Special Education

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES

Director of Instructional Services
Carl Straube
Phone: (830) 583-4100
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Goliad Special Education Cooperative
314 E. Pearl Street
Goliad, Texas 77963
Phone: (361) 645-8229
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GSEC

What is Special About Special Education?

The Kenedy ISD Department of Special Education provides students with disabilities valuable
educational experiences that prepare them for the future. Each student with a disability has the
opportunity to participate in an appropriate educational setting designed to meet
his/her individual needs.

Services are provided in the least restrictive environment that allows access to the general education
curriculum and instruction with non-disabled peers to the extent that is appropriate for the student.

The Special Education Department provides a full continuum of services to meet the needs of eligible
students. These services include general education, resource, self-contained, itinerant services,
home-bound, vocational, preschool services for students 3-5 years of age, and early childhood
services for children from birth to three years of age.

New to Kenedy ISD?

If you are moving to Kenedy ISD and your child had been receiving Special Education or 504 services
in your previous district, please contact the Counselor at your home campus to set-up a Transfer
ARD (Admission, Review and Dismissal) meeting. It would be helpful to provide the most current
IEP/ARD Committee or 504 Committee meeting paperwork. If you need additional assistance,
please call the Director of Instructional Services at (830) 583-4100 ext 1553.

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

This transition and employment guide is for you, the student in Texas public school, who may have received special education services due to a disability. It also provides helpful information for your parents. This guide has steps you and your parents can take to make sure you are able to find the right work or education choices for you after high school. It also tells you where to get the services you will need after high school.
Click on the link below for additional information.

texas-transition-and-employment-guide.pdf
texas-transition-and-employment-guide-spanish.pdf

Child Find

Child Find provides a system for locating, identifying, and evaluating children suspected of having disabilities that need special education services. Kenedy ISD provides for the special education of children, ages birth through 21, who have a disability. Children with identified physical, mental, perceptual, speech, language, social and/or emotional disabilities may be eligible for the program. Children with vision and/or hearing problems may be eligible for services beginning at birth. Kenedy ISD will use information from a variety of sources to determine eligibility according to Texas Education Agency guidelines.
Click on the link below for additional information.

Child Find Link

Information and resources that can help you understand your child's disability, your rights, and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our state. Click the link above for additional information.