Basic Info
RICA – John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents is located at 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850. The principal is Mrs. Michelle Schultze.
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?
RICA - John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents
Inclusiveness
10
Staffing and resources
8.1
Cooperation
10
Communication
10
Academic expectations
10
Our child has been a student since 2-17 and, then became a resident once a bed opened.
I would give the school a 10 of 10 because the school and, residence have gone above and beyond to work with us and, our child to ensure she gets the best possible education and, therapeutic experience that she can while she has been there. Unfortunately her needs outweigh what the school can provide for her (no reflection on the school). The school has tried repeatedly to accommodate her needs but have been unable because of our childs disability level.
Residence has been a VERY positive experience for her. The level of structure has proven to work very well for her. The staff love her and treat her with much care and, respect always taking time to talk with us ongoing issues or care.
The therapeutic environment she is in is one our child has repeatedly refused to be involved in, we are uncertain how much her disability plays into this. There are groups and, individual therapies that our child could be involved in.
Do not send your child to this program. Period.