Special Education Program

A wide array of services and support are available for students and families needing special education services within the Dumas Independent School District. The links below provide information about special education in Texas, as well as offer a support system for questions, comments, or concerns in regard to the special education programs.

Texas Education Agency-Special Education     |      SPEDTEX      |      Updates in Special Education       

Child Find Program      |      Resources on Special Education Services     |      Special Education Family Resources

Special Education Legal Framework-Dumas ISD     |     OSEP Compliance Errata #1     

Transition from Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) with IFSP to Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services   

Significant Disproportionality

State and Federal Activity Updates Regarding Significant Disproportionality

Special Education Evaluations—Parent Information    |    Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process    

Notice of Procedural Safeguards      

What is IDEA?       IDEA Fact Sheet      |    Spanish IDEA Fact Sheet 

The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.

Contact information:

Phone: 1-855-773-3839

Email: inquire@spedtex.org

Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

The following links answer questions you may have about the following services.

MTSS Fact Sheet      |     Spanish MTSS Fact Sheet

Dyslexia Program

Use the links below for dyslexia information and for questions about the Dyslexia Program contact the Frankie Blue, Special Services Director, by phone at (806) 935-6774 or by email: frankie.blue@dumasisd.org or the Dyslexia Interventionists, Denia Brinkmann, Angie Clements, and Gloria Mason, by phone at (806) 935-4155 or by email: denia.brinkmann@dumasisd.org, angie.clements@dumasisd.org and gloria.mason@dumasisd.org.  

What is Dyslexia?      Dyslexia Fact Sheet    |    Spanish Dyslexia Fact Sheet

Dyslexia FAQ-English (updated October 2022)    |   Dyslexia FAQ-Spanish (updated October 2022)

Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update English  |  Dyslexia Handbook--Spanish

Dumas ISD Dyslexia Operating Procedures   |   Dyslexia and Related Disorders   

Dyslexia, Dysgraphia & Dyscalculia in the IEP

Gifted & Talented Program

The Gifted and Talented program consists of a pullout classroom for grades K-6 and pre-AP and AP classes for junior high and high school.  The GT (PEGS) Program is taught by Nicole Clark and Kylee Schenk. Their office is located at Hillcrest Elementary, Dumas, