Special Programs
Special Programs
Cayuga ISD offers specialized services to support students who qualify. The programs in place are intended to support and improve learning opportunities for diverse learners and/or students with disabilities in accordance with state, federal, and local policies and procedures. As a result of these efforts, students are able to participate in a broader number of activities and achieve the highest of expectations.
Special Programs in Cayuga ISD include:
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Special Education
Dyslexia
Section 504
Homebound
Response to Intervention/Multi-Tiered System of Support
Emergent Bilingual
Gifted and Talented
Homeless/McKinney-Vento Act
Please click on the radio buttons below for more information about these programs or scroll further down to find links to informative websites and documents from outside sources.
Special Education
Cayuga ISD participates in the *Anderson County Special Education Cooperative (ACSEC) to provide special education services to students who qualify under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). To qualify for services under IDEA, students must first undergo a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIIE), a process that involves cognitive and achievement testing administered at the school by an educational diagnostician. School staff are required to monitor the progress of all students and initiate an FIIE when a qualifying condition under IDEA is suspected. However, if a parent suspects his or her child has a disability that impacts the child’s learning, a parent-written request for a Full and Individual Initial Evaluation (FIIE) to the campus principal, the child’s teacher, or the district special programs coordinator can be made. Once an FIIE is initiated by school personnel or by written request from the parent, the ACSEC is immediately notified and evaluation personnel proceed within *mandated timelines to conduct the FIIE.
For more information about special education services in the school setting and to access numerous parent and family resources, visit SPEDTex.org .
Forms, Statements and Information
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:
Phone: 1-855-773-3839
Email: inquire@spedtex.org