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February 2, 2012 at 10:55 pm #602061
MarmiteParticipantHi. Just wondering if anyone could share their thoughts on Roxhill Elementary? My son may get assigned there. What are the positive and negatives you have found.
Thanks!
February 2, 2012 at 11:06 pm #747081
luckymom30ParticipantGreat school! Daughter was enrolled there for 5 years and we had all good experiences while there.
February 2, 2012 at 11:47 pm #747082
goodgracesParticipantOne of my best friends, a gal full-to-the-brim with integrity and patience and brightness, is a teacher there. She really likes the group of teachers/administrators there.
February 3, 2012 at 3:55 pm #747083
MarmiteParticipantThanks for the posts! Goodgraces, what grade does your friend teach there?
February 5, 2012 at 5:41 am #747084
BonnieParticipantA very good friend of mine is head teacher there. Mr. Robert. Great teacher. Roxhill has great teachers.
February 6, 2012 at 3:00 am #747085
luckymom30ParticipantSo parents can still choose different schools out of there reference area I would assume they would be providing the transportation but now I hear there is a special bus for certain schools. Please explain.
I guess I don’t understand the stigma against Roxhill is it the location, the diversity of families and students or because it isn’t a money rich community?
Roxhill is an excellent choice. Bonnie I have a feeling I know who your friend is and yes she is an excellent teacher.
February 6, 2012 at 4:01 am #747086
hopeyParticipantNo, luckymom30, it’s not like that. APP is a program where the children are tested and accepted into the program based on their scores. It is a limited program that only exists in two elementary schools in the city, but the program legally must be made available to meet the demonstrated needs of every child who qualifies, regardless of where they live. Therefore the district is obligated to provide transportation to get the children there.
I believe there are similar obligations for the district to bus children to schools which can meet their needs for special education, autism services, or other demonstrated specialized needs when their local neighborhood school cannot adequately meet those needs.
February 6, 2012 at 5:23 am #747087
luckymom30ParticipantThanks hopey for the clarification, I am aware of the APP program as I had our daughter tested back in kindergarten and she tested very high and qualified for APP. She tested again in 1st grade and it was decided by us, the principal and both 1st & 2nd grade teacher to move her to the next grade. I was not aware of the busing for APP students, now I understand.
February 6, 2012 at 4:15 pm #747088
MarmiteParticipantMy son would either go to Roxhill or Pathfinder as they are the only two in West Seattle that do a self contained program for autism. I was wondering what the services were like for special needs there. I will need to go and visit though. I am liking what I am hearing from you all though.
February 6, 2012 at 4:35 pm #747089
luckymom30ParticipantFebruary 7, 2012 at 4:29 am #747090
BonnieParticipantMarmite, I’m sorry. I didn’t see your post about self contained autism. My son has autism too and right now he is in the inclusion autism program at Pathfinder. He went to Roxhill for kindergarten. At the time they had a transitional kindergarten. I don’t know if they still have it. I think that both schools are a good choice for self contained autism. I don’t know much about Roxhill. I believe it is a bit lower functioning? I’m not sure though. My son isn’t in the self contained autism class at Pathfinder but it’s a very good program and have a friend whose daughter went through the program and is now in 5th grade.
February 7, 2012 at 4:30 am #747091
BonnieParticipantAlso, back on to Roxhill. I don’t know if the speech therapist is still there but if Jodi is she is wonderful. The ot/pt changes and I don’t know who is there. Pathfinder has great resources for special needs.
February 7, 2012 at 4:39 am #747092
luckymom30ParticipantYes Jodi is still there working with the kids, she is just wonderful! Hope this helps:
Roxhill Elementary is a vibrant public school in the Southwest corner of Seattle, near White Center. Their student body reflects the diversity and cultures of their neighborhood. Some features of the school are:
•Self-contained program for students with autism.
•Transitional Kindergarten for students who need more support.
•Before and after school academic clubs.
•Team Read, an after school support program for readers in 2nd and 3rd grade.
•Push-in support to general education classrooms for students who qualify for special education services.
•Bi-lingual assistants supporting students in Spanish, Somali and Vietnamese
February 7, 2012 at 4:07 pm #747093
MarmiteParticipantBonnie and Luckymom thanks so much for your posts. I have met Jodi the SLP there, when we were looking at preschools a few years back. She seemed pretty cool.
Bonnie can I ask what grade your son is now? I wanted my son to do the autism inclusion program, but each year they make it go forward one more grade to a point where they are fading it out. My son only had 2 options, go straight into gen ed (to which is is not completely ready) or go into self contained for some of the day. He is due to go 30% in SC and 70% in gen ed when he goes to 1st grade in Sept. He is pretty high functioning. We are fractionally closer to Roxhill, so I am thinking we could get assigned there, though I have heard so many good things about Pathfinder that I may do the open enrollment there if we don’t get in at first. Roxhill is sounding pretty good too though. I wish more schools had music classes, as my son is gifted musically and loves music of any kind. I don’t know if Roxhill or Pathfinder do either.
Bonnie is your son doing well now? My son is currently at the EEU, which has been a wonderful school for him this year.
February 8, 2012 at 4:57 am #747094
BonnieParticipantMarmite, my son is now in 5th grade getting ready to go on to middle school next year. He’s doing ‘pretty well’ but I wouldn’t say super great. I think a lot of his problem is he doesn’t pay attention and requires a lot of one on one help. Our course was Dev. Preschool at Roxhill, then Transitional kindergarten at Roxhill. Then he went on to Arbor Heights for general self contained 1st-3rd grade. Then in the 4th grade we moved him to the Autism Inclusion program at Pathfinder. This is his 2nd year there. The SPS has been making a lot of changes in regards to special ed. For instance, my son’s 1-3 class at Arbor Heights used to be 1-3 but now it is K-2. They are getting rid of a lot of programs, which is a shame. I don’t know if Roxhill still has transitional kindergarten but that sounds about what you need. An acquaintance of mine put her daughter into the autism class at Roxhill and she said that there were only 2 kids that were verbal in that class. So maybe you are looking at Transitional Kindergarten?
February 8, 2012 at 3:39 pm #747095
luckymom30ParticipantYes Roxhill still has Transitional Kindergarten, here are some of the special services that are offered at Roxhill:
Services
Family Support Worker
Special Education Resources
Head Start
Family Support Worker
Roxhill has a full-time family support worker, Michelle Raine. Ms. Raine supports our families by providing needed supplies for students to be successful at school.
Special Education Resources
Roxhill employs various strategies to meet the needs of students who qualify for special education. While all students have a seat in a general education classroom, we strive to meet the needs of each individual student by providing support in various ways. These include a developmental preschool, a transitional kindergarten, and two self-contained classrooms for students with autism. In addition, we provide support to students who qualify for other special education services in the general education classroom.
Head Start
LHead Start provides a range of parental involvement, health, comprehensive education, and family support services for early childhood education.
February 8, 2012 at 4:02 pm #747096
MarmiteParticipantThanks Lucky Mom. How come you know so much about Roxhill?!
Bonnie.. I hear you about the attention problems, my son can be the same, specially if it’s not something he is interested in.
For us, it looks like Pathfinder or Roxhill are our only choices for my son due to the fact they don’t do the autism inclusion program at his grade. Thurgood Marshall also has 4 autism programs and is supposed to have a great special ed teacher.
He needs social help, and the IEP team tell me he won’t get enough minutes with that if he is put in gen ed next school year. He needs more help so they think self contained is the better option right now with most of his time spent in gen ed (hopefully). I agree he needs extra support right now with certain areas (not academic) however I am concerned what an autism self contained will be like, and how they will do the social minutes in a sc contained class? He is in Kinder right now at the EEU so will be going into 1st Grade. He is ahead academically.
February 9, 2012 at 12:43 am #747097
BonnieParticipantSince there are two autism classes the class that my friends daughter was/is (she was trying to get her switched to Pathfinder) may be a different level than what you are looking at? I didn’t realize they had 2 autism classes.
February 16, 2012 at 9:36 pm #747098
MarmiteParticipantBonnie – are you happy with his teachers at Pathfinder? I would be interested to hear your thoughts about the school in terms of support for those with autism.
I am due to hear where my son has been assigned next week. I may enroll for Pathfinder if he doesn’t get in there initially.
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