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[quote=Anonymous]Ivymount School, a well-respected program of over 50 years, is renowned for its adaped, individualized and intensive educational and therapeutic programs for students who are challenged with learning disabilities, speech and language impairments and autism.  Ivymount was selected to be the educational partner for the historic Stevens School in Northwest DC in August of 2012.  The proposed plan was not just to open a second campus in DC, but meant to be a "lab" or demonstration model program, serving a maximum of 50 students, with a focus on teacher training available to DCPS and public charter schools.  The idea is to make it a training/education center/program where teachers, educators, and families to be immersed in the evidence based curriculum's Ivymount has and to build capacity in DC for effective autism education. Ivymount has a commitment for a partnership with DCPS and strong interest from several public charter schools.  This project has the possibility of being a national model effective education training for students with Autism, and for building capacity for DC's special education through this partnership with Ivymount's expertise and evidence-based model programs

Despite being selected as the educational partner for the Stevens School project over two years ago, Ivymount’s goal of expanding its educational services and creating a teacher training center at that site has been delayed numerous times.  
 
Unfortunately, the project and Ivymount's ability to bring its programs into DC remains on hold until it gets through the DC Council Committee on Economic Development.  It has been stuck in this committee for 6 months, with Councilmember Bowser not bringing it up for a markup and then full Council vote.  The last chance for it to be marked up and then brought for a vote is on TUES, Nov 25; otherwise the resolution will expire in December, and the entire project will be dropped.
 
I'm a DC parent and have a child at Ivymount, and I can attest to the true lack of quality, consistent, and effective programs for students with Autism in DCPS and charters, and I absolutely know how Ivymount's programs work and can change the lives of students with Autism.  I have seen this with my child.

If you are a DC parent and want this kind of effective and productive autism education --[b] please take time to email DC Council members before Monday afternoon (24th) and show your support for Ivymount by asking for the Stevens School project voted on in committee on Tuesday[/b] – it would help a lot!
 
The DC committee on economic development member emails are:
   mbowser@dccouncil.us
   kmcduffie@dccouncil.us
   abonds@dccouncil.us
   jevans@dccouncil.us
 
Thank you![/quote]

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