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Oct 2008
HI All,
My 13 yo son has a pretty severe learning disability. He
is in 7th grade in a private school and is being so
amazingly accomodated. We feel very lucky and grateful. He
sees an ed. therapist, tutor, psycho therapist...OY!!!
My question is....what do we do for high school? Our local
public hs is not an option. I know about the hs near Lake
Merrit that is connected to Raskob and that is a great
option, but.....what if he doesn't get in? Where else do
we go? Do any of the other public districts have transfer
accomodations for ld kids? WHat other private hs's do?
He's not a self motivator so an independant hs program is
not the thing for him.
Thanks in advance.
thinking ahead
You should know about a terrific high school option for your
child. By way of background, my son attended Raskob for six
years (grades 4-9). Although we live by Lake Merritt, we
opted to send him to Sterne School in San Francisco for his
remaining high school years. Sterne has been around for over
30 years and was started by instructors affiliated w/UCSF's
dyslexia program -- a pioneering center dating all the way
back to the 1950's. Sterne has been fully accredited for
many years, has a highly experienced and loving faculty, a
cheerful and friendly student body (with a mix of dyslexia,
NLD, Aspergers, and ADHD), a great technology program
(employing Kurzweil, for instance), enrichment classes,
optional tutoring, a new experiential learning program
(students will go to Yosemite this fall), AND it has a brand
new head of school, Ed McManis, who spent 25 years in
executive and academic leadership roles at Denver Academy.
(Denver Academy is one of the premier LD schools
internationally.) There are many East Bay families who have
placed their middle and high school students at Sterne, so
there are reliable and convenient carpool, as well as public
transit, options. We could not be happier with the
education our 16 year-old son is receiving. Check it out at
http://www.sterneschool.org; or call Ed directly at
415-922-6081. You'll find him to be very friendly and
down-to-earth. I'd also be happy to talk to you.
Sincerely, Kathleen
I think it's great that you're thinking ahead for HS now.
It helps to start going to open houses and networking with
other parents now. As for getting district funding for a
private school placement, I've never heard of that
happening without significant effort by the parents. That
said, maybe have a look at the following schools:
- Stanbridge Academy in San Mateo: http://stanbridgeportal-com.web08.winsvr.net/
- Sterne School in SF: http://www.sterneschool.org/site/sterne/
- Star Academy: http://www.staracademy.org/
- Children's Learning Center: http://www.clcalameda.com/
See also schools listed at:
http://www.baprivateschools.com/specialed.htm and
http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/schools/ld_schools.html (this page)
Good luck!
Meri
Take a look at Orinda Academy (private, in Orinda), The
Gateway School (public, in SF but accepts kids from all over
the Bay Area, through a lottery system), and Drew (private,
SF). Also check out the Parents Education Network, or PEN, a
tremendous resource, sponsoring lectures, workshops and a
well maintained website: www.parentseducationnetwork.org .
Orinda Academy is not specifically for kids with learning
disabilities; but they do have a learning specialist on
staff and make an effort to accept and accommodate varied
learning styles. Classes are small and kids can participate
in multiple grade levels simultaneously to match their skill
set (e.g. 12th grade English and Algebra I in the same
year). Most classes use a mastery learning system, in which
grades can be improved by making corrections. Mandatory
study halls for those who do not complete homework encourage
development of good study habits.
Gateway is a public school specifically for LD kids, but
open to others as well. It accepts students from around the
Bay, with a wide range of abilities and disabilities. Call
to find out the details on admissions.
Drew, in SF, is similar to Orinda Academy, twice as big,
older, with newer facilities and higher tuition.
-OA parent
I missed your original post but I wanted to mention
Children's Learning Center
in Alameda. They have two separate buildings, one for younger kids and the
other for kids up through high school. My son went there for six years and was
able to transition to the public high school full-time. I never paid for any of it
because I hired a special ed lawyer (for the second time) who negotiated with
the school district and got approval for my son's placement there. However,
this agreement happened nine years ago, so I'm not sure how different things
are now.
Nancy
April 2008
My smart, social daughter is in 9th grade at Albany High,
but she was found to have ADD and doesn't do her homework so
they want to send her to MacGregor, the continuation school.
Can anyone comment who has a kid at the new location? It
sounds like the program has improved but I'm still worried.
I'd much prefer she go to Holden or Orinda Academy, but she
insists she wants to stay in Albany.
Frustrated mom
Dear Mom of ADD girl - I too have an undiagnosed teen with
ADD or ADHD - I too have been in a very stressful local
school district - close to yours actually - I decided NOT
to go through the districts ''testing'' or ''classification''
programs - I had her tested myself and realized that I as
her Mom knew her better than anyone did anyway - she is
distracted and needs someone to keep her focused - what did
I do - TUTORS TUTORS TUTORS - we now have a great group of
women who help her IN OUR HOME and she LOVES THEM AND LOVES
THE 1 on 1 attention - GET HER A TUTOR fast - there is a
great group in our area called STUDY SMARTER - they have a
website - ask for Joel and get started even now before
school is over - HELP your girl help herself and give her
what our parents probably never could or recoginized -
because for sure either you or her dad have ADD too - Best
of Luck and sell your soul to get her a tutor who can work
with her and give her the kind of encouragement she
deserves and LEAVE HER WITH her friends and let her stay
calm, happy and supported - don't move to the alternative
school - those are just for the ones who are really bad off
or parents just can't deal with them at home (or don't want
to) - write me back on a post if you can't find Study
Smarter - I have used many tutors and services and they are
THE BEST by far
maddie
My daughter also has ADD and attends Orinda Academy, which
can be a good fit if the student needs support turning work
in on time, etc. But I really encourage you to keep your
daughter at Albany HS if she is happy there, doing OK
academically, and has a good social network. You can always
seek homework help and tutoring, but you can't buy
friendship or self-esteem. I'm not familiar with the
continuation high school, but the change could really really
affect her in a negative way. I'd fight to keep my daughter
with her friends.
Parent advocate
April 2008
My teenager needs a school geared to bipolar kids. Does anyone have any
recommendations for schools that really treat the underlying stresses of being bipolar?
Thanks so much.
If your son is high-school aged, you might consider Millenium
High School, the Piedmont School District's alternative high
school. It's my impression that inter-district transfers into
MHS may be easier than transfers into other Piedmont schools.
I have found the Piedmont School District to be very supportive
of my bipolar child's educational and health issues.
Also, are you aware of the New Hope Support Group, which meets
monthly in Lafayette? It's a group for parents of bipolar,
school-aged children and is a good source of info. and
support. For more info, you can contact 3kids1dog@comcast.net.
Fellow parent
April 2008
I'm ready to start looking to buy a house in the East Bay, but I
need to be in a school district that will be accommodating to my
now 8-year-old son who has ADHD and some writing difficulties. Is
there an East Bay district that is better than others about
offering special services and accommodating special needs?
- Anonymous Mom
I have a high school student with ADD and writing and processing
disabilities. My student was in the Moraga school district for
elem. school. We found them hard to work with:
holding a student study team meeting and trying to characterize
ADD as an emotional/family issue; refusing to look at
any third party professional educational testing (ours was done
by a highly reputable phd) - even if they were not being asked to
pay for it; disputes about whether our child qualified, testing
disputes with our professional, when comparing the private
testing to low star tests, telling us that the star test results
are irrelevant; once qualified, having a protracted delay in
receiving services, and once services were provided, not meeting
IEP goals within deadlines and services being of minimal value;
taking the position that they did not provide math remediation
although other students received remedial math services.
We
ultimately removed our child from the Moraga public school and
went the private route. We checked into coming back to the
Moraga middle school. Since we had already qualified,
qualification was not an issue, but the type of services offered
did not fully address my child's disabilities, so we remained in
private school. Based on my experience, I would not recommend
the Moraga school district, although, in fairness, I have heard,
that the district is trying to change to address learning issues
in the lower primary grades. While you need to look at the elem.
school level for your 8 year old, don't forget to look at the
programs on the middle school and high school level.
We recently checked out the local high school which is in the
Acalanes district, and again qualification was not an issue,
but due to the future budget issues in the California public schools,
we had questions about whether the special education teacher
would be able to have direct instruction or remediation services
with our student.
-Anon
Sept 2007
We're looking for a middle school for our child who has some learning issues. He's
very smart but has mild ADHD. Does anyone have any recs?
Searching for a school
Recommended:
Sterne School 6-12 San Francisco
Feb 2007
I am looking for a good LD school for my son with dyslexia. I
was told to consider Charles Armstrong School in Belmont. Does
anyone know anything about Charles Armstrong School? Can anyone
recommend any other good LD Schools for Bay Area?
