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Mission

The ECISD Special Services Department empowers every student to learn, grow, and thrive by providing equitable, individualized support through collaboration, innovation, and excellence. Together with families, educators, and our community, we create opportunities for every learner to succeed.

Vision

To inspire a culture where every student belongs, every educator is empowered, and every learner is prepared for a successful future.

Motto

Different Roles. One Goal. Endless Impact.

Department Information
 

The Special Education Department serves almost three thousand students with disabilities in ECISD. A continuum of services is offered to the students including speech therapy, music therapy, physical and occupational therapy, counseling and adaptive P.E. The district employees over 350 professional and paraprofessional staff who work with the students in a variety of ways. 

ECISD is the Region 18 fiscal agent for the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD). The Regional Day School serves approximately 50 students ranging in age from birth to 22.

The Special Education Department has several exemplary assessment teams in the areas of assistive technology and autism. Students needing physical, occupational, music and speech therapy receive services on-site. The department supports a graduate program through Texas Woman's University for speech pathologists to acquire their Texas Certification of Clinical Competencies.