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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm at KTS and I think your profile sounds like a KTS kid.[/quote]

How do you and your student like the school culture??
Are you bussing from MD or DC? [/quote]

It’s the bussing poster again. Please stop hijacking all the threads. [/quote]

Not highjacking at all. Same OP poster. I am trying to learn about both the schools and getting there.  We have a child that will be starting KT in the Fall which we are excited about.
However, we are in DC. So, unless we can find a carpool we will need to use OSSE /DC bussing. I know very little about them. We were eligible for bussing within DC due to our IEP but never used it. Our kid hasn't been on a school bus other than field trips.  It is a very big deal for us and our kid. Trying to understand the rules, how to make the time more comfortable and enjoyable. As well as any tech that will let us stay in contact with our kid. Something we didn't need before when we were driving them to school.

So, be helpful please or just don't.[/quote]

Our daughter has been at KTS for two years, and is now heading into 7th grade. She is funded and rides the OSSE bus from NE DC. We have had an awesome experience with KTS and we are SO grateful for the bus. Neither the school or the bus situation is perfect, but both have been a huge asset for us.

My daughter’s reading level is still low, so she takes a kindle on the bus and listens to library books downloaded onto Libby. She also sometimes plays games. That has been a lifesaver for her because she sometimes has a 1.5 hour ride, one way because of all the drop offs and pick ups.

The only challenge with the bus is communication. It’s just not a perfect system with OSSE, but they’ve put a lot of focus on improvements and recruitment of drivers and aids in the last year, and it’s improving. Again, even with this kinks, we have been grateful for the bus.

Our daughter is very social and yet pretty far behind academically, but her needs are getting met (as best we can tell) and she loves the school.

I can’t speak to Ivymount, but KTS has been a great fit for us. [/quote]

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