Chris
There's a new high school in Oakland Bayhills which I understand
has sprung from Raskob Day school. Depending on your child's
needs there's Springstone (middle and high school) in Lafayette
and Orion (high school) in Moraga. Best wishes
Charles Armstrong has a great middle school. However, commuting
from the east bay can be exhausting. Feel free to call the
school, and ask to speak to east bay parents. There are several
that go there each year.
anon
June 2006
My son is currently seeing a speech therapist through Early
Intervention for expressive speech delay (he's behind in his
speech, but his comprehension is developmentally right on
schedule). He will be 3 in August (graduating out of EI), and
recently was evaluated by Preschool Assessment Services (Mt
Diablo School District), and the folks there are recommending he
attend a special ed preschool for children with language delay at
Gregory Gardens Elementary. Pros - it's down the street from us,
it's free, and it's supposed to be just like a regular preschool
class except for it is taught by speech therapists and consists
of children with speech issues. Our conundrum - we already had
signed our son up with a co-op preschool that we are really
jazzed about, which would start in the fall. We're going to
observe the special ed preschool next week to see what we think,
but I'm finding myself confused at to what would be best. Do any
parents out there have experience with Gregory Gardens Preschool,
or with preschool classes specifically for language delay? Were
you satisfied with the experience your child had? I'm bummed
about the possibility of not doing the co-op school, as parent
participation is something I would love to do (I have the
opportunity to be a SAHM right now, and would love to get
involved in my son's school experience). Did anyone with speech
delayed children put their kids in a non-specialized preschool
program, and how did that go? (Particularly if it was a co-op).
Any words of experience from folks would be greatly appreciated
by a mom who is just trying to figure out what will be best for
her son.
Confused about preschools
Don't know Gregory Gardens but my son (now 6) went through 2
years of preschool, K and is finishing up 1st, through OUSD, in a
'communicatively handicapped' special day class with wonderful
teachers. The supplies and arts enrichment were lacking compared
to the private preschool my daughter attended and others we
looked at, but my son really benefitted from the language/speech
support. Having all questions and instruction rephrased for some
auditory processing and memory issues, and being able to
accommodate his speech delays were key for us. Additionally, we
really needed all the (free) SPT, OT and PT we received through
the district. He's finishing up 1st grade at a different school
with a CH program and will mainstream next fall at our local
public school (repeating 1st grade). Definitely go observe the
public school classes, and also talk to the co-op preschool about
how they specifically would support your son's special needs.
Good luck
Glad We Stayed in Spec. Ed.
My little girl started an early intervention preschool when she
was three. She also had other issues besides speech difficulty
(hers was dues to fluid in her ears and she needed tubes) She was
also very small for her age. She received PT. OT and speech
therapy but her comprehension of speech was always fairly good.
By the time she was four she had quite a good vocabulary and was
able to express her needs and she started going to a Montessori 2
days a week and the
special ed preschool the pther 3 days a week. Her birthday is in
January - by the time she was 5 the decided she didn't need
speech therapy again until sometime later in Kindergarten, Right
now our main concerns are with fine motor skills. I think it is
very important that if a child can participate at least part
time in a ''regular'' preschool - usually a privatly paid for
school, that
he be allowed to do so. I think that they learn a lot socially
from their peers as well as they want to do the fine motor adn
gross motor things that their peers can do. Unfortunately,
the otnly way most of our special needs children can get speech
therapy, OT, etc. is to go to the public school program where the
services are administered. I suggest starting your child out in
Gregory Gardens as I am told it is a good program and delay
putting him into the coop program until you evaulate how he is
doing and then have his IEP rewritten so that he goes to the
special ed preschool only on the days he gets speech therapy and
the coop school on the other days. By that time he may be three
and a half or more and he will have some time in the co-op before
heading off the kindergarten. Good luck!
turtlesrus
Hi,
I can sure understand your concerns about your child. My
daughter had a speech delay and attended a communication
preschool at Alta Bates. We did go and look at GG-it came very
highly recommended to us and although it was over 10 years ago
that we visted I think they have a awesome program and would
welcome your parental involvement.
I would get as much intense speech help for your son while he
is young. This is such a important time in his life to work on
his speech skills and not to be taken lightly.I would go for a
speech based school! GG would love to have you involved!
