private schools

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In a message dated 2/27/01 8:13:27 AM Eastern Standard Time,

smilinggail@... writes:

<< Just found out my school district is paying for a couple of kids to go to

a

private, clinical type autistic class a couple of hours away. $35,000 a

year

per kid!!!!!! ( not that I want Seth sitting in a lab all day). I was told

that the ones that get the things they want are the ones that scream the

loudest. >>

Oh yes. I've earned myself a reputation for being the *squeaky wheel* at

Maddie's old school. But hey, I didn't care one iota. Gail, I would

recommend that you go and check out this school. The only way to know

what's available is to go and personally visit. I went to so many places.

It took me a long time to investigate what was out there and go visit, but it

was the only way I could find something that was right for Maddie. Believe

me, I got MORE than discouraged. I'd heard all these fabulous things about

this one autistic program and had high hopes when I visited (they are the

only ones close to me who implement TEACCH). BOY, was I bummed. I

remember saying to the administrator while we were checking out the

classrooms that I noticed they kept the doors open....even exit doors. I

wondered what they did in the case of *runners* like Maddie. She smiled and

said " Oh, we have plenty of runners. That's why we have stop signs at the

ends of all the corridors " . I started to laugh, but then realized she was

serious. Guess who RAN out of that school.................. And once

I found the right place, it was quite the battle to pull it all together.

But I went into the IEP totally prepped, with good advocates, and with

knowledge that no matter what, I would NOT bend. I already knew in my heart

that over my dead body would I place Maddie in the program they wanted her

in. They knew from the get go that we weren't budging and that we were

prepared to go all the way if we had to. Honestly Gail, I really thought

I'd be homeschooling Maddie too, but it wasn't what I wanted for her. We

have such major social issues and had made great progress in that year with

regards to classroom environment, that I really didn't want to go backwards.

As Joan well knows, I am married to the most relentless person on the

planet. He does NOT comprehend the word no. When we let MM know we wanted

Maddie there, the admissions guy called to tell us " Sorry, but we have no

openings; we are at capacity at 77 students " . Duff cajoled him, then hung

up and turned to me and said... " Poor guy. Doesn't even realize that his

capacity just went up to 78 " ...........LOLOL

Let us know what you learn dear!!!!! Investigate investigate investigate

and YELL YELL YELL!!!! And sometimes, the right thing is to homeschool.

Only you know if that's a doable thing for you and Seth. But whatever,

you'll do the best thing because you adore Seth and are a great mom!!

Donna

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Hello. I'm just wondering where this private school is located in Upstate NY?

I live in Upstate NY and would love to inquire about this school.Thanks!

Kathy (Mom to Brett, 13 yrs.old/DS/Autism

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In a message dated 2/27/01 2:07:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, duffey48@...

writes:

<< " Sorry, but we have no

openings; we are at capacity at 77 students " . Duff cajoled him, then hung

up and turned to me and said... " Poor guy. Doesn't even realize that his

capacity just went up to 78 " ...........LOLOL >>

ROTFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!! I just don't know what I want for

Seth. There is nothing closer than an hour away, and I don't want him

spending that much time traveling every day anymore. He does that now and it

leaves no time for his Dad to spend with him during the week. (he works

3-12) I don't want to tie every day up with teachers and therapists here all

the time either. BUT....I know I will not put him in the classroom that they

say is right for him. I have to find something that works for all of us, and

I don't know if there is anything that is good for Seth, the girls, and us.

I can't even find anything with each of us making concessions. The best

thing for me is to have him home and do it all myself. Best for the girls is

to have him in school so we can have our days for school and field trips.

Best thing for Dad is to have him here with a home base program with others

teaching him. Best thing for Seth is the class he is in, or one similar.

(which doesn't exist) If there was even a class that I wasn't dead set

against, I would do some stuff at home myself, and send him to the class for

a couple of hours each morning. Just no way to please everyone. I just

feel like I'm being robbed of raising my own kid, ya know? What's best for

Seth isn't going to happen, so I will have to figure out what is second best,

and if we can make it happen. Okay, done whining! LOL I feel better now.

LOL

Gail

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In a message dated 2/27/01 2:15:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,

KSheri0422@... writes:

<< Hello. I'm just wondering where this private school is located in Upstate

NY? I live in Upstate NY and would love to inquire about this school.Thanks!

