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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Reviving this thread. DCPS may refer our child to the HFA program at SWS at Goding. We know nothing about it. Any info current or recent parents can provide would be amazing. [/quote]

OP, we’ve been part of the SWS/Goding program for many years.  Overall it’s been amazing.  And the school is great too.

Next year they’ll be back in their newly renovated building, which will be a huge improvement.

I’m happy to answer general questions.  Or if you have more specific questions send me a dummy email and we can correspond offline.[/quote]m
Thank you! I’ll stick to general questions till I know if it’s a fit and there’s room for him.
Is the program push in, pull out or both? What kind of support is provided?  Where do the kids go from the supportive classroom?[/quote]

SWS has an inclusion program.  Kids are fully integrated into a regular general education classroom.  They get pull-outs for regular (perhaps twice weekly, I've lost track) "Strategies" lessons.  Other pull-outs are based on a kid's IEP.  For example, my kid also has a weekly pullout with a social worker.  Other kids with IEP (but not necessarily ASD) are part of that.

The program has an autism expert (with a BCABA) with a maximum caseload of eight (though in practice the caseload has often been less).  In addition, there are a number of excellent aides assigned to the program, who push-in daily into the classroom.  So, for example, even though my kid's IEP does not provide for a 1:1 aide, in practice, there's always someone around if my child needs a break.

The only caveat to the above that I'll note is that I'm not familiar with the preschool level program SWS has set up in recent years.  I believe that classroom receives more support, but it's more recent and I have no familiarity.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "where do kids go from the supportive classroom?", so if I failed to answer that part of your question let me know.[/quote]

Wow. This is so helpful. Thanks!  By where do they go, I meant what comes next for the kids who are in the program?[/quote]

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