Another mom of speech delayed child
My daughter's audiologist recommended Gregory Gardens. I don't
know if it is private or public school. My experience is that
the public schools have a lot to offer especially in special
education. We've been the private route and found it to vary
so much by the kids in the class and the teacher. It has been
a real disaster. I am glad we are now in the public school
system in West Contra Costa. If you live in West Contra Costa,
they have Cameron School Early Childhood intervention that is
great and it's part of the public school system
parent of hard of hearing speach delayed child
May 2006
I am currently negotiating with the school district regarding a
placement for my 11 year old son who has an IEP based on ''Severe
Emotional Disturbance''. Over the past 3 years he has tried and
failed to make it at a charter school, a public elementary, and
an excellent private middle school. He was just recently asked
to leave the private school, despite all of their and our best
efforts to make it work, and I'm now looking towards next year,
7th grade.
At this time I am realizing that he probably needs to be in a
special day class. However, I am not at all satisfied with the
placement the district has made, and I'd like to explore
alternatives. Which brings me to my question: Does anyone have
experience with/knowledge of either public or private
therapeutic school programs? He does not have a learning or
developmental disability, so that disqualifies him from several
school programs I know of. The program really needs to be
specifically for emotional/mental illness, and he also needs an
intellectually stimulating environment as he's very bright.
We are in WCCUSD, but I would move anywhere (anywhere!) for the
right school, and I am prepared to fight hard to get the
district to pay for a private placement, if that is what's
needed. Any suggestions/feedback would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
I highly recommend Children's Learning Center (CLC), which is a
private school for
learning disabilities in Alameda. (click for full review)
July 2005
We're looking for a learning disabled classroom for our daughter
who is going into first grade. With both auditory and visual
processing challenges in addition to ADHD she needs a multi-
sensory curriculum and structure. Our district is offering us
general ed. with support or a special day class for severely
handicapped and we need something somewhere in between. So we
are looking around to find some other options to present to the
district--private, public or non-public. Any advice
appreciated...You can email me directly.
Recommended:
A Brighter Today Oakland
July 2005
My 14 yr old nephew is coming to live with me from Michigan. He
has an IEP there and has a designation of emotionally impaired.
He has had a very rough life (mom doing drugs, chaos etc), has
anxiety, is angry probably has ADHD and possibly bipolar. He is
on meds but says they dont work.
I need to find an appropriate high school for him. We live in
Berkeley and I believe if he goes to BHS he will end up lost,
doing drugs, and running around. He needs a lot of structure and
not too much freedom at the moment.
I am open to private school if need be, and am open to feedback
about BHS.
Thanks!
I'm sorry your nephew has had to suffer through this and think
it's wonderful that you are taking him in. I would strongly
advise against Berkeley High for a kid in such a situation.
It's very anonymous, he WILL get lost, and worse, it will be
nearly impossible for someone with problesm to avoid having
those problems become much worse. I say this knowing Berkely
HIgh is great for some kids, but not kids with problems, as I
learned from hard experience. Instead, I'd recommend (1)
Getting all the IEP information you have from his current school
and getting started getting an appoiontment with the special ed.
dept. in Berkeley Unified (you will need to write to ask for an
appointment, they will do all they can to avoid helping you, be
persistent and eventually they are great). There are schools
that are o! ptions for him as a EI student that will be free
because of his status that could be very beneficial. Once you
have a clear and strong sense of what has been happening in his
old school AND you get to know him, you will have a better idea
what he needs. Get him in the most contained, supportive
environment you can find. (2) Get him in to see one of the
fantastic child psychiatrists around here to evaluate the meds
he's tried, what's happening, working, not working, etc. RIGHT
AWAY. The temptation to wait is not a great idea. Even if you
decide against meds, you will know why you are deciding that and
what has been tried before. (3) Investigate small, supportive
private schools if you decide (after really looking at them and
your nephew) that the special ed. schools (which can be great)
are not the best option. I would particularly look at Orinda
Academy as a place that can really ''hold'' a child! well and still
provide a great academic and other programs. It's in Orinda but
accessible by BART and there are lots of berkeley kids there.
Best of luck to you. This process will take time but your
efforts to help this kid will be very rewarding. Hang in
there.
