DC lottery pick for HFA kid?

[Anonymous]

If you live in DC and have an ASD kid in an inclusive setting (ie., not a self-contained autism classroom), what schools are you applying for?

Specifically interested in elementary. Child is a rising kindergartner.

I'm thinking of Creative Minds, Inspired Teaching, SWS. Others I should consider?

Thx.

[Anonymous]

Bridges.

My first choice would be School without Walls at Francis-Stevens: Ivymount MAP is currently running a version of their school out of SWW at Francis-Stevens. No website yet and not sure if kids who lottery into SWW get access into that program but having the program there should be helpful for providing the kind of support your child needs.

[Anonymous]

Our consultant recommended Creative Minds, IT, and FS @ SWW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our consultant recommended Creative Minds, IT, and FS @ SWW.

We had the same list for our HFA DS. He is at creative minds and we love it.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't SWS also have an Ivymount affiliated program?

[Anonymous]

What is your IB school? Are you working with Early Stages?

You understand that there are spots reserved for children who are a part of Early Stages at schools throughout DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is your IB school? Are you working with Early Stages?

You understand that there are spots reserved for children who are a part of Early Stages at schools throughout DC.

Sorry - i forgot you were looking for K not PreK.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Thank you everyone. Thx to you I now know about SWW at Francis Stevens -- a new school for my list.

If any of these schools is considered great for neurotypical kids, I'd be curious about that too.

Ideally my HFA kid and my neurotypical one will go to the same school. They are one grade apart. Though perhaps that's a question for a different forum.

But I dread the thought of having my kids at different schools. Life is complicated enough.

[Anonymous]

You can send both of them to Bridges

[Anonymous]

Hearst has a program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst has a program.

+1. And it will have more spots next year

[Anonymous]

Bumping for more current responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you everyone. Thx to you I now know about SWW at Francis Stevens -- a new school for my list.

If any of these schools is considered great for neurotypical kids, I'd be curious about that too.

Ideally my HFA kid and my neurotypical one will go to the same school. They are one grade apart. Though perhaps that's a question for a different forum.

But I dread the thought of having my kids at different schools. Life is complicated enough.

I just spoke to the coordinator of the DCPS HFA programs today and you can't apply to them through the lottery (Francis Stevens is now middle school, plus Barnard, Takoma, SWS-Goding). You have to have your child at a DCPS elementary first, with an IEP and then that sending school has to say that your child can't be supported there. They are not traditional gen-ed seats, so not available via lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't SWS also have an Ivymount affiliated program?

No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't SWS also have an Ivymount affiliated program?

No.

Yes - SWS-Goding has a program designed in partnership with IvyMount. I have talked to both the school and DCPS about it in the last week. Same as other programs (Takoma, Barnard), but with some additional admission criteria: documented IQ of 90+, demonstrated on grade level via testing, a medical diagnosis, an IEP and no speech/communication issues (can have pragmatic speech issues, but not general communication issues)