• Special Education

    Plano ISD advocates for all students with disabilities to receive instruction to the maximum extent appropriate with their non-disabled peers. A continuum of services is provided to students through a close collaboration between the campus level and the district level on overall programming and on individual students needs.


  • SPED TeamCaroline Flemmer, Shamima Ahmed, Jennifer Arbuckle (Team Lead),
    Samar Chehab, Jasmine Ziegler, Sara Fleming, Kristen Jones,
    Grace Brown, Lisa Miller, Mable Kurian, Jill Watts,
    Bryson Myles (not pictured), Elizabeth Watts (not pictured)

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    Shamima Ahmed
    Special Education
     

    Jennifer Arbuckle
    Special Education
     

    Grace Brown
    Special Education
     

    Samar Chehab
    Special Education
     

    Sara Fleming
    Special Education
     

    Caroline Flemmer
    Special Education
     

    Kristen Jones
    Special Education
     

    Mable Kurian
    Special Education
     

    Lisa Miller
    Special Education
     

    Bryson Myles
    Special Education
     

    Elizabeth Watts
    Special Education
     

    Jill Watts
    Special Education
     

    Jasmine Ziegler
    Special Education
     

  • Inclusion

    Students may receive all or part of their instruction in a general education classroom with support from Special Education and related service personnel. The student's general education classroom teacher is a critical component in the instructional process. Qualified Special Education personnel are involved in the implementation of the student's IEP within the general education setting.

  • Resource

    Students requiring specially designed instruction (SDI) beyond what can be provided in a general education classroom may receive instruction in a Special Education setting. The amount of time a student spends in this setting varies depending on the student’s specific needs. A student may receive instruction in a Special Education classroom for a portion of any academic subject and the rest of instruction in general education classes. Behavior supports can be provided in the resource environment based on the student's prescriptive ARD.

  • Elevate

    The Elevate classroom serves students requiring specially designed instruction (SDI) at the prerequisite level beyond what can be provided in a general education or resource classroom. Students receive the majority of their core academic instruction in the Elevate setting. This classroom is designed to address functional academics, social skills, communication, self-advocacy, daily living skills, and independent or interdependent living skills. Student schedules are individualized and inclusion in the general education classroom is based on the individual student.

  • Strive

    The Strive structured classroom is a specialized program for students who typically have a disability that significantly impacts their functioning in all areas such as cognitive skills, communication, adaptive behavior, social-emotional skills, and academics. Students in Strive need a highly structured environment to support their behavioral or functional progress. Instruction in the Strive classroom uses structured behavioral and academic supports including visual schedules, functional communication training, defined physical boundaries, and integrated sensory supports.