Best elementary for special needs in bethesda

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Anonymous wrote:Westbrook has an Emotional Disabilities program that is very highly regarded. I have heard wonderful things about it. Home schools can only provide up to 15 hours a week of special needs services. Some principals are more savvy than others in this department. I can say that the old Bannockburn principal was pretty darn clueless with regard to accommodating children with special needs. I don't know much about the new principal who started just this year. I know that there was a collective cheer when the old principal left.

I took the tour of Bannockburn when my child transitioned from PEP even though I knew it was likely he would not go there. At the end of the tour I pointed out to the old principal that he had described the GT programs in great detail but not mentioned the resource services at all. He just shrugged. Glad to see him go and we weren't even enrolled there.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone had a good experience with Wyngate or Ashburton?

Several years ago. Wyngate. No. Issues starting week 1.

That said, our neighbors with kids there (ALL with NT children) love love the school.

NP here. Sometimes I read posts and wonder if I already replied. Same deal, issues from maybe week 2 at Wyngate and stuck it out for two years. Most of the neighbors (NT kids) love the school. Not a good experience.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone had a good experience with Wyngate or Ashburton?

Several years ago. Wyngate. No. Issues starting week 1.

That said, our neighbors with kids there (ALL with NT children) love love the school.

NP here. Sometimes I read posts and wonder if I already replied. Same deal, issues from maybe week 2 at Wyngate and stuck it out for two years. Most of the neighbors (NT kids) love the school. Not a good experience.

I am that poster above. Funny, we did two (miserable) years as well. Hope that your child is doing well now!

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Ashburton Mom. I have had positive experiences with the team there. School counselor is too notch.

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We have had great experiences with special education support at Carderock. Our child is in general education most of the time but receives support both in and out of the classroom. We are very happy!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone had a good experience with Wyngate or Ashburton?

Several years ago. Wyngate. No. Issues starting week 1.

That said, our neighbors with kids there (ALL with NT children) love love the school.

NP here. Sometimes I read posts and wonder if I already replied. Same deal, issues from maybe week 2 at Wyngate and stuck it out for two years. Most of the neighbors (NT kids) love the school. Not a good experience.

Unfortunately it is not known for being good for kids with special needs even though they get quite a few.

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This is known as one of the worst schools in MCPS for special ed. I would avoid. I know two families here that are fighting with the school regarding the implementation of their children's IEPs and three more that left for privates it was so bad.

Anonymous wrote:We have had great experiences with special education support at Carderock. Our child is in general education most of the time but receives support both in and out of the classroom. We are very happy!

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Anonymous wrote:This is known as one of the worst schools in MCPS for special ed. I would avoid. I know two families here that are fighting with the school regarding the implementation of their children's IEPs and three more that left for privates it was so bad.

Anonymous wrote:We have had great experiences with special education support at Carderock. Our child is in general education most of the time but receives support both in and out of the classroom. We are very happy!

That hasn't been our experience at all. It's a small school where most people know each other. No school is perfect, but most people I know are quite happy with the services.