Kathy (Mom to Brett, 13 yrs.old/DS/Autism >>

Hi Kathy,

The school (class) I referred to is in Binghamton. Where are you located

Kathy? From what I hear, this is like a laboratory type setting that uses

very strict ABA.

Gail

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There's a couple the best I've heard about was Westview off of I-10

and beltway 8. They are very selective on who they take and turn us

down.

There is Monarch. I don't know much about it.

There is a Christian Academy in the Kingwood area and I have heard

outstanding things about them.

I have heard some good things about another school on I-10 and

beltway something w/ a " P " -Sorry can't remember.

I also heard good things about Dominque Randall's preschool ( Shape

of Behavior)but I think they may be on 290 and Beltway 8. She

recently announced she was doing something in the Med Center- a small

grp.

Maybe someone has used these facilities.

Good luck

Jeneane

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The Christian Life Academy in Kingwood closed and is now Including Kids,

Inc. in Humble and is an excellent school. The director is Dantzler.

This is where my son attends. Dominique Randall runs The Shape of Behavior,

which is now located on the north side of town. I understand she has opened

another school in the DT area. Montijunas (sp?) is the Director of The

Learning Repertoire in Pearland. There is another school, but I do not have the

name of it at this time.

The Westview school is not an ABA school, but has a good reputation. They

have small classes, but do not teach one on one, hence the cost is less. It is

on

the west side of town, as is The Monarch school, which also has a very good

reputation.

Hope this helps.

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In a message dated 7/25/2003 8:35:47 PM Central Daylight Time,

jeneane-serrano@... writes:

> have heard some good things about another school on I-10 and

> beltway something w/ a " P " -Sorry can't remember.

>

> I also heard good things about Dominque Randall's preschool ( Shape

> of Behavior)but I think they may be on 290 and Beltway 8. She

> recently announced she was doing something in the Med Center- a small

> grp.

>

> Maybe someone has used these facilities.

>

> Good luck

>

>

There is also the Arbor School we are waiting for an opening with them. I

think Dominique opened a school and it's off of Cutten Rd. I could be wrong but

I think another mother was telling me great things about her school.

Oh and the Parrish School, I thought they were overly selective but then our

son is severe.

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In a message dated 7/25/2003 8:35:47 PM Central Daylight Time,

jeneane-serrano@... writes:

> have heard some good things about another school on I-10 and

> beltway something w/ a " P " -Sorry can't remember.

>

> I also heard good things about Dominque Randall's preschool ( Shape

> of Behavior)but I think they may be on 290 and Beltway 8. She

> recently announced she was doing something in the Med Center- a small

> grp.

>

> Maybe someone has used these facilities.

>

> Good luck

>

>

There is also the Arbor School we are waiting for an opening with them. I

think Dominique opened a school and it's off of Cutten Rd. I could be wrong but

I think another mother was telling me great things about her school.

Oh and the Parrish School, I thought they were overly selective but then our

son is severe.

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Beth,

Where do you live?

Liz

On Jul 6, 2005, at 10:32 AM, beth_wagner_98 wrote:

> I have been fighting MCPS for the last year to get my son into the

> Diamond program and have failed (even after presenting our case at a

> mediation hearing). MCPS stated that he isn't " bad enough

> (behaviorally) to get into Diamond, but I should wait a year and see

> where he is " . I am unwilling to keep him in his current setting and

> wait for the ticking bomb to explode, have him fail, then try to recoup

> and get back the happy child I have now. So, we have decided to look

> into private schools.

>

> My son will be in 1st grade (above average verbal and cognitive

> strengths with poor social skills - pragmatic language). I am

> specifically looking for an Asperger private school or if that's not

> available, a school that understands how to deal with Asperger

> children. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

>

> Thanks,

> Beth

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I live in land (just outside D.C.). Sorry for not including that

info.

Beth

>

> > I have been fighting MCPS for the last year to get my son into the

> > Diamond program and have failed (even after presenting our case

at a

> > mediation hearing). MCPS stated that he isn't " bad enough

> > (behaviorally) to get into Diamond, but I should wait a year and

see

> > where he is " . I am unwilling to keep him in his current setting

and

> > wait for the ticking bomb to explode, have him fail, then try to

recoup

> > and get back the happy child I have now. So, we have decided to

look

> > into private schools.

