Any great DC public schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, can you give a little more info about the special ed piece? There is a wide range of programs/services, etc. in DC area schools depending on what the student needs.

If the child is doing fine in a dual language school with pullouts for 2 subjects, any DCPS will handle that in the neighborhood school. Those are Level 1 services that would not make him eligible for any specialized programs.

Perhaps. But if the OP says the student is special ed, there are some schools that do that better than others. And it might make a difference when choosing between DC and Maryland.

Children aren't special ed. Children receive special education services.

[Anonymous]

OK. The student is in special ed. What kind of services does the student need?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK. The student is in special ed. What kind of services does the student need?

OP already shared that. Pull out instruction for reading and math.

[Anonymous]

But why? Discalculia? Dyslexia? Processing speed?

I can tell you our otherwise good DCPS IB ES is terrible for dyslexia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But why? Discalculia? Dyslexia? Processing speed?

I can tell you our otherwise good DCPS IB ES is terrible for dyslexia.

Every public school is terrible for dyslexia; in MCPS they won't even use the word, much less provide OG-based interventions. DCPS has a few OG-trained reading specialists around, but not anywhere with a 'good' middle school.

[Anonymous]

That’s exactly why I am asking the question.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for all the comments and condo links. Great Schools give Oyster Adams 10/10. Is that accurate? It’s all depressing. Maybe I’ll have to move into 1B.

My son is severely ADHD. He loses his own ice cream cone in the ice cream shop. He also processes information slowly. He excels at history and spelling. He’s probably a year behind in Spanish, but loves it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Thank you for all the comments and condo links. Great Schools give Oyster Adams 10/10. Is that accurate? It’s all depressing. Maybe I’ll have to move into 1B.

My son is severely ADHD. He loses his own ice cream cone in the ice cream shop. He also processes information slowly. He excels at history and spelling. He’s probably a year behind in Spanish, but loves it.

In DC (and most places) Great Schools mostly reflects the wealth of the student population, so most schools with good scores are in the most expensive parts of town. Because half the students are from Spanish-dominant homes, Oyster has more socio-economic diversity than most DCPS schools although most of the children from Spanish-dominant homes live outside the boundary zone. It is a strong school, but the housing in the attendance zone is really, really expensive.

Not sure how immersion is done at your current school, but at Oyster math is only taught in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Thank you for all the comments and condo links. Great Schools give Oyster Adams 10/10. Is that accurate? It’s all depressing. Maybe I’ll have to move into 1B.

My son is severely ADHD. He loses his own ice cream cone in the ice cream shop. He also processes information slowly. He excels at history and spelling. He’s probably a year behind in Spanish, but loves it.

In DC (and most places) Great Schools mostly reflects the wealth of the student population, so most schools with good scores are in the most expensive parts of town. Because half the students are from Spanish-dominant homes, Oyster has more socio-economic diversity than most DCPS schools although most of the children from Spanish-dominant homes live outside the boundary zone. It is a strong school, but the housing in the attendance zone is really, really expensive.

Not sure how immersion is done at your current school, but at Oyster math is only taught in Spanish.

Adding - and any children who are new to the school, past 1st grade and who don't speak Spanish at home, will be given a Spanish proficiency test before being allowed to enroll. You can insist on them attending, but if their Spanish isn't strong enough they will strongly encourage you to go to SWW @ FS, which is the monolingual alternative

[Anonymous]

Yes math and science have always been taught in Spanish.

[Anonymous]

I'd consider PG County, honestly. You'll be able to afford an actual house. And test in to spanish immersion.
http://www.pgcps.org/immersionprograms/