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MicheleB
11-09-2009, 11:52 PM
On file and documented than private testing you might have done?

I've spoken with a few people who've used ps testing throughout the years to create a paper trail of their child's learning disabilities. Then used that as far as applying to colleges.

Is there a difference in what colleges will consider acceptable forms of testing? Will public school testing provide more of what colleges would look for than private testing? Or is there no difference?

In PA, if I have testing done through the public school, I may very well set my sons up for required IEPs as well as objectives that would have to be approved each school year by a special educator. So I want to be careful about how much I involve the public school system. But... if using them is better for showing a paper trail, I am willing to do so. While I don't see my older son going to college, I can see my younger son doing so.

AngieW in Texas
11-10-2009, 12:32 AM
I don't think it makes a difference how that paper trail is set up. I'm using the ps for my paper trail because it's free and they don't hassle me. In Texas, your home is a private school and the state doesn't regulate private schools. If getting the evaluations done through the ps would have caused problems for hsing, I would have tried to get as much done privately as possible. It's pretty expensive to have the evaluations done privately.