LISD considers partial centralization as diagnostician demand outpaces supply

Feb 24, 2026

District staff reported rising evaluation demand and uneven diagnostician caseloads—Lubbock ISD has 46 full-time diagnosticians and some elementary caseloads exceed recommended 100–125 students— and proposed partial centralization of testing to balance workload while keeping campus-based support.

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District staff told the committee that demand for special-education evaluations in West Texas has grown and now exceeds available diagnostician capacity.

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