This presentation will help participants understand program choices and give them the tools to determine the best educational option for their Autism Spectrum population of students. Considerations will include budgetary and programmatic advantages and disadvantages, as well as comparing in-district, out-of-district and newer hybrid approaches. Methods of involving the district stakeholders in any transition to a new model will be described and discussed by a panel of educators and parents who have experienced the successful use of each of these approaches.
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