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[quote=Anonymous]I've also posted this in the special needs forum but trying to get additional responses.  I could really use your help. We are moving to NoVa this summer and one of DS has Aspergers/ADHD. Although this current school year (2nd grade) has gone well because we changed schools, his first two years of school were awful. With the current school we have a great IEP team and support system and he is thriving. With the previous school, he was frequently suspended, documents were "lost" and when the diagnosis was finally accepted by the school, we were given a letter stating that he would have to change schools at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Lots of drama and lawyer fees (not to mention causing anxiety and regression for DS) and I don't want our family to go through that again.

That background gets us to picking a school in NoVa. We selected Barcroft in Arlington for its modified schedule, school size, diversity, active PTA and a phenomenal staff (we met with them). This school would meet the social and educational needs of both DS and give us a short commute to the Pentagon (work). However, it is getting close to the end of April and we haven't found a suitable rental in the Barcroft zone so that we can move at the end of June. We are thinking of broadening our school search (yes we have a list of 3-4 APS schools we like (all similar in characteristics) but no housing there either). We now want to look at schools in Fairfax County that would still offer a short (20-25 min) commute and meet educational/social goals. Can you offer some suggestions? Criteria: in addition to short commute time... skip the school ratings and focus on class size, availability of teacher assistants, support of the IEP process (not just lip service), diversity (don't want DS to be the only child of color in the class), availability of after school activities and in a perfect world- male role models in the school (I know, we're asking for a lot).

Thanks in advance for your thoughts. DS has finally started to like learning and feel confident again. I don't want this to change.[/quote]

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