New to site. Baby with hearing loss.

I have not contacted that school at this point. We have several Audiologist, Speech Therapists, Case Workers, Interventionists and other support people working with us for her education. In our area she has 3 options. 1- is to attend our local school district with an IEP and her own "helper". 2- If the implant is working for her, there is a school specifically for children with cochlear implants about 15 minutes from here that is Pk- 5th and then she could transition back to our district or attend their local middle and high school with an integrated cochlear implant program. 3- There is another school district also about 15 minutes away that has a program pk-12 strictly ASL based, that is houses within that district. So as of now we are working to see where her progress leads her.
 
kjvitek said:
I have not contacted that school at this point. We have several Audiologist, Speech Therapists, Case Workers, Interventionists and other support people working with us for her education. In our area she has 3 options. 1- is to attend our local school district with an IEP and her own "helper". 2- If the implant is working for her, there is a school specifically for children with cochlear implants about 15 minutes from here that is Pk- 5th and then she could transition back to our district or attend their local middle and high school with an integrated cochlear implant program. 3- There is another school district also about 15 minutes away that has a program pk-12 strictly ASL based, that is houses within that district. So as of now we are working to see where her progress leads her.
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Curious - what are you leaning towards?
 
One bit of advice, find out what your local school district is like. Unfortunatly the fact of the matter is that most public school sped departments aren't well trained to teach kids with low incidence disabilties. Also, a lot of school districts can be rather snobby and cliquey, which can in turn inhibit social emotional development (an area which seems to be very highly neglected/brushed under the rug)
Your school district MAY be one of the good ones.
But I would go around and visit local programs, and even contact Ohio School for the Deaf as well as St. Rita's, and see what's available.
I do think if a dhh program is available locally, kids should start out there and then gradually transistion to the mainstreaming option. That way they'll have teachers who are trained in deaf ed techniques, and be able to learn "deaf skills" etc.
 
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