When your child has special needs,
navigating the path to success can be challenging.
You've got a lot on your plate. You don't have to do it all by yourself.
Arlington ISD will partner with you to help your child find THEIR success story.
Every child is unique. Serving your child's specific needs requires more than a one-size-fits-all approach.
Every child deserves the opportunity to achieve success.
Learn life skills
Your child can learn important skills that will help in their everyday life.
Develop independence
Imagine your child feeling confident and successful. We are passionate about helping your child achieve their absolute best.
Achieve “their” success
What does success look like for your child? We know it's different for every person. No more one-size-fits-all solutions!
Gain employment
Your child can learn important skills that will help in their everyday life.
This is accomplished through...
World Class Teachers
Our teachers receive the best support, training and development in order to benefit your child's learning experience.
State-of-the-art facilities
Your child deserves innovative, creative learning environments. We are committed to designs that will grow into the future.
An environment that addresses the needs of the whole child
Your child can be in a school where the staff knows them personally and cares about their success. In a world that is disconnected and anonymous, your child can be known.
Arlington ISD partners with families to address the special needs of every child
and help them achieve the success that’s right for them.
Services and Supports
Together we'll build an individualized plan to guide your child to success.
- 18 PLUSS Services
- Academic & Behavior Learning Environment (ABLE)
- Adapted Physical Education
- Alternate Curriculum
- Assistive Technology
- Audiology Services
- Deaf Education & Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
- Dyslexia Services
- Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)
- Educational Diagnosticians
- Homebound Services
- In-Home and Parent Training Services
- Music Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Psychological and Counseling Services
- Resource (Reading, Language Arts, & Math)
- Services to students served under Section 504
- Social, Emotional, and Academic Success (SEAS)
- Special Education Services
- Special Transportation
- Speech and Language Therapy Services
- Transition Services
- Vision Services
- Vocational Services
In-district Specialists
Specialists available to be on-site, integrated into your child's day.
- Teachers
- School Psychologist / Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (LSSP)
- Speech Language Pathologist / Intern / Assistant
- Educational Diagnostician
- Audiologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Behavior Interventionist
- Interpreters
- Music Therapists
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Braillists
Specialized Supports
Students are served according to their needs in the following environments:
- SEAS Classrooms - Social Emotional and Academic Supports
- ABLE - Academic Behavioral Learning Environment
- Alternate Curriculum - Students needing pre-requisite curriculum and supports for adaptive behavior Pre-Vocational and Vocational classrooms
- 18 PLUSS - Students who have met their graduation criteria but continue to receive services and instruction through the district until their 22nd birthday.
- ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education
- Parent-Infant - Ages 0-3 years
- Regional Day School for the Deaf
These specialized supports are provided in classrooms for students needing intensive instruction.
Support and devices provided free of charge
No one needs to tell you how stressful it can be to have to pay for everything your child needs to achieve their goals.
Arlington ISD understands this, so everything is provided at no cost to you.
You deserve access to everything you need to help your student achieve success.
The Arlington ISD Special Education Cycle of Success
We care about how your child is doing - academically, socially and emotionally.
We walk hand-in-hand with you to guide them to new levels of success.
Arlington ISD Special Education
Cindy Brown
Director
(682) 867-0800
cbrown1@aisd.net
Important Resources
- Parent and Community Resources
- Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process (translated into 19 languages)
- Parent Training Calendar
- Procedural Safeguards (translated into 19 languages)
- Texas Transition Employment Guide
- The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process
Survey of Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services / Encuesta a padres de estudiantes recibiendo servicios de educación especial
Arlington ISD seeks to collect input from parents with a child receiving special education services regarding the IEP process.
All responses will be collected anonymously to help guide the district in continuous improvement.
Required Postings
- Senate Bill 139 is intended to provide Texas families with information regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), Dyslexia, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The direct link to the specific document can be located by click the link below.
Resources | Texas Education Agency - Required to posting of TEA-developed document intended to assist parents whose children may have been previously delayed or denied an evaluation under the IDEA in requesting compensatory services for their child. The document is linked below and in both English and Spanish. The English and Spanish documents are located
Comp Services One Pager Sept 2021 (texas.gov)
Comp Services One Pager Sept 2021 SPANISH (texas.gov) - The Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders 2024 Update (English)
- TEA Updates in Special Education
- TEA Actualizaciones en Educación Especial
The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.
Contact information:- Website: https://www.spedtex.org/
- Phone: 1-855-773-3839
- Email: inquire@spedtex.org
- Student Code of Conduct (English)
- Student Code of Conduct (Spanish)