SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

• Achievement of students with disabilities
• State and federal accountability support
• Access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities
• High-quality professional learning opportunities
• Collaborative partnerships
• First point of contact for students, parents, district and community stakeholders in areas of special education
• Educator training on research-based effective instructional strategies

Specialists in disabilities collaborate with others across the service center to ensure the inclusion of and consideration of the needs of students with disabilities for district improvement. Special education staff members provide insight and guidance on issues of accountability, student performance and factors which affect the performance of students with disabilities.

• Access to the General Curriculum
• Assistive Technology
• Autism
• Behavior
• Early Childhood Transition & Child Find
• Evaluation
• Multicultural and Diverse Learners
• Parent Coordination
• Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities
• Secondary Transition 
• Significant Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Texas Disproportionate Representation in Special Education Project