As the nation's eleventh largest school district, Dallas Independent School District serves more than 160,000 students who come from homes where 58 different languages are spoken. Operating with a $1 billion dollar budget, DISD employs 18,613 employees including 10,000 teachers in 220 schools.
3 Apr 2001
A public hearing will be conducted Thursday, April 19, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at nine Dallas high schools to provide the community an opportunity to give input and suggestions regarding improvements needed in the district's special education program. The hearing is being held as an essential component of plans being developed by the district under requirements of the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
Participants are invited to give their written comments on several areas of the district's special education program. No presentation will be made. Sign interpreters and bilingual assistance will be available at most sites to aid participants who need these services.
Among the topics for comment are—Assessment, Communication, Facilities, Least Restrictive Environment (students going to home school), Related Services, Service Delivery (ARD/IEP process and implementation), Transition (including post graduation), Training, Transportation and others. Participants are invited to attend the location which is most accessible.
• W. W. Samuell, 8928 Palisade Dr.
• James Madison High School, 3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
• North Dallas, 3120 North Haskell
• David W. Carter High School, 1819 West Wheatland Rd.
• A. Maceo Smith, 3030 Stag Rd.
• Sunset, 2120 West Jefferson Blvd.
• W. T. White, 4505 Ridgeside Dr.
• Bryan Adams, 2101 Millmar Dr.
• Hillcrest, 9924 Hillcrest
•Pinkston High School, 2200 Dennison St.