Parent alleges special‑education assessment errors, asks Farmersville Unified board for formal investigation
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Summary
A Farmersville parent told the board she discovered conflicting assessment data, missing internal‑review notes and a scoring-range error that she says made her child appear 'average' rather than 'below average.' She asked the board to order a formal investigation and district‑wide review of assessment practices.
A Farmersville parent told the school board she has documented what she called a pattern of "misinformation, contradictions, missing documents, and shifting stories" about her daughter’s KTEA special‑education assessment and an internal review, and asked the board to order a formal investigation.
Penny Zamora described a timeline of meetings and documents dating to March 28, 2025, and said an independent educational evaluation she presented Oct. 23 showed markedly different scores from the district's KTEA. She said the family requested an internal review on Jan. 29, 2026, and later discovered that corrections to the district assessment were uploaded only after they found inconsistencies inside a draft Individualized Education Program.
Why it matters: Zamora said the discrepancy is not minor. "We discovered that the district used a 15 descriptive range instead of the required 10 range, making my daughter appear average instead of below average," she said. She added that the difference can affect whether a child qualifies for services and the supports provided in the IEP.
In her public comment, Zamora said the director of special education offered shifting explanations for the discrepancies—at times blaming miscommunication between staff—while the school psychologist later told the family that the director’s account was not accurate. Zamora said some internal review notes appeared after the family requested them and that those notes included dates predating the review they were said to document.
Zamora asked the board for several steps: "a formal investigation into the handling of my daughter's KTA assessment, the internal review, and the conflicting statements provided; accountability for the individuals who withheld information; a review of districtwide assessment practices; and training verified for all personnel involved in psychoeducational assessments to ensure compliance with IDEA and FERPA." She also told the board, "This was my daughter's life in school, and it was wrong."
Board response and next steps: Board members thanked Zamora for her comments but did not take action during the meeting on her request. The board clerk acknowledged the public comment and noted it as the night’s only request to address the board. Zamora said she would continue to press for accountability.
What the record shows: The statements above reflect Zamora’s account to the board during public comment. The district’s own staff or the director of special education did not speak on the record in this meeting to confirm or deny the timeline in Zamora’s account. The parent specifically cited IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) as legal standards she expects the district to follow.
The board has not announced any investigatory action in response to the public comment as of the end of this meeting.
