Programs and Services
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 ages three through 21 through a close collaboration between the campus level and the district level on overall programming and on individual students needs. For students with visual and auditory impairments, services may begin at birth.
Plano ISD provides specially designed instruction for students with disabilities in a variety of settings or combinations of settings which may include but are not limited to instructional, behavioral and related services.
For more information about your student's individualized needs please contact your neighborhood campus. To find your neighborhood campus, please use Plano ISD School Finder.
The following list includes examples of services provided to children who meet eligibility through an ARD committee decision:
Adapted physical education is an instructional service provided to students who are eligible for special education services and who demonstrate a need for modified or accommodated physical education services.
An assistive technology evaluation looks at the student’s needs and areas of strength in determining if such assistive technology is needed in order to educate the student in his/her least restrictive environment.
PISD audiologists assist in program placement and recommendations for hearing impaired students as a member of the educational team.
Children who are 0 to 3 years old who have a Visual Impairment (VI), an Auditory Impairment (AI), and/or Deafblindness (DB) may be served by Plano ISD.
Special Education Counseling is a team that provides the related service of counseling for students receiving special education services.
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin.
The Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) provides educational and support services for children ages three to five with identified delays in one or more of the five developmental areas.
Parent/Family Training is a related service designed to assist parents of students who are receiving special education services.
The service is recommended to the ARD committee only when the assessment shows that music therapy is educationally necessary; i.e., when it is required to assist a student with a disability to benefit from special education.
Students who receive occupational therapy services in the school setting have been determined to need occupational therapy in order to benefit educationally.
Students who receive physical therapy services in the school setting have been determined to need physical therapy to benefit educationally.
Plano ISD creates a private school plan at the beginning of each school year, which outlines any services that may be offered to private and homeschool students.
The Plano Regional Day School Program for the Deaf may provide specialized services to eligible students (birth – 21) who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and reside within one of our member districts.
Specially designed instruction is the instruction provided to a student with a disability who has an IEP in order to help him/her master IEP goals/objectives.
A Speech-Language Pathologist is a licensed, certified health professional who: evaluates, plans intervention programs and provides remediation through therapy for communication disorders.
Transition Services under IDEA is a coordinated set of activities designed as a results oriented process that promotes movement from school to post-school activities.
Transportation for Special Education is a related service that provides eligible students with disabilities access to their academic programs and services.
Vision Services are provided to students who have a “serious vision loss after correction” and/or are “legally blind” as documented by a licensed eye specialist, have been assessed by a Certified Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Orientation and Mobility Specialist, and found to have a serious vision loss which adversely affects their academic performance.