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[Penny]

I'm having a really hard time trying to find a good elementary school in NYC for my daughter who will be 5 next december.The D O ED will not let me know where the 12:1 classes will be next year in the public schools, they say I'm starting way too early to look at kindergarten classes for next year. I went to a special ed school fair for private schools & out of the 40 or so schools there, 3 accepted children with Down Syndrome & probably had 5 places between them as they had private 3-5 year programs which move on up to the kindergarten class.
I have called a lot of public schools suggested by friends & other schools & a lot don't want to carry on their self contained classes as they want to improve grades or think they will not recieve funding.
Is there anyone out there that has gone through this last year & has any advice on getting info on a good elementary school. I live in Brooklyn in DUMBO.
Thanks Penelope

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[momofrussell]

So, your daughter is 4 now? Is there someone on your IEP team that could help you? Do you have a Spec Ed Coordinator or something equivalent that could guide you to the schools in your area??

I usually start with my team and coordinator asking what schools ARE my options.... do you need a self contained class or you looking for mainstreaming and/or inclusion?

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[ecki]

My daughter will be in Kindy next year (she turns 5 in April) and no one will even let me LOOK at the choices in schools until she actually turns 5, which is like 1 month before her transition IEP meeting! I'll bug them again in January and see if they can move things along a little faster.

We're not in NYC, but up here in Sullivan County. Don't know much about NYC schools except what I read in the NY Times. I thought they just had an article about a charter school specifically for kids with Down syndrome recently.

ETA: I found the article, looks like it is a private school. but here's the link -

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/29/nyregion/29bigcity.html

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