<p>I google variations on this question and rarely come up with anything useful. There are plenty of lists about colleges, but none about great public high school programs for kids with LD. Maybe because there aren't many. I live in NY and hear that certain areas of Westchester have great schools for special ed (what about LD?), and if anyone sees this and his information on Westchester, I would love to hear it. </p>
<p>But Westchester wouldn't be my first choice, because we are trying to cut expenses. Has anyone heard of any public schools anywhere in the country that truly are good with LD?</p>
<p>(the LD I deal with is ADHD, anxiety, and auditory processing, but not all in the same kid)</p>
<p>I find some general sites but nothing that is any use. A forum might be helpful, too.</p>
<p>I don’t know how public high school districts are organized in NY but where I went to school, unless you were in a special magnet-type program, you were “zoned” into one local high school based on your home address. I also don’t know of any public schools that emphasize support for LD students, though I’ve heard of private schools that do that.</p>
<p>If these factors aren’t of concern to you, I’d recommend calling up each local public school’s counselor office to ask what forms of support they offer for students with those LDs (examples include 504 plan/IEP guidance & subsequent accommodations, college guidance for LD students, educational sessions on things like stress management & organization, general counseling/support groups, names of third-party learning centers, etc). If so far so good, ask if you can meet with the counselor the student will probably have once they get there (in my school this was based on last name and/or magnet program emphasis). Just see how detailed, understanding, and educated they seem about the subject. At the public high school level, I found that getting accommodations and other help all came down to having a well-educated, empathetic, and communicative school counselor who will get things done in a timely fashion and sternly guide any teachers who are being less than helpful.</p>
<p>Thanks 27. I’m really asking on the macro level. I’ve got kids in private schools right now that more or less work for them, one an LD school, but we need to move, and probably outside New York. It would be nice to move to a place that already had a good system in place.
I’m basically asking if there are public school systems that really do a proper job addressing kids with LD, if such schools exist, and wondering how those particular places work vs. everywhere else which just seems to be piecemeal. I realize I am asking a difficult to impossible question. I have heard that special ed in Westchester is better than most, but it is one of the richest areas in the country with the highest property taxes.</p>