Category: Special Education

Counting down to the first day

Teachers and staff are gearing up for the first day of school! We step into the classroom to hear about the excitement of having students back on campus and even get some advice from teachers.

Special Education Students Build Life Skills at Field Trip

The FAC (Functional Academic Classroom) at Hernandez Middle School had an opportunity to visit the Cheesecake Factory on their monthly community based field trip. On this particular outing the students practiced ordering from a menu, communicating with others, using manners, as well as practicing money skills including reading a receipt and paying for their meal.

Snow day at Forest North Elementary

Superintendent Dr. Azaiez stopped by Forest North Elementary for a book reading. He read Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats to Mr. Hashbarger’s Special Education classroom.

Dan Stewart named Round Rock ISD’s 2023 Elementary Teacher of the Year

Working to find common ground with all of his students, Forest North Elementary School Special Education Teacher Dan Stewart was named Round Rock ISD’s 2023 Elementary Teacher of the Year (TOY). He was selected the elementary winner during the District’s annual TOY celebration on May 4, sponsored by the Round Rock ISD Partners in Education (PIE) Foundation and A+ Federal Credit Union.

Goalball: Students find a new passion

Goalball is a sport for the visually impaired that requires communication and teamwork to play. Round Rock ISD students partner with Goalball players from schools across Central Texas to practice and compete in tournaments each year.

Partners in PE

Partners in PE is a class where general education students and special education students come together to help each other in physical education but as you can see in this video it is much more than that.

Educational equity and excellence for students with disabilities

Our team of special education educators relentlessly champion the student crafting highly specialized plans that may include offering services in a general education learning environment, creating a smaller setting, or changing campuses to access clustered specialized services. Depending on a student’s needs, services can start at birth and continue through 21 years old.

Enhancing Special Education with iPads

The voter-approved Bond 2018 funded the purchase of iPads for every special needs student in Round Rock ISD. In this video, we check in with the Special Education program to see how students at Union Hill Elementary School use the technology and how it has benefited them.

Special Education to hold Virtual Meeting for Child Find

The Round Rock ISD Special Education Department invites the community to participate in their annual Child Find meeting.  The virtual meeting will provide information on Child Find and details regarding disabilities and the evaluation process for local preschools, daycare providers, private schools, and families.

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