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<blockquote data-quote="Martie" data-source="post: 21702" data-attributes="member: 284"><p>Hi and wlecome,</p><p></p><p>Do NOT assume that bec. your current SD is willing to pay for an outplacement, your new one will even consider it. It is hard to justify outplacement for most Learning Disability (LD) kids unless they are concomitant for other disorders.This would be especially true of moving from one state to another. If there is a chance that your 5th grader will go down the tubes in public middle and high school, in my opinion you need to weigh the financial implications of staying where you are vs the cost of a private special education which often exceeds $40,000 per year for a day school. Also, how good is the private school your difficult child is on the waiting list for? Do you have other children and how good are the schools in general? Lots to think about.</p><p></p><p>PLEASE do not assume you will get what you have now if you move. The law does not work that way. My advice to all parents of children any gifted programs is DON'T MOVE because there is no mandated provisions so it is up to each state--or sometimes SD. Sometimes moving is necessary but the financial equation shifts if one has a child with potentially exorbitantly expensive needs. The younger the child--the more true this is. It's one thing to fund high school privately (been there done that) and it cost more than sending him to Harvard. However, if a child is young and has needs, it is beyond the resources of most families.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Martie</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martie, post: 21702, member: 284"] Hi and wlecome, Do NOT assume that bec. your current SD is willing to pay for an outplacement, your new one will even consider it. It is hard to justify outplacement for most Learning Disability (LD) kids unless they are concomitant for other disorders.This would be especially true of moving from one state to another. If there is a chance that your 5th grader will go down the tubes in public middle and high school, in my opinion you need to weigh the financial implications of staying where you are vs the cost of a private special education which often exceeds $40,000 per year for a day school. Also, how good is the private school your difficult child is on the waiting list for? Do you have other children and how good are the schools in general? Lots to think about. PLEASE do not assume you will get what you have now if you move. The law does not work that way. My advice to all parents of children any gifted programs is DON'T MOVE because there is no mandated provisions so it is up to each state--or sometimes SD. Sometimes moving is necessary but the financial equation shifts if one has a child with potentially exorbitantly expensive needs. The younger the child--the more true this is. It's one thing to fund high school privately (been there done that) and it cost more than sending him to Harvard. However, if a child is young and has needs, it is beyond the resources of most families. Martie [/QUOTE]
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