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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is  in a self contained class and he's at or above grade level academically. They get a lot of personalized instruction, teacher attention and support. Don't be afraid of these classrooms. They also work to mainstream the kids.

I will say, I'm in MD. [/quote]

Disagree. The self contained class I witnessed this year was stressful. There was no individualized instruction. All nine kids were taught the same way. The teacher had no patience and couldn’t stand the kids needing more time to learn new information. The kids were reminded often how incompetent they were. [/quote]

My son is in self contained.  He got one to one services the entire year.  He never attended any classes at all.  The special education team has been amazing.  I could never have imagined he would get this level of services and that he would progress so much during Covid.  We are in MCPS.

As to being reminded how incompetent they are, they know.  They see how other kids perform.  I found it was the opposite.  Self esteem really improved when my son was in a classroom where he could finally be successful and achieve his educational goals.

OP, its hard to hear that your child needs self contained.  But, trust me on this.  You are lucky that you are not going through years and years of failure to get to this point.  There is nothing like watching your kid go through those years where they cannot get what they need and all of the work that you put into trying.  But, you have to realize that is they are starting this discussion so early, they really probably won't meet your child's needs in her current classroom, even with services.  It might be really unfair to put your child through this.

By offering self contained, so much has opened up for you and your daughter.  You need to visit the programs.  You need to ask about other programs besides the ones they give you to visit and you need to visit them.  Then, it's a bit of a pressure cooker to pick one because you're not going to be able to move very easily.  Obviously, it's a team decision, but you are a big part of that team and your opinion will could heavily into the decision.

In the time we've been in self contained, my son was given the opportunity to attend some classes in inclusion classrooms.  It didn't work for him.  But, it was tried - and tried again even after it wasn't successful.  I've also known kids to return permanently to their home school.

One last thing, OP.  My son is graduating from high school in June with a full HS diploma and on time.  Today he is working with his school staff to complete community college applications.  And, the only reason we are at this point is because of the self contained programs he attended.  [/quote]

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