I am writing this as a parent--a dad- with four kids. Two of my kids have special needs. One of my other kids is VERY gifted and needs to be in an accelerated settign to challenge him or he will get bored. My daughter is the fourth kdis and she is mroe or less a typical 5th grader. My wife works as an assistant is a special needs class at school as well.

I am telling you that because I want you to understand where I am coming from. I see THOUSANDS of families move to and from Louisville each year as part of my work  with the real estate firm. So how do they decide WHERE to live...WHAT schools to send their kids to and etc.?

Most people (whent hey get transferred or a job brings them to the Louisville area), they worry about the schools. They wonder about…

One of the agents in our office just built a VERY COOL website for people to find private schools in the Louisville Kentucky metro area. His name is Matt Brown and I thought his site and effort were worth noting. His site is LouisvillePrivateSchoolGuide.com . While I have no ownership or connection to the site, he hired another local web developer to create it and I thought they did a pretty darn good job.

Enjoy!

One of the first things that crosses a family's mind when moving is "How do I find the right school for my kids? I especially share your concern. I have 4 kids and 2 of them have special needs. One has autism and the other has Asperger Syndrome .

Louisville Schools in 3 Easy Steps

What you need is solid, objective information and a way to compare the current schools that your children are enrolled in to the schools in your new area. I use GreatSchools.net for this purpose. You can compare the schools DIRECTLY and see how they rank on national and state tests.

The second step is to contact a REALTOR . Beieve it or not, these guys and gals are typically AWESOME at knowing which schools parents really rave about. Since i work in a RE/MAX ofice , i get to…