Special Edition: Sep/Oct 2022
McAllen ISD - Special Education Department
What is Special Edition?
McAllen ISD Special Education Department publishes a monthly electronic newsletter to provide you with updated MISD information, tips and ideas to support you, your family, and students.
B2S: Tips for Parents of Children with Special Needs
LD Online - All about learning disabilities and ADHD
B2S: Tips for Children with Specials Needs
SNA - Special Needs Alliance
B2S: Students with Learning Disabilities
LDA - Learning Disabilities Association of America
Tips for Parents of Children with Special Needs
All about learning disabilities and ADHD
Tips for Children with Special Needs
SNA - Special Needs Alliance
Students with Learning Disabilities
LDA - Learning Disabilities Association of America
SuperTalk Episode 42: A conversation about embracing diversity.
Maribelle Elizondo, Executive Director
"Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence." ~ Aristotle
Liza Lara, RDSPD Director
"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." ~ Helen Keller
Sandra Pitchford, Ed.D. Director for Teaching and Learning
Special Education Department..."where academic excellence is our goal, making a difference is our destiny." ~ Dr. Sandra Pitchford
Karla Barnett-Bermea, Coordinator McHi Vertical Alignment
"Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be." -Rita Pierson
Maria Acosta, Ph.D., Coordinator Nikki Rowe Vertical Alignment & S.T.R.I.D.E.S.
"That... was a defining moment, and when a defining moment comes along, you define the moment, or the moment defines you." -Tin Cup
Leonel Ramirez, Coordinator Memorial Vertical Alignment
If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.-Nelson Mandela
NEW Update! Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) Parent Webinar Overview [English & Spanish]
TEA
Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) + Medically Fragile Program awards grants of $5000 or more.
Click to apply.
English Flyer
Students who receive special education services, who are currently enrolled in a Texas public school, and are identified as "medically fragile" now qualify for the new SSES + Medically Fragile grant from TEA.
Spanish Flyer
Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) Parent Webinar Overview
Supplemental Special Education Services Overview - Español
MISSED THE MISD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING?
No worries! Click on the Button Below to view:
- Public Comment Page
- Official Notice to Our Community
- 2021-2022 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate Public Comments
- Past Board Meetings
MCALLEN ISD SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Address: 2185 North Broadway Street, McAllen, TX 78504
Phone: (956) 632 - 3285
Email: mcallenisd.org/page/sped
