HIGHLAND PARK
Special Education
A wide array of services and support are available for students and families needing special education services within the Highalnd Park Independent School District. The links below provide information about special education in Texas, as well as offer a support system for questions, comments, or concerns in regard to the special education programs.
Texas Education Agency-Special Education | SPEDTEX | SB 139
Child Find | Resources on Special Education Services | Special Education Family Resources
Special Education Legal Framework | OSEP Compliance Errata #1
Transition and Employment Guide – English Spanish
Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services – English Spanish
Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process
Notice of Procedural Safeguards
Updates on Special Education English Spanish
Additional Resources for Families
The following links answer questions you may have about the following services.
What is section 504? English Spanish What is IDEA? English Spanish
What is MTSS? English Spanish What is Dyslexia? English Spanish
Dyslexia Program
Use the links below for dyslexia information and for questions about the Dyslexia Program contact Angela Caldwell by phone at (806) 322-3747 or by email: angela.caldwell@hpisd.net
Dyslexia Handbook | HPISD ISD Dyslexia Operating Procedures | Dyslexia and Related Disorders
Gifted & Talented Program
Use the links below for the Gifted and Talented program information and for questions contact Rachel Stout by phone at (806) 322-3741 or by email: rachel.stout@hpisd.net
Link to Gifted & Talented Program page
Section 504
Highland Park ISD will ensure that students with disabilities within its boundaries are identified, evaluated, and provided a free appropriate public education pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. No qualified student who demonstrates a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be subject to discrimination in any program or activity offered by HPISD. Highland Park ISD does not discriminate on the basis of disability with regard to admission, access to educational services, treatment, or employment in its programs or activities.
Transition
The Transition in Texas website is a project of the Texas Secondary Transition/Post-School Results Network in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency. The network is comprised of representatives from each of the 20 Education Service Centers in Texas.
Transition in Texas | Texas Transition Guide
District Personnel
Kim Rousser Special Ed. Director
806-322-3784 or Ext: 104
Shelby Black Special Education Secretary
806-322-3784 or Ext: 104
Stephanie Milne Secondary, Diagnostician
806-322-3777 or Ext: 200
Misti Bryant LSSP-Elementary
806-322-3774 or Ext.253
Madison Klink Speech/Language Pathologist
806-322-3710 or Ext: 157
Additional Resources
Transition from ECI to Preschool
State Assessments/Accommodations