Campolindo HS or Springstone for son with significant anxiety & SLD
Hi all. I just moved to Lafayette in September and my son had previously been in a wonderful private school for dyslexia. My son has general anxiety disorder, significant visual and auditory processing issues as well as ADHD. He has a normal IQ. When we landed here we tried the public school (Stanley Middle) and he has done surprisingly well for his 8th grade year. They have been so accommodating and made many modifications given his various needs. We've been so surprised/impressed. However, I am not sure Campolindo High School will be as flexible given some of the utterances I have heard. I would really love any input that anyone can provide on having a student at Campolindo with an IEP or attending Springstone, as we are considering both options.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
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Unfortunately, Campolindo teachers and administrators do not support students with learning differences. After trying to work with them for two years, I sent my daughter to a private school where she is much happier and doing better academically.
The Acalanes Union High School District have other high schools available to you. Both Miramonte and Acalanes have SLD programs. The resource teachers at Acalanes are very good. I don't have much personal information about Miramonte but a friend's sone did well there with the Resource Specialist. The district special education department is obligated to place your child in the appropriate setting and you can ask about the other school sites.
If you haven't already, i strongly suggest that you go to each of the 3 high schools and meet with the Resource Specialist, Principal and everybody else 2-3 times so that you can vet them yourselves in person. Not just 1 visit though, get a better sense of how they really respond to a parent's involvement with repeated visits...it will give you the information & vibes you need to make a decision about each of them, Miramonte, Acalanes and Campo. Also, what was the feedback from the Stanley various staff that were good with your son, maybe they have a relationship with one of these high schools and will reach out and make it an even better transition if/when it happens. Best regards.