> >

> > My son will be in 1st grade (above average verbal and cognitive

> > strengths with poor social skills - pragmatic language). I am

> > specifically looking for an Asperger private school or if that's

not

> > available, a school that understands how to deal with Asperger

> > children. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Beth

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Beth,

The Lab School on Reservoir Rd. is supposed to be very good. (I have

heard about that from a friend who used to teach in the area.) I

googled special education schools Washington D.C. and got a whole lot

of information. The Lab School is also not cheap.

Liz

On Jul 6, 2005, at 2:03 PM, beth_wagner_98 wrote:

> I live in land (just outside D.C.). Sorry for not including that

> info.

>

> Beth

>

>

>>

>>> I have been fighting MCPS for the last year to get my son into the

>>> Diamond program and have failed (even after presenting our case

> at a

>>> mediation hearing). MCPS stated that he isn't " bad enough

>>> (behaviorally) to get into Diamond, but I should wait a year and

> see

>>> where he is " . I am unwilling to keep him in his current setting

> and

>>> wait for the ticking bomb to explode, have him fail, then try to

> recoup

>>> and get back the happy child I have now. So, we have decided to

> look

>>> into private schools.

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If you are not on the N Fulton group, you can contact at jkysar@... . You will get plenty of info there! Good luck!

Private Schools

I have a son with Autism. I live in Fulton County. Does anyone know of any private schools? Not just private schools for children with disabilities, but other schools as well.

Thanks very Much

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If you are not on the N Fulton group, you can contact at jkysar@... . You will get plenty of info there! Good luck!

Private Schools

I have a son with Autism. I live in Fulton County. Does anyone know of any private schools? Not just private schools for children with disabilities, but other schools as well.

Thanks very Much

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In Cherokee Co there is Kalediscope and Reinforcement Unlimited. In

Alpharetta there is Summit Learning Center and Lionheart School. I'm

not sure that any of the ones listed are considered " private schools "

other than Lionheart school. They use the DIR/Floortime approach and

SRA materials. I really liked that school but our son is moderate on

the spectrum and you have to be at a certain developmental level in

order to be considered a fit. The other places I mentioned provide

ABA/VB in center based settings and I don't think have typical peers.

If your child is higher functioning there are probably a lot more

private schools available to him. I posted a list of the ones listed in

Atlanta Parent Magazine in their January 2007 issue. They listed public

and private schools for typical and special needs kids. Good luck!

Anyone know of any good ABA/VB schools in the entire state? My husband

just got permission to telecommute and we are free to move anywhere.

But we are looking for a school that really understands autism and how

to properly use motivation and reinforcement. We are looking for 1:1 or

1:2 ratio for at least the academic parts of the day. His language and

play skills at near a 2 yr old level but he can read and has many

impressive scattered skills. He loves people and wants badly to

interactively play but just hasn't figured it out with kids. He does

great with adults that meet him where he is socially. I wouldn't rule

out schools that serve other disabilities but what I have been finding

locally (in metro ATL area)is that the ratios are higher 1:5-6 and

instruction hasn't looked all that different than a cross disability

public school class. I think ASD kids need very specific and

individualized instruction from staff who are highly educated and

trained in autism not just general basic training on a variety of

disabilities. Anyway, any suggestions for private schools like I am

looking for in the state of GA would be great.

Thanks,

Beverly

>

> Hello Group,

>

> We are looking for private schools for our 7yo ASD. We have gotten

> some information from mood-Bell and was wondering if anybody on

> the list has had any experiance with this school that they might like

> to share to the group or direct to me. Any feedback would be

> appreciated.

>

> Also if anybody has a school they would like to reccomend in or

around

> Cherokee Country or Alpharetta we would be greatfull for that

> information also.

>

> Thank you for you time and God Bless.

>

> Jim

>

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Check out The ph Sams School in Fayetteville. They have a 3:1 ratio. We've toured the facility and were very impressed are considering it for our son.

www.josephsams.org

From: "chasingjake" <chasingjake@...>Reply-autism To: autism Subject: Re: Private schoolsDate: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:44:23 -0000

