Special Programs & 504
Welcome to Boerne Independent School District's Special Education Program. Here you will find answers to frequently asked questions and informative resources about Special Education in the Boerne Independent School District.
Although Boerne ISD has over 2,000 students identified as needing special education, our staff is dedicated to providing the most individualized of services as possible. Under both federal and state law, the goal of special education is to help students with disabilities become as independent as possible as they move through the schools. Further, the law requires that each student should become employable, if possible, when they leave the educational setting. This may include opportunities to pursue post-high school education. Every program provided through special education is dedicated to these goals.
We hope you will benefit from what you learn here and that you will visit this site often. If any of our staff may be of service to you, please contact us. We hope you enjoy learning more about the people and the services that are a part of the Special Education Program in the Boerne Independent School District.
Programs and Services
To the extent that they will benefit, eligible special education students are included with their age-appropriate peers in regular schools. Many programs are available to these students. Both general education and special education teaching staff have received extensive training in making accommodations, adaptations, and modifications, for learning differences.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. It refers to a cluster of symptoms, which result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. Students with dyslexia usually experience difficulties with other language skills such as spelling, writing, and pronouncing words. Dyslexia affects individuals throughout their lives; however, its impact can change at different stages in a person’s life. It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed academically in the typical instructional environment.
504
Pursuant to Section 504 (§504) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the District has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public education to disabled students.
Child Find - any student who needs or is believed to need Section 504 services must be “identified” by the district for referral to Section 504 committee evaluation.