Guides
Private special education schools and your child's IEPHow placement in a private special education school works under IDEA: when the school district pays, when parents choose, and the notice steps that protect reimbursement.How to evaluate a private special education schoolA practical set of questions and things to look for on a school visit: approval, staffing, programme fit, data, transitions and communication.Paying for private special education: who pays and what to askThe main ways tuition is covered: district placement through an IEP, reimbursement after a dispute, and state programmes, and what to do before you sign a tuition contract.What the NCES Private School Survey shows and does not showWhere the data in this directory comes from, how special education schools are identified, what each field means, and the limits families should keep in mind.