Best DCPS school for elementary kids w/ ASD?

[Anonymous]

Charter? Other neighborhood school we can try for in Lottery? Child will be going into 1st grade next year. Unhappy at Stoddert.

[Anonymous]

From what I've heard, Lafayette would be a good bet, but this is not from personal experience- just what I've heard from friends.

[Anonymous]

Not Charter - too much staff turnover UNLESS you think you want to try for private placement and a charter MIGHT be longer term a path that will be easier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From what I've heard, Lafayette would be a good bet, but this is not from personal experience- just what I've heard from friends.

The Lafayette principal told me that it didn't matter if other kids bullied my child because she wouldn't notice. We had an excellent IEP, but getting it implemented was a huge fight.

It was too far away for us, but I really liked the look of SWS's autism program.

[Anonymous]

Not DCPS but Yu Ying was great to us

[Anonymous]

Depends on level of need, but we were happy with Inspired Teaching.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to be in bounds at the particular school, they'll place your child in the classroom they think is best.

Tyler used to have a decent program (teachers, not the terrible sped coordinator) but my info is old, so don't rely on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From what I've heard, Lafayette would be a good bet, but this is not from personal experience- just what I've heard from friends.

The Lafayette principal told me that it didn't matter if other kids bullied my child because she wouldn't notice. We had an excellent IEP, but getting it implemented was a huge fight.

Yikes!