Re: Looking for a GOOD AUTISM CLUSTER school in Sunrise/Sawgrass area?!

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> Loved Mirror Lake in Plantation when my child was there. Unfortunately it

feeds into Plantation Middle but you could have it changed by then. Really

helpful with inclusion and therapies. Even put my child in an ESOL class

because it was inclusion with a smaller amount of typical children and the if

the teacher had to speak directly to a child with another language other than

english she would speak privately to the child. Everything in the class was

directed towards english and one student even helped my child with math and

became a mentor, still called my child and wanted to be friends, now wants to be

a teacher. Loved the staff and the principal. Therapists were awesome.

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> Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 10:51:42 AM

> Subject: Looking for a GOOD AUTISM CLUSTER school in

Sunrise/Sawgrass area?!

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> Hello fellow parents:

> My son is PDD (high functioning)

> is needing to enter into a kindergarten cluster due

> to very low verbal comprehension. He is ok with other

> subjects (math/computers) , but very low language delayed.

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> I would SO MUCH appreciate anyone's recommendation for a

> good elementary school in the Sunrise,

> Sawgrass or even Plantation area???

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> This way I can arrange to visit before I decide to

> register him.

> A friend told me that Horizon elementary is a good

> Cluster school? Is this true?

> Thanks in advance for any opinions (good or bad)...

> a concerned mom.

> mamabear_sunrise@ yahoo.com

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Dear mamabear_sunrise,

The ESE cluster teachers at Sawgrass Elementary School have been teaching within

their clusters at Sawgrass for several years. I know that these ESE teachers are

required to attend training seminars in effective, research-based teaching

modalities on a regular basis, along with inservice training covering several

subjects. Please see if you can arrange an interview with School Administration.

Perhaps send a group e-mail to denise's list asking if anyone knows of students

who have sent their child to Sawgrass. Hopefully you will get several responses

thereby getting a clearer picture of the school. Most importantly, ask questions

about how their (or any other) school will help your son improve his independent

functioning, and grow academically, behaviorally, and socially, with respect to

his PDD.

I am the mother of a boy (now teenager) who is SLD, and I am also an ESE

teacher. I remember visiting several schools (now nearly 10 years ago), often

ending with confusion and frustration. With perseverance, we found a school that

fit his needs. His school recognized he has an aptitude to draw and create

artwork in 3 dimensions. We put him in the Architecture track at this school, in

which he excelled. He is now a graduate and hoping to study architecture in

college. He is aware of his disability and continues to learn how to work around

these limitations to reach his goal. This struggle is by far not over. We just

take it a day at a time. Good luck to you

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Sandpiper is good.

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>> Loved Mirror Lake in Plantation when my child was there. Unfortunately it

feeds into Plantation Middle but you could have it changed by then. Really

helpful with inclusion and therapies. Even put my child in an ESOL class

because it was inclusion with a smaller amount of typical children and the if

the teacher had to speak directly to a child with another language other than

english she would speak privately to the child. Everything in the class was

directed towards english and one student even helped my child with math and

became a mentor, still called my child and wanted to be friends, now wants to be

a teacher. Loved the staff and the principal. Therapists were awesome.

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> ________________________________

>>

>> To: sList

>> Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 10:51:42 AM

>> Subject: Looking for a GOOD AUTISM CLUSTER school in

Sunrise/Sawgrass area?!

>>

>> Â

>> Hello fellow parents:

>> My son is PDD (high functioning)

>> is needing to enter into a kindergarten cluster due

>> to very low verbal comprehension. He is ok with other

>> subjects (math/computers) , but very low language delayed.

>>

>> I would SO MUCH appreciate anyone's recommendation for a

>> good elementary school in the Sunrise,

>> Sawgrass or even Plantation area???

>>

>> This way I can arrange to visit before I decide to

>> register him.

>> A friend told me that Horizon elementary is a good

>> Cluster school? Is this true?

>> Thanks in advance for any opinions (good or bad)...

>> a concerned mom.

>> mamabear_sunrise@ yahoo.com

>>

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>Dear mamabear_sunrise,

>

>The ESE cluster teachers at Sawgrass Elementary School have been teaching

within their clusters at Sawgrass for several years. I know that these ESE

teachers are required to attend training seminars in effective, research-based

teaching modalities on a regular basis, along with inservice training covering

several subjects. Please see if you can arrange an interview with School

Administration.

>

>Perhaps send a group e-mail to denise's list asking if anyone knows of students

who have sent their child to Sawgrass. Hopefully you will get several responses

thereby getting a clearer picture of the school. Most importantly, ask questions

about how their (or any other) school will help your son improve his independent

functioning, and grow academically, behaviorally, and socially, with respect to

his PDD.

>

>I am the mother of a boy (now teenager) who is SLD, and I am also an ESE

teacher. I remember visiting several schools (now nearly 10 years ago), often

ending with confusion and frustration. With perseverance, we found a school that

fit his needs. His school recognized he has an aptitude to draw and create

artwork in 3 dimensions. We put him in the Architecture track at this school, in

which he excelled. He is now a graduate and hoping to study architecture in

college. He is aware of his disability and continues to learn how to work around

these limitations to reach his goal. This struggle is by far not over. We just

take it a day at a time. Good luck to you

>