Special Education

The Andrews ISD Special Education Department is committed to work with students with disabilities and their parents to assist students to move as independently as possible through the educational programs in Andrews ISD and to fully prepare them for life beyond graduation.

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS

• • Texas Education Agency Resources
  • Child Find Notice
  • Tips for Parents and Caregivers
  • Ad for Destruction of Records - 2021
  • Aiding students who have disabilities, learning difficulties, or who need specialized instruction
  • Updates on Special Education
  • Updates on Special Education (Spanish)
  • Texas Transition & Employment Guide (English)
  • Texas Transition & Employment Guide (Spanish)
  • Legal Framework Information
  • Compensatory Services
  • Compensatory Services (Spanish)
  • Andrews ISD, ESC18 Stakeholder Survey
  • Andrews ISD, ESC18 Stakeholder Survey (Spanish)
  • SPEDTEX
  • Medicaid Coverage Flyer -English
  • Medicaid Coverage Flyer - Spanish
  • End of Continuous Medicaid Coverage Toolkit

RESOURCES FOR DYSLEXIA 

• Dyslexia Fact Sheet (English)
• Dyslexia Fact Sheet (Spanish)

• The Dyslexia Handbook - Updated on August 9, 2024 (The handbook linked here includes the Dyslexia Handbook Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), also linked below as a standalone document)
• Manual Sobre Dislexia (The Dyslexia Handbook - Spanish) - Spanish Handbook with the FAQs will be posted soon. 

Overview of Special Education for Parents	Notice of Procedural Safeguards	Parent's Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process
Informacion General Para los Padres Sobre La Educacion Especial	Aviso Sobre Procedimientos de Proteccion	Guia Para Padres del Proceso de Admision, Repaso, y Retiro

Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) are encouraged to remind families to update their contact information with Medicaid. Medicaid redetermination documents will be sent to families as appropriate.