Special Education
- Special Education
- Special Education Services
- Special Education Staff
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Special Education Procedures Manual 2020-2021
- Accommodations by Academic Content & Skill Area
- Accommodations, Modifications, Supplementary Aids, and Services
- Adapted Physical Education (APE) Referral Process FAQ
- Adapted Physical Education
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ARD/IEP Meetings
- Guidelines for Parent Participation in ARDs & Documentation Process for Parents Contact
- IEP Meeting Agenda with Descriptors
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Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- An Introduction to the Standards Based IEP (SB IEP) Process
- Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
- Frequency / Duration / Location
- IPI (Intensive Program of Instruction) and AIP (Accelerated Instruction Plans)
- IEP / ARD Paperwork Submission and Audit Procedures
- Members of IEP Committee Meeting
- Special Notices
- Assistive Technology (AT) Procedures
- Behavior Support
- Campus Assignment for SpEd Staff
- Child Find
- Continuum of Services and Quality Indicators
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Disability Categories
- Auditory Impairment (AI)
- Autism (AU)
- Deaf-Blindness
- Emotional Disturbance (ED)
- Intellectually Disability (ID)
- Multiple Disabilities (MD)
- Non-Categorical Early Childhood (EC)
- Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
- Other Health Impairment (OHI)
- Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
- Speech Impairment SI)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Visual Impairment (VI)
- Discipline and Manifestation Determination Review
- Dismissal & Discontinuing SpEd Services
- Extended School Year Services
- Glossary of Terms
- Homebound Services and Procedures
- In-Home and Parent/Family Training (IH/PFT)
- Interpreter and Translation Services
- PEIMS Codes
- Progress Monitoring
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Referral Process, Child Find, and Initial Evaluations
- Conducting the Evaluation
- Special Education Process Timeline Legal Requirements (ARD/FIE/IEP) - copy
- Eligibility Determination and Documentation
- Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE)
- Independent Educational Evaluation
- Prior Written Notice and Request for Consent
- Referral and Evaluation of ELL Students
- Referral for an Initial Evaluation and Child Find
- Referral for a Psychological Evaluation
- Referral for Texas School for the Deaf
- Referral for Students with an Auditory Impairment
- Referral to Texas School for the Blind
- Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED)
- Related Services Counseling and Psychological Services
- Residential Facilities Monitoring
- Rules and Regulations (side-by-side)
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Staff Roles and Responsibilities
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Special Education Staff - Standards of Conduct and Professionalism
- Adapted Physical Education Teacher
- Behavior Skills Classroom (BSC) Teacher
- Case Manager
- Community Based Instruction(CBI) Teacher - Secondary
- Diagnostician
- Homebound Teacher
- Inclusion Teacher
- In Home and Parent/Family Trainer
- Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
- Speech and Language Pathologist (SLP)
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Special Education Staff - Standards of Conduct and Professionalism
- State Assessment
- Supplementary Aids and Services
- Surrogate Parents
- Transfer Procedures for New Students
- Transition, Transfer of Rights, & Supportive Decision Making
- 18+ Program
- Transportation
- Video Surveillance (Cameras in Special Education Classrooms)
- Operation Reconnect - Special Education
- Sherman ISD
- Special Education Staff
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 reach 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.
Kaye Allen
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.
