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ALIEF ISD reports special education enrollment rise, compliance work and dyslexia updates
Summary
District special education leaders reported increased special‑education identification, timeliness concerns on initial evaluations and steps to meet state performance requirements. The district reported 6,597 students receiving special‑education services (17% of enrollment) and a corrective action plan to improve timely evaluations under SPP‑11.
ALIEF ISD special education leaders reported to the board March 4 that the number of students receiving special‑education services has increased and that the department is taking steps to improve compliance with state timelines and program outcomes.
"We have 6,597 students who receive special education services," Robin Jenkins, director of special education, told the board, saying that figure equals about 17% of district students. Jenkins presented child‑find data showing 1,364 initial evaluations completed so far this school year (845 completed, 519 in process) compared with 1,883 completed last year. "We are not attempting to surpass that number. We are doing a very good job with our RTI teams of looking at multiple sources of data," Jenkins said.
Jenkins said the district has…
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