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9400 N. Central Expressway
Dallas
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75231

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Special Services Family and Community Engagement

The Dallas ISD Special Services Department created the Family and Community Engagement department to strengthen communication with parents and families of special needs students ages 3 to 21 who face significant challenges and need additional support.

The center is a point of access for parents with students in special education who need resources to:

  • Resolve concerns regarding special education services and become involved in their child’s education
  • Become informed about educational processes and effective parenting
  • Obtain services in the community and beyond 
  • Plan transitions for the special needs student

The department is here to assist families in developing the communication, collaboration, and trust necessary to achieve positive outcomes for their students.

Recognizing that parents, families, and caregivers of special needs students have unique concerns and needs, the Special Services Family and Community Engagement department provides training, workshops and resources to empower parents/guardians to advocate for their students with special education needs.

Services we provide

Support

The Family and Community Engagement department helps assess family needs to alleviate barriers that impede student success. They serve to...

  • Empower parents to advocate for their students with disabilities
  • Assist with family referrals to appropriate community resources
  • Encourage parent collaboration with their campus
  • Provide follow up for continuity of care

Parent Trainings

The Family and Community Engagement department helps design training to assist parents in learning skills needed to work with their students. • Provide learning opportunities to gain new skills and insights to better serve students and their families.

ARD SURVEY

The Dallas ISD Special Services Department has developed a parent survey that will provide valuable feedback to help us improve the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) process. 

The survey will be given to parents at the close of each ARD meeting or they can also download it here. 

Parent Survey- English     Parent Survey- Spanish

Once parents have completed the survey, they can submit it in any of the following ways:

  • Return it to their student's teacher
    Mail it to:
    Attention: Parent Survey
    9400 North Central Expressway
    Special Services Box 24
    Dallas, TX 75231
  • Email it to: 
    NotifySPED@dallasisd.org   

For more information call the Special Services Behavioral Clinicians at 972-581-4120.

Notice of Procedural Safeguards and Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process Update

In October of 2020, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) required the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to make several edits to the Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process and the Notice of Procedural Safeguards documents.                                        

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Download the Notice of Procedural Safeguards

The Parent's Guide to the ARD Process 2021 is now available.

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Download the ARD Process

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