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<blockquote data-quote="1 Day At a Time" data-source="post: 104203" data-attributes="member: 3704"><p>Our difficult child goes to a very small high school, with small classes - usually 20 or fewer students. We're on the block system and I highly recommend it. I can't imagine him in a large school... he would get lost and "swallowed up". </p><p></p><p>I think the most important issue to consider when checking out schools for a difficult child is the school's principal and their leadership in the special education area. As they believe - so goes the school. If the principal endorses the use of and adherence to IEP's you are going to have lots of help. If they don't, well I wouldn't consider the school. </p><p></p><p>I think that the school absolutely needs to know about the IEP and difficult child's needs up front. I have learned to INSIST upon a face to face IEP meeting BEFORE the first class. I also meet face to face independently with all of the teachers periodically, and e-mail them often. I believe that communication with all of the teachers is absolutely crucial! </p><p></p><p>Even though I am a frequent visitor at difficult child's high school, and despite my best efforts, a couple of teachers have absolutely refused to believe that difficult child has any issues beyond being "a space cadet"( as one wrote me in an e-mail) or lazy. That's when my relationship with the principal and the director of Special Education for the school system became crucial. They absolutely saved the day for difficult child!</p><p></p><p>It has been intimidating to do this work. I wish that I had been more diligent about it from the very beginning, though. It's not easy to sit in a meeting with 7 to 8 school personnel each semester - knowing that some "get it" and some don't care and never will "get it". Even so, I think that this preventative work has definitely paid dividends. I understand what you are saying about your school experience with your easy child. We just didn't have these issues with our easy child, and while I went to the school pretty frequently it definitely was for other types of issues - not tense IEP meetings!</p><p></p><p>Good luck in your search. It's nice to have a choice!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1 Day At a Time, post: 104203, member: 3704"] Our difficult child goes to a very small high school, with small classes - usually 20 or fewer students. We're on the block system and I highly recommend it. I can't imagine him in a large school... he would get lost and "swallowed up". I think the most important issue to consider when checking out schools for a difficult child is the school's principal and their leadership in the special education area. As they believe - so goes the school. If the principal endorses the use of and adherence to IEP's you are going to have lots of help. If they don't, well I wouldn't consider the school. I think that the school absolutely needs to know about the IEP and difficult child's needs up front. I have learned to INSIST upon a face to face IEP meeting BEFORE the first class. I also meet face to face independently with all of the teachers periodically, and e-mail them often. I believe that communication with all of the teachers is absolutely crucial! Even though I am a frequent visitor at difficult child's high school, and despite my best efforts, a couple of teachers have absolutely refused to believe that difficult child has any issues beyond being "a space cadet"( as one wrote me in an e-mail) or lazy. That's when my relationship with the principal and the director of Special Education for the school system became crucial. They absolutely saved the day for difficult child! It has been intimidating to do this work. I wish that I had been more diligent about it from the very beginning, though. It's not easy to sit in a meeting with 7 to 8 school personnel each semester - knowing that some "get it" and some don't care and never will "get it". Even so, I think that this preventative work has definitely paid dividends. I understand what you are saying about your school experience with your easy child. We just didn't have these issues with our easy child, and while I went to the school pretty frequently it definitely was for other types of issues - not tense IEP meetings! Good luck in your search. It's nice to have a choice! [/QUOTE]
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