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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montgomery county is in the process of changing its school boundaries, so things are a bit up in the air.  That being said, Woodlin, Flora Singer, and Oakland Terrace elementary schools are all pretty good for ASD kids who can be mainstreamed with supports, so I'd look in those areas. [/quote]

+1 We are at Oakland Terrace ES and have been really impressed with the teachers DC (1st grade) has had.

Two caveats:
1. I assume you already have an IEP in place that you can transfer, but if you do not I will just say that our experience with that process at Oakland Terrace was confusing and frustrating. I think that can occur at any school, and may be dependent on the child's specific support needs.
2. Oakland Terrace ES is a two-way immersion (TWI) school, meaning half the day is in English and half the day is in Spanish. The program is school-wide. If immersion doesn't work for your kid, you can request a COSA (change of school assignment) to another elementary school (I think for Oakland Terrace ES they send these to Rock View ES). We are grateful for the immersion program and our kid is doing well with it so far, but some kids with special needs struggle with it. I know some parents who feel the school did not provide enough support to help their kids, and they felt they had to transfer due to the level of difficulties their kid was having. It's possible the school is working on improving this due to a report that came out last year on the county's TWI programs. [/quote]

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