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Vidor ISD reviews special education services after third-party audit; district outlines staffing, evaluation and inclusion plans
Summary
At a Feb. 25 Vidor ISD special meeting, district staff presented results of a third-party review and an internal assessment of special education services and proposed a multi-year plan to standardize processes and address staffing and evaluation challenges.
At a Feb. 25 Vidor Independent School District special meeting, district staff presented results of a third-party review and an internal assessment of special education services and proposed a timeline to standardize processes, address staffing shortages and expand supports for students with disabilities.
The audit and district presentation, led by Miss Silver (special education administrator), drew on a program review by TCAS and state reporting. TCAS was contracted “to tell us what we did well and the things that were not doing so well,” Silver said, and the resulting recommendations focus on improving evaluations, aligning service delivery and increasing staff recruitment and retention.
Why it matters: The school system currently serves a sizable special education population and must comply with state and federal requirements for evaluation, child find and accountability. The district reported a roughly 19% special education identification rate and said that evaluations, staffing and…
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