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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the person who has found the more restrictive environment in MCPS to be affective, can you please give more details about which programs have worked well for you?  I am only familiar with the SESS program and RICA. Is there anything else beneficial?[/quote]

There is a level between the two which is an enhanced SESS. It’s self contained in a wing of a regular school. It’s small. Classrooms are pretty non traditional - not set up with all desks, lots of hands on and experiential learning opportunities, no homework. As kids progress, they can mainstream for lunch, electives and core classes. Some kids fully mainstream and are offered the opportunity to return to the home school. There is a high staff to teacher ratio and full time social workers. Kids can participate in all school clubs and sports (if they qualify academically for sports). They can participate with certain activities in their home school, like homecoming and prom, if they choose. I think they are eligible for Thomas Edison but I am not 100% sure of that.

With ESESS, kids have to be accepted after a parent and student interview. I am told that kids who have discipline issues do not qualify. Most kids have anxiety and/or depression and, except for occasional bad days, there are not behavioral issues.

You should visit if you haven’t. As an aside, I know a lot of kids who are at RICA. Their families love it. In fact I don’t know a single family that is dissatisfied. [/quote]

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