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05.24.08, 16:58 PM Special Needs
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SN moms in NYC what schools did you apply to for kindergarten. So far I have heard of Parkside, Gateway, a new shcool called Learning Spring. I know there are more. Want to get a sense of where people are going and can you tell me if it is funded or unfunded. TIA. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Special Needs 05.24.08, 04:58 PM Flag
 

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These are the ones I know: Summit (I don't think they have a K, though), Gillen Brewer, both funded, and Reece, West End Day, & Aaron, unfunded. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.24.08, 05:09 PM Flag
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reece is funded [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.09.08, 12:18 PM Flag
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We applied to: Reece, Gillen Brewer, LearningSpring (which isn't that new, btw), Parkside, Gateway, Aaron, and the Child School. Get this book, very helpful: http://www.amazon.com/Parents-Guide-Special-Education-York/dp/0807746851 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.24.08, 06:28 PM Flag
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the funded schools are free provided it is on your IEP? and the unfunded ones- are you planning to sue or will just pay? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.24.08, 11:27 PM Flag
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This question gets asked so often. It's hard IMO to get an approved school on your IEP. Often this is why people hire an attorney. The other reason people use and atty is to sue for reimbursement under FAPE if they are in a non-approved school. In that case, you must pay and then get reimbursed. Or, if you choose, just pay. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 06:56 AM Flag
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All the people I know at approved schools did hire lawyers, did get NPS (for non-public school) on their IEPs after no or some struggle, and then are done with lawyers basically forever, or until the kid no longer goes to that school. So it's definitely worth hiring the lawyer just so you do the application process right, do everything right, and then you are done for years and years. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.25.08, 08:36 AM Flag
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Here is a good list: In Manhattan/funded -- Reece, Parkside, Gateway, Churchill, Gillen Brewer, Herbert Birch, Learning Spring, Child School (Roos Isl.), Hawthorne Country Day. Unfunded -- Aaron, Rebecca, Stephen Gaynor, Ideal, Manhattan Childrens Center, West End Day. In outer boroughs funded -- Summit, Lowell, NYCLI (not sure if funded), League School, New York Institute for Special Education, Mary McDowell. Unfunded Gersh Academy. NJ (lots of NYC kids at these schools)-- Forum School, Community School, Alpine Learning Institute. Westchester -- Hallen School, Windward, Eagle Hill. LI Center for Speech and Language Disabilities. These schools all serve different populations. Some are for autism, some are for learning disabilities, some are for emotional/behavioral problems, some are for language processing issues. It is worth is to tour a lot of them, figure out what is most appropriate [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.27.08, 03:15 PM Flag
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I am always surprised when McCarton School gets left of these kinds of lists. It is tiny and hard to get into but they admit new families every year and it is an incredible school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 04:29 AM Flag
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The only school we applied to was West End Day, per advice from David Salsberg (but it turns out ds is doing fine in public CTT). All the schools have their preferences about what kind of SN they like to work with, and those preferences can change from year to year. Really helps to have guidance from a professional who knows the schools [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 04:47 AM Flag
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Did Salsberg recommend just that one school for your dc? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.08.08, 08:05 AM Flag
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