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[quote=Anonymous][size=9][i][quote]I’m not sure where you are moving from, but in Maryland schools are totally by county, not town. (Unlike MA, NY or NJ.). That means that even a school that has good admin or teachers in one year might not have them the next year so it’s hard to predict what individual school will be good for a child in future years.
In MoCo, north bethesda middle school has a special autism program but your child might not need that level of support, but if it’s your home school, there might be some advantage. But that’s a relatively expensive neighborhood if you’re not commuting in.
Poolesbklle High has really come up in the rankings so that area might be one to look at for cheaper areas in MoCo.
One advantage MoCo has over HoCo is in its magnet programs, if you child is 2E. The kids in the gifted programs tend to be a little more tolerant of kids who are socially different. My child has found a nice home and peer group at one of the magnet programs.
I would just avoid schools with high social-economic needs. Because at a school where lots of kids are coming from serious poverty, absentee parents, etc., your kids needs will seem insignificant and won’t get a lot of atttensjon plus the chaos level tends to be higher in those schools, which can be challenging for kids with ASD.
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I'm moving from Austin, born and bred Marylander, but haven't lived there since 1999, and not with a child with SN....

I'm glad you mentioned Poolesville because I was investigating that town, and Ellicott City in Howard Co.  I did hire an educational advocate from DC/MOCO  to oversee DD's milestones remotely now, and then help me in person when I move.  Educational Advocate already steered me away from the surrounding counties which would be "high chaos" as you mentioned.

I take your point that the school may not retain its staff- that's tough.  I didn't know about the Magnets in MOCO, so thank you.  I'll have the real estate agent take a look at Poolesville.

I really appreciate the help - this whole journey feels like a rapidly changing video game where I'm trying to do the best for DD and her twin, but the landscape just keeps changing on me.
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