1) In our area, the SPED experience didn't vary just with district, but with individual school, due to both philosophy of the administration at the school as well as the attitude of school staff
Let me reiterate that this is not only true, but that DS7, who is only in second grade, is on his third SPED teacher and second school administrator. Each change has brought significant changes in his IEP and in staff attitudes. We had his IEP meeting yesterday, and the current SPED teacher didn't come right out and say that the goals that the previous SPED teacher wrote sucked, but it was quite clear that that was what she thought (and I can't disagree). So even if you find a "good" school, it's only as good as the current administration/SPED team, and you can't really count on that staying in place.
Good luck to you.
