Basic Info
Stedwick ES is located at 10631 Stedwick Road, Montgomery Village, MD 20886. The principal is Dr. Margaret Pastor.
Rating
Please rate your experience at this school with respect to the following aspects on a scale from 0 to 10.- Inclusiveness: Does the school have a culture of inclusion and inclusive practices in place (e.g., co-teaching)? Are these practices effectively and systematically implemented?
- Staffing and resources: Does the school have staff and resources to accommodate a wide range of special needs?
- Cooperation: Does the school staff exhibit a cooperative approach by accepting/requesting the parents' input, listening to concerns, and attempting to resolve disagreements?
- Communication: Does the school implement progress monitoring plans? Does the staff regularly communicate with parents with respect to their child's progress and challenges? Is the staff responsive when contacted?
- Academic expectations: Does the staff systematically set high expectations for students with special needs? Does the staff systematically raise expectations when IEP goals are met ahead of time?
Stedwick ES
Inclusiveness
9
Staffing and resources
10
Cooperation
10
Communication
10
Academic expectations
10
My Down Syndrome child was moved there in third grade. My experience comes from grades 3-5. What made the LFI different was Dr. Taylor and Gabby’s commitment to academic excellence and to the Buddy Program they have. I can not highly recommend this dynamic duo enough! They were on top of any issues, aware of the needs of the students and committed to seeing them excel academically, communicated regularly, sent home daily easily completed HW, made sure the child was matched with an appropriate buddy who played with and helped them to and from class, in the hallways, lunch and to and from the regular classrooms.
Inclusiveness
7
Staffing and resources
4
Cooperation
4
Communication
3.9
Academic expectations
3.9
My son attended Stedwick for K-3rd grade. Beginning in 2nd grade after he was diagnosed with ADHD, he had a 504 plan. It was like pulling teeth to get a meeting with the counselor to discuss the 504. His 2nd grade teacher was great and actually followed the plan. His 3rd grade teacher was about to retire and didn’t bother trying to implement the 504, or even let us know when he wasn’t completing classwork (“Can’t send it home, because then it can’t be graded.”) The counselor and administration were useless in trying to get anything done. They do seem to put a lot of resources into ESOL and students with more severe special needs than my son who “only” has ADHD, but kids like mine seem to fall through the cracks. We moved so my younger child won’t have to deal with Stedwick.