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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Correct that the HFA program at SWS is not accessible through the lottery.  That is true for all of DCPS’ specialized SN programs.

But what I meant was that the program itself has a mix of kids who were already at SWS through the lottery (in many cases diagnosed with HFA while at SWS), and others who were accepted to the program from outside schools, and who thus gained admission to SWS without going through the lottery.

There are only 13-14 or so kids in the program right now, school wide, with very few in younger grades.[/quote]
Thanks for the info. Do you know if this is because it's all the program can accommmodate or it's all of those who have requested to be in it? I know they had ended their Ivymount pilot - any news on how their program is going?

I have a 1st grader with ADHD and HFA. We started on an IEP in PK3 and have been walked back down to a 504 plan because the school insisted that no specialized instruction was needed as our kid was well above academic expectations (I wasn't thrilled, but so far we're doing ok). Sounds like we'd need to be back on an IEP if we wanted to consider switching into this program. [/quote]

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