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Did anyone see the real estate section of the Newsday yesterday, where it listed the best places to live on Long Island?
They listed the best school districts, based on test scores alone...which isn't the only thing that makes a good school district, but it is important. There list:Nassau County-
Jericho (which also ranked # 1 in the country!)
Great Neck
Manhasset
Roslyn
East Williston (Wheatley)
Syosset
Garden City
Merrick
Bellmore
North Shore (Glen Head, Sea Cliff, parts of Old Brookville and Brookville)
Suffolk County:
Cold Spring Harbor
Half Hollow Hills
Port Jefferson
Mattituck
Harborfields
Northport
Elwood
Smithtown
Three Village
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Actually, the recently published school district rantings bases the rank of a school solely on its number of students taking Advanced Placement courses. Many times the students are placed in the courses simply for the school to look good in these rantings;thus many times students are placed in classes they cannot handle. I know this through talking to the administration and teachers in Rocky Point who have said this system proves nothing and in actuality the Rocky Point
School District far exceeds Miller Place as a school system. The entire idea that Miller Place Schools are so wonderful is a mirage created by real estate agents and these false ratings. I don't know what led you to believe
Rocky Point was such a bad area, sure it's not Old Field but it's not Mastic/Shirley either.
I struggled to move into Port Jefferson district as a young, single mother so my child could be in the "best". Only to find out they let him get to 4th grade with a serious learning disability. Finally after I contacted the state board of ed & several SEPTA advocates would they finally complete they testing I'd been asking for.
You couldn't pay ME to put my children back into some of "the best" schools.
Not everyone is graced with Mensa type children. If you are that's great, if your child needs special services, you're probably doomed.
That's a fact.
Dear Kelly, what you said is so true. My daughter is in special education too, I have been through one of the best districts "Smithtown" where they told me my child should be in a boces center because it required her teacher to have a third reading group. Meanwhile, there were only 15 students in the class with a teacher and two assistants. I was also told that because she required speech she needed a boces placement also because she belonged only with children like her. Anther great district, Commack is currently under litigation because they are refusing to educate a child with a disability.Another woman told me that she sold her house is West Islip and moved to Lindenhurst because they tried to railroad her son into a boces setting also. I am in pat/Med and sure it is not perfect but my daughter will graduate next year from my district high school, the teachers have been wonderful from Elementary through now with her.
While my boys go to Catholic, we have been thru the special ed dept in Longwood. The have been wonderful, approving resource, and OT for him. There was never a question on him not getting services because he goes to Catholic. It has made a wonderful difference in his education.
I have been thru Pat/Med when they were younger and it was horrendous. I felt like a beggar trying to get services for him. What I couldnt believe was that they were making desicisions while never meeting the child. They also did not take the recommendations of the person who evualated him.
Maybe if they did, he wouldnt be so far behind.
South Country is also a horrendous district for getting services.
I know Longwood is really good. However if there is a cut and dry diagnosis Pat/Med is good, Like my daughter has down syndrome they are more than accomodating. However, with my soon who has some speech issues but no educational issues, they can be a little daunting.
Yes I have heard th at with a definate rx, Pat Med is great. A friend has an autistic son and in Pat/Med she has never had a problem.
Its the kids who dont have a rx but need a little push or a little more than regular kids that have the problem getting services that they are really entitled to.
dorothy
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