEP I disagreed with their assessment and hired a Ph.D Educational specialist who came to the school and did a site assessment. She also refuted their ED classification. They silently agreed, but in two weeks were documenting again, so that they could meet their ED goal for my son. They refused me school policy and procedures, when I told them I saw my son being bulled, they would so no that never happened. When they called me to report he'd been hit, I asked for it in writing and was refused. When I attended parent teacher conferences, they would never tell me of any problems, until the second time when they fabricated a suspension. The Special Ed accepted their documentation without question. At IEP said could send in addendum for contentions, then refused it.
- —Guest Cyndi M
LD in a Prep School Environment
- Our son goes to one of the top pre schools in the East. He was diagnosis late with an LD. For three years we have been fine tuning our knowledge of his disability. Needless to say prepatory schools (most) do not recognize LD nor do they have any accommodations (and attitudes) to support LD students. They are looking for cookie cutter kids with NO ISSUES...HA!...There is no such thing. They will however will turn their backs to students in need as a way to push students out. Be wary of private schools..teachers are not fully accredited in teaching and have limited knowledge and experience in teaching student's with any learning difference. They do not look to level the playing field with accommodations. As a mom who have been up many nights with worry and who has had to jump in to teach...push your pubic school or move to an area that has a higher quality school district. My son is at the best school and I must always be on top...and I am paying a high tuition for no support
- —Guest ~ Day
Jewel
- My grandson is in private school. He is LD but also very bright. My daughter who is a single mother is trying desperately to educate her son. She has lost everything she owned in the process of trying to meet the monthly tuition. He has so many problems and was learning nothing in school. I think there should be private school tuition reimbursement for these LD children. They can learn. They can go to college. They just need so much help.
- —Guest Jewel Bond
Would like to seek reimbursement
- We enrolled our son into a Montessori program because we believe that teaching method will best serve him. After our first IEP meeting, we did not feel the district provided a fair eval for our son so we kept him in the private schooling. We have since repeated the eval and fought to place him in a blended preschool class as opposed to the self-contained special ed class. He did well with typical peers and did continue his private school as well. We had assumed that since in our case the district was erring on the side of providing too many services and not giving our son credit for what he could do (i.e. creating goals he had already met), that we would not be eligible for reimbursement of the private tuition. Would love to hear if anyone has similar experience and sought reimbursement.
- —skylovr
