Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 21:14     Subject: Re:Self contained classroom in DC area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FCPS has self contained classrooms for students with autism and mild ID. It's called EAC (Enhanced Autism Classroom). They are staffed with 1 teacher and 2 assistants with 6-8 students. Everything is done through an ABA lens and they have
ABA coaches that come out and support them.


Thanks for this info! Are there any particular FCPS elementary schools we should focus on?


DCPS has this exact thing, it’s called CES (communication and education support).


The CES classrooms are exclusively certificate track and mostly have non-speaking students. I don't know if that's appropriate for the OP's child. DC doesn't have the breadth of autism programs that other districts have.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:58     Subject: Re:Self contained classroom in DC area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:FCPS has self contained classrooms for students with autism and mild ID. It's called EAC (Enhanced Autism Classroom). They are staffed with 1 teacher and 2 assistants with 6-8 students. Everything is done through an ABA lens and they have
ABA coaches that come out and support them.


Thanks for this info! Are there any particular FCPS elementary schools we should focus on?


DCPS has this exact thing, it’s called CES (communication and education support).
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:56     Subject: Self contained classroom in DC area
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you’re a gambling person, you can try to enroll in a DC charter that is more generous with 1:1s then try to get a private placement at KTS …


What DC charters tend to have more 1:1s? I've been scouring the school profiles on dcpcsb.org but haven't found information that specific.


I’m not sure if that data is collected. But anecdotally some are much more generous with 1:1s because they have more flexible budgets and because they don’t have self-contained options. So they keep the kid with a 1:1 as long as that works, then private placement. See if you can find the data on private/non-public placement by charter school (I found it once but not sure where).


Incorrect, charters have self-contained. It depends on the school just like some dcps schools don’t have it.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 12:51     Subject: Re:Self contained classroom in DC area
If you click on the elementary section there are details on Arlington’s program and what schools it is located in. I personally would not choose DCPS if it was me.

https://www.apsva.us/special-education/autism-services/
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 12:08     Subject: Self contained classroom in DC area
My neighbor's kid (in PG county) gets bused to Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore for school. PG pays for it.