Anon
Aug. 2004
Hi,
We have a daughter who definitely has some info processing
issues (but of course if brilliant in many other ways). She was
tested in 5th grade but her situation got caught up in a battle
between her teacher and prinicipal and they said that she did not
qualify for any special ed. She had a horrible year and was at the
cracking point by the end of the year. We homeschooled her last
year and while she picked up some things really well and became
much more socially adept, etc., she is still finding it hard to
remember what order the months come in. She is ADAMANT that
she wants to go to school this year and wear new clothes and
backpack, etc. We are really worried about her. I am not
interested in any info on homeschoooling vs traditional school but I
would like any referrals of schools (We are in the South East Bay),
programs, consultants, etc to help make this Jr High experience
good for her. She already is very defensive about school and has
low esteem around it (since 2nd grade), so....
Thanks for any advice
Anon
I would invite you to visit our website at www.cedu.com and
look at Boulder Creek Academy. It is specifically designed
for adolescents with specicial needs academically as well
as the emotional needs which often follow. If you need
additional information on other schools or referrals of
educational consultants who can help with these issues--
please call me. Sharon Kyle-Kuhn 831-688-4434. I am the
area director for CEDU and may can provide information
regarding other schools as well. In addition, I work with
many ed consultants in the bay area and would be happy to
share their names and phone numbers.
sharon kyle-kuhn
November 2003
As a mother of a teen boy with severe learning disability
that affects the language area, I am seeking recommendations
for high schools. He has an IEP and is currently placed in a
private school for kids with LD. Can anyone recommend a high
school that provides an appropriate environment for him-he
is great at math/science, willing to work and is not a
behavior prob
Trying to keep ahead of the game
My neighbor's son graduated from Spraings Academy in
central Contra Costa County. (Their offices were in Orinda,
but the school was in Lafayette, near BART, but they may
have moved). He is severly learning disabled and he is now
attending college. His mother, a low income single parent,
fought with WCCUSD and eventually was able to get the
district to pay for his high school education there as the
district was unable to accomodate him. I believe she had
help from RCEB. He attended Contra Costa College with
assistance from their disabled students program and he will
be attending UC Santa Cruz with assistance from Dept. of
Rehab. She was also able to obtain Social Security
Disability payments for her son which greatly assisted the
process. Good Luck
I saw a query from a parent looking for a high school for
her son with language disabilities. I, too am hunting for a
school that knows what it is doing regarding high school
students with a variety of learning differences. My daughter
is very bright and deep, very talented and having a heck of a
time at a private high school which is noted for accepting
kids with learning differences. She has plenty brains but
very very slow processing. This means she really cannot take
in and put out the volume of product required of regular high
school kids within the same time constraints. What takes the
average student half an hour, my daughter will need three
hours to accomplish. Some of it is anxiety (!!bad anxiety),
and some of it is ADD, but some of it is neurological. She's
no slacker, and her work is A+ work. It's just slow and
tortured. She's currently taking two academic classes
(English and Algebra) in the 10th grade, and has time in her
life for virtually nothing else. We have gotten her a
homework coach who comes every day to help her. Still, if
she's sick one day, you can imagine how awful it is for her
to catch up. The teachers love her. She participates in
class, asks intelligent, probing, original questions and
always has good ideas to contribute, but the physical output
of paperwork is controlling every moment of her life. Her
self esteem is suffering. The school wants to add on classes,
and I can't seem to get some of the teachers to adjust
homework for her. She also plays a musical instrument and is
a gifted actress. She loves learning, but I'm afraid she's
going to be turned off if this keeps up. I wish we could skip
high school and all this anguish because I know she'll be a
terrific adult. What do we do for such a kid?
Tobie
October 2002
We are looking for Kindergarten, public or private, in the East
Bay (preferably Berkeley or North Oakland). One of the biggest
issues we face in trying to find a fit is that our child
constantly challenges authority at home and at preschool. He is
very intelligent and highly spirited (intense/emotional)and has
a difficult time accepting that adults (ie, teachers and
parents) are ''in charge'' and that he sometimes needs to just do
what he is told, even if he doesn't agree.
We really like the developmental private schools, but are a bit
worried that he would be considered an ''outlier'' and a behavior
problem, even at the more progressive privates. On the other
hand we worry that the public schools don't have the resources
to be flexible w/kids who challenge rules and that he would be
labeled a trouble maker there as well.
There are a lot of extremely positive things about this kid --
for example, he has incredible focus for self-directed learning
activities. But if he will be constantly clashing w/teachers,
school will not go well.
I should add that his preschool is play-based and not a
big ''rules place,'' nor is his home. At preschool and home his
ideas are listened to, so it isn't true that he can't find a way
to be heard. Although of course in both environments there are
boundaries that are enforced. Any ideas? Anybody with a child
who shares this trait who has school experiences to share? Thanks
You might wish to try Our School (formerly The Elmwood School, a
Waldorf-inspired school that branched off from the EB Waldorf). They
are small enough to accomodate a special child as yours seems to be.
In addition, since we have a child with the characteristics
''oppositional-defiant'', creativity and spirit, I would
like to suggest you check out THE EXPLOSIVE CHILD by Ross Greene, PhD.
He gives parents a different take on this type behavior, with enormous
compassion and understanding, laying out tools and suggestions for both
parents and teachers. He even makes suggestions on picking the right
school for your child. This ia a new book but in paper.
We tried the private school route for our child, but without success,
so he is now in public school and doing remarkably well.
Another parent
We have a son with a similar personality. We were concerned
about his going to public school, as we were afraid that there
would not be enough resources for him. We applied to a number
of private schools in the area, and were turned down by all of
them. I get the sense that many of the private schools are
looking for smart, yet compliant kids. We ended up going to a
Berkeley Public school and have had a very good experience.
Mostly it is because his teacher is wonderful; very caring, yet
straightforward regarding rules, the type of behavior that is
expected of the class, etc. Working together with her, we have
turned what started out as a very rocky experience for him into
a pretty positive school experience.
anon
Frankly, if I were you, I'd be looking into public school. We have
a child with Oppositional Behaviors and no private school would accept
him. I think a lot of them felt that he would be much too disruptive.
Public School's mission is to educate every child, not just every
convenient child.
I'd start looking seriously at your local public school district and
talk to every principal and lay your situation out with them. I found
many of the principals in the BUSD to be very helpful, very upfront and
in the school we ended in, placed him with the best teacher
for his needs and supported him with special services.
Anon.
To the mom of the ''defiant'' child - I can only guess that is your
first foray into the choice of schools beause you seem a bit
overly concerned about how your child's independent nature will
be viewed as a negative.
The vast majority of independent schools in this area -
Prospect-Sierra, Head-Royce, Windrush, Walden, Berkwood Hedge,
Berkeley Motesorri, Park Day, St. Pauls, to name a few - are all
heavily populated with bright, high energy independent spirits -
and the teachers are not preoccupied with making your child
conform to some rigid set of rules. With the exception of
Bentley - which has a more traditional style - all of these
schools combine developmental approaches in their academic
curriculum. At the same time, there are socialization skills
that your son will gain - that come from learning to be
considerate of others and group learning - that will surely
present new boundaries and challenges for your child. This is a
GOOD thing! - even if it is hard for him at first. Any teacher
worth their salt has had plenty of experience dealing with
''defiance' without being punative.
My own experience with my now
15 year old son - who is the most opinionated person on the
planet - was that his teachers and his school valued his unique
approach and he gradually learned to fit in and be a part of the
clasroom community without squelching his natural creativity or
scepticism about authority. My 9 year old boy - who is also stong
willed and hates to be told what to do - is managing just fine.
While my guys are Head Royce, but i do not think they others are
that different. I have sat in on most of these school's classes,
and have many friends at other schools who are similarly high
energy and independent - Unfortunately the only bad experiences
Ihave heard about were at Cragmont and Jefferson, where time-outs
and detentions were used to cool the kids down. Go to some
school open houses, and arrange to actually sit in on the classes
to see the dynamic.
If you are not willing to let your son be guided by a style that
less ''permissive' than you - you will probably be better off
homeschooling - because no teacher is going to let a child ''run
wild'' or be blatently disrespectful. There is a balance here, and
you should realize that setting caring boundaries for your child
is a gift so that they learn self-control. Good luck
Berkeley Mom of Two Active Boys
Mid-Peninsula High School
Nov 2002
I just happened to run into your site tonight. I live in Saratoga, Ca. I
know this is not your area, but if you are still getting requests for schools
that will support and help high school kids with ADHD and other LD's to
succeed, I found only one on the PENINSULA, that is not either accelerated, or
so remedial that you would not consider it. It is MIDPENINSULA HS< Willow
Road, Menlo Park/Palo Alto. They have a ratio of 15 to one. My son has severe
ADHD. He went from a D- average in Middle School, and no hope of any support
from the public schools (Saratoga/Cupertino) to a B+ average in Sophomore year
and now,on the road to a decent HS Career
Good Luck Roselle , USC Parent
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