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Diane Silver

 
Diane Silver, Director of Special Education
1255 N. Main St.  |  Vidor, Tx 77662
Phone: 409:951.8710  |  Fax: 409.783.9117
 
Alisa Davenport, SpEd Adm. Assistant
Haley Seymour, SpEd Adm. Assistant

Vidor ISD realizes the purpose of Special Education is to help students with learning problems be all that they can be. The Special Education program is part of the broader program of education for all students. The program is aimed toward assuring each student an educational setting conducive to his/her development by building upon identified strengths of each student. A systemic modification and adaptation of equipment, teaching materials and methods are used to meet the needs of exceptional children.

Resources

Legal Framework		 Guide to ARD
Guides: English  |  Spanish		 Rules & Regulations
Rules & Regulations
     
Procedural Safeguards
Guide: English  |  Spanish		 Texas Transition Program
Texas Transition and Employment Guide
English | Spanish | Chinese |
Vietnamese | Korean		 Child Find
For more information: 409.951.8710
Brochure: English  |  Spanish
Public Announcement
     
Disabilities Area Resources Dyslexia Handbook
Dyslexia Handbook
Updates – English | Spanish

SPEDtex
Contact information:
Phone: 1-855-773-3839
Email: inquire@spedtex.org
Live Chat: www.spedtex.org


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.
Handbook Statements
Student Handbook Statements
English | Spanish
VISD Student Handbook Summary
English | Spanish

Disproportionality
Significant Disproportionality
State & Federal Updates		    
for Teachers

eSTAR
CLASS
 		  
for Parents
Parent Resources

Special Education
Documentation Receipt

Initial SHARS
Notification
     

Understanding What Your Child Will Learn

Pre-K Age 3
Pre-K Age 4
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade

 Parent Coordination Network
Newsletter		 SHARS
Operating Guidelines
     

Understanding Behaviors

Know the Signs
Parent/Child Contract

 Texas Project First Partner Resource Network
     
Dyslexia Fact Sheet Dysgraphia
Understanding Dysgraphia
The Disorder
​8 Tools to Help Kids		 Transfer of Rights
Transfer of Rights
Guardianship
Alternatives to Guardianship
Supported Decision Making
Independent Living
     
The Slow Processor
The Slow Processor		 Section 504
Section 504:
Parents & Students Rights		 Guide to Section 504
Section 504:
Parent & Educator
Resource Guide
     
Adaptive Sports for Kids Audio Book Program
Texas State Library Audio Book Program		 Navigate Life Texas
Navigate Life Texas
​Raising Children With Disabilities
SESS
Supplemental Special Education Services Program: En | Sp

Autism Program Parent Recruitment
Autism Program Recruitment Flyer
En | Sp

 SSES Outreach Materials
Supplemental Special Education Services Outreach Materials
Spindletop Center Resources
Spindletop Center Resources		 Resolving Problems
Resolving SpEd Issues with
Your Child’s School		 SpEd Parent Handbook
SpEd Parent Handbook
Parent Rights Overview
Parent Rights Overview		    

United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs

  • Vidor ISD has in place local policies, procedures, and programs that are consistent with IDEA’s child find requirements in Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, evaluation requirements, and FAPE requirements referenced in the Legal Framework:

    2021-2022 IDEA-B Formula Grant Assurance of Compliance

    Procedural Safeguards Guide: English  |  Spanish

  • Information regarding the Individuals with Disability Act (IDEA), Dyslexia, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973:

    General Resources for Families

  • Documentation to assist parents whose children may have been previously delayed or denied an evaluation under the IDEA in requesting compensatory services for their child:

    English  |  Spanish  |  Arabic  |  Somali  |  Urdu