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For students to be considered as having disabilities and be
eligible for special education services, they must meet one
of the following thirteen (13) eligibility categories:
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- non categorical Early Childhood
(3-5 year olds, non-specific disability)
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 Students
that qualify may begin to receive services by their third
birthday, and may continue to receive services if needed
through the school year that they turn 22 years old.
Programs Offered
Currently, the WISD Special
Education Department is able to serve students through
eleven distinct programs. Eligibility for any special
education class or service is determined by the ARD
committee.
On Every Campus
● Mainstream
● Resource
● Content Mastery
● Transition
● Speech
Campus Specific
● STAR (Sustained Therapeutic
Assisted Resource)
● PPCD (Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities)
● STACI (Structured Teaching and Communication Intervention)
● AIM (Affective Intervention Model)
● FLS (Functional Life Skills)
● FAS (Functional Academic Skills)
● LIFE (Learning Independence through Functional Education)
● CBVI (Community-Based Vocational Instruction)
● RDSD (Regional School for the Deaf)
● Motor Lab
Special
Education Acronyms
| AI |
Auditory Impairment |
| ARD |
Admission Review and Dismissal Meeting |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| AU |
Autism |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| CM |
Content Mastery |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| ESY |
Extended School Year Services |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FIE |
Full Individual Evaluation |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
| LD |
Learning Disabled |
| LDAA |
Locally developed Alternative Assessment |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LSSP |
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology |
| MH |
Multiple Handicapped |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
| OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
| PPCD |
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities |
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| SBOE |
State Board of Education |
| SDAA |
State Developed Alternative Assessment |
| SI |
Speech Impaired |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| TAAS |
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills |
| TAKS |
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TEA |
Texas Education Agency |
| TEKS |
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
| VAC |
Vocational Adjustment Class |
| VI |
Visual Impairment |
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