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Recognizing that parents, families, and caregivers of special needs students have unique concerns and needs, the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) launched a Special Services Student and Parent Support Services to provide students with the special support they need.

Special Services Student & Parent Support

The Dallas ISD Special Services Department created Student and Parent Services 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 center is staffed by social workers and supported by central staff from the district's Special Education Department. The center is designed to assist families in developing the communication, collaboration, and trust necessary to achieve positive outcomes for their students.

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 Student and Parent Support 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. 

Download the Notice of Procedural Safeguards

• Download the Notice of Procedural Safeguards-English 
• Download the Notice of Procedural Safeguards-Spanish

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

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Download the ARD Process

• Download the ARD Process-English
• Download the ARD Process-Spanish

Parent Session Webinars

Senior leadership discusses the re-entry plan for specialized special education units.

Senior leadership disusses specialized self-contained classrooms and additional support for parents.