In Cherokee Co there is Kalediscope and Reinforcement Unlimited. In Alpharetta there is Summit Learning Center and Lionheart School. I'm not sure that any of the ones listed are considered "private schools" other than Lionheart school. They use the DIR/Floortime approach and SRA materials. I really liked that school but our son is moderate on the spectrum and you have to be at a certain developmental level in order to be considered a fit. The other places I mentioned provide ABA/VB in center based settings and I don't think have typical peers. If your child is higher functioning there are probably a lot more private schools available to him. I posted a list of the ones listed in Atlanta Parent Magazine in their January 2007 issue. They listed public and private schools for typical and special needs kids. Good luck! Anyone know of any good ABA/VB schools in the entire state? My husband just got permission to telecommute and we are free to move anywhere. But we are looking for a school that really understands autism and how to properly use motivation and reinforcement. We are looking for 1:1 or 1:2 ratio for at least the academic parts of the day. His language and play skills at near a 2 yr old level but he can read and has many impressive scattered skills. He loves people and wants badly to interactively play but just hasn't figured it out with kids. He does great with adults that meet him where he is socially. I wouldn't rule out schools that serve other disabilities but what I have been finding locally (in metro ATL area)is that the ratios are higher 1:5-6 and instruction hasn't looked all that different than a cross disability public school class. I think ASD kids need very specific and individualized instruction from staff who are highly educated and trained in autism not just general basic training on a variety of disabilities. Anyway, any suggestions for private schools like I am looking for in the state of GA would be great. Thanks,Beverly >> Hello Group,> > We are looking for private schools for our 7yo ASD. We have gotten > some information from mood-Bell and was wondering if anybody on > the list has had any experiance with this school that they might like > to share to the group or direct to me. Any feedback would be > appreciated.> > Also if anybody has a school they would like to reccomend in or around > Cherokee Country or Alpharetta we would be greatfull for that > information also.> > Thank you for you time and God Bless.> > Jim>

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I have heard that there are some excellent programs in Rome, GA and sville, GA. Northwest Georgia location. ALso ding county has an elementary school with an autism program run by teachers who specialize in autism - however at this time I can not speak of it's quality as they are going through a lot of transitions.

Re: Private schools

In Cherokee Co there is Kalediscope and Reinforcement Unlimited. In Alpharetta there is Summit Learning Center and Lionheart School. I'm not sure that any of the ones listed are considered "private schools" other than Lionheart school. They use the DIR/Floortime approach and SRA materials. I really liked that school but our son is moderate on the spectrum and you have to be at a certain developmental level in order to be considered a fit. The other places I mentioned provide ABA/VB in center based settings and I don't think have typical peers. If your child is higher functioning there are probably a lot more private schools available to him. I posted a list of the ones listed in Atlanta Parent Magazine in their January 2007 issue. They listed public and private schools for typical and special needs kids. Good luck! Anyone know of any good ABA/VB schools in the entire state? My husband just got permission to

telecommute and we are free to move anywhere. But we are looking for a school that really understands autism and how to properly use motivation and reinforcement. We are looking for 1:1 or 1:2 ratio for at least the academic parts of the day. His language and play skills at near a 2 yr old level but he can read and has many impressive scattered skills. He loves people and wants badly to interactively play but just hasn't figured it out with kids. He does great with adults that meet him where he is socially. I wouldn't rule out schools that serve other disabilities but what I have been finding locally (in metro ATL area)is that the ratios are higher 1:5-6 and instruction hasn't looked all that different than a cross disability public school class. I think ASD kids need very specific and individualized instruction from staff who are highly educated and trained in autism not just general basic training on a variety of

disabilities. Anyway, any suggestions for private schools like I am looking for in the state of GA would be great. Thanks,Beverly >> Hello Group,> > We are looking for private schools for our 7yo ASD. We have gotten > some information from mood-Bell and was wondering if anybody on > the list has had any experiance with this school that they might like > to share to the group or direct to me. Any feedback would be > appreciated.> > Also if anybody has a school they would like to reccomend in or around > Cherokee Country or Alpharetta we would be greatfull for that > information also.> > Thank you for you time and God Bless.> >

Jim>

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Does anyone have any information/ knowledge of the Porter School in Roswell?

Re: Re: Private schools

I have heard that there are some excellent programs in Rome, GA and sville, GA. Northwest Georgia location. ALso ding county has an elementary school with an autism program run by teachers who specialize in autism - however at this time I can not speak of it's quality as they are going through a lot of transitions.

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Can anyone explain the process of what is or is not covered with a child on IEP (or even not) when you remove them from public to a private school setting??

ie transport, public funds, IEP service funding etc.

We're looking at a private school but were told IEP services would not be funded, and the state funds still go to public school for our kids (which theoritically really angers me since it's their fault we would have to do this but just don't have it in us to fight them anymore after 6 years of doing so!!)

Thanks,

jackie