Special Education
- Special Education
- Required Postings and Other Notices
- Special Education Services
- Special Education Staff
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Special Education Procedures Manual 2020-2021
- SISD Special Education Operating Procedures 2020-2021
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 1: Interventions - Referral
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 2: FIE
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 3: Disability Criteria
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 4a: ARD-IEP
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 4b: Additional IEP Information
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 4c: Related Services
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 5: Instructional Arrangements
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 6: Discipline
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 7: Procedural Safeguards
- Special Education Procedures Manual Section 8: Administration
- Child Find
- Operation Reconnect - Special Education
Special Education Staff
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Sherman ISD has over 1100 students qualifying for special education and related services. Our teachers, instructional assistants, diagnosticians, speech pathologists, school psychologists, and other related service specialists are dedicated to providing exceptional individualized services to students. According to both federal and state law, the goal of special education is to help students with disabilities meet the same levels of success as students without disabilities. Furthermore, the law requires that each student becomes employable, if possible when they leave the educational setting. Employability may include opportunities to pursue post-high school education. Each program and service provided through special education is devoted to these goals.
The special education department is not able to achieve these goals alone. We value the partnerships we have built with our parents/guardians in this effort. We encourage all visitors to navigate through our resources within this site. If any of our staff may be of service to you, please contact us. We hope you enjoy learning more about the people and services our Special Education Department provides in the Sherman Independent School District.
Dr. Jill Schurr, PhD, LSSP, BCBA-D, LBA
Director of Special Education
Related Links
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Texas Transition and Employment Guide
This transition and employment guide is for you, the student in Texas public school, who may have received special education services due to a disability. It also provides helpful information for your parents. This guide has steps you and your parents can take to make sure you are able to find the right work or educational choices for you after high school. It also tells you where to get the services you will need after high school. The guide is divided into sections on Self Advocacy, Transition Services, Employment and Supported Employment, Social Security Programs, Community and Long Term Services and Supports, Postsecondary Educational Programs and Services, Information Sharing, and Guardianship and Alternatives. Each section has phone numbers, emails, and websites to help you find what you need. At the end of each section and at the end of the guide, you will find a timeline of steps that you and your parents can take as you make the transition from student to adult.
