The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools has a new report titled Key Trends in Special Education in Charter Schools: A Secondary Analysis of the Civil Rights Data Collection
Excerpts:
- [Among students with disabilities} charter schools report higher percentages of enrollment of students with specific learning disabilities—the largest category of students with disabilities served under IDEA (49.49% vs. 45.98%), autism (7.2% vs. 6.53%), and emotional disturbance(5.06% vs. 4.10%) compared to traditional public schools.
- Most specialized schools (62.04%) have a focus on two or more IDEA categories. In terms of more specific disability categories,emotional disturbance (13.14%) and autism (10.95%) are the most represented
These charter schools focus on autism:
- Arizona Autism Charter Schools Phoenix AZ
- South Florida Autism Charter School Inc. Hialeah FL
- The Hope Charter Center for Autism Jensen Beach FL
- Florida Autism Charter School of Excellence Tampa FL
- Renaissance Learning Academy West Palm Beach FL
- Palm Beach School for Autism Lake Worth FL
- Princeton House Charter Orlando FL
- Renaissance Learning Center West Palm Beach FL
- Margaret Brent Regional Center New Carrollton MD
- Lionsgate Academy Crystal MN
- Broome Street Academy Charter HighSchool Orange NY
- New York Center for Autism Charter School New York NY
- The Autism Academy of Learning Toledo OH
- Autism Model School Toledo OH
- The Foundation School for Autism San Antonio TX
