Re: Autism Clusters in Broward Elementary schools

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If a student is to be placed in General Ed - they almost always attend their

home school.

Autism Clusters in Broward Elementary schools

> We are considering a move to your area. My son is in 3rd grade and

> would be considered high functioning. I am concerned about what

> the " autism cluster " means for him as far as placement. He has always

> been in a general education setting with support from an aide or

> resource teacher at times. When we lived in Georgia as he was

> entering Kindergarten the IEP team (with the exception of my husband

> and I) reccommended placement in the general education setting, but

> wanted him to go to a cluster school where support staff was housed

> instead of our neighborhood boundary school with his friends and

> brothers and sisters. We moved out of county to secure a neighborhood

> school placement. I am tired of fighting with school disticts and

> don't even want to go there again!! Does Broward county to anyones

> knowledge require the student with autism to attend a cluster school

> even if he is in the regular education environment full time and would

> need only some support in the classroom during specific times (eg.

> language arts or something like that)? Currently, we are in Illinois

> and he is in a reg ed 3rd grade with an aide assigned to the classroom

> at our neighborhood school. Thanks in advance for any clarification

> on what exactly a cluster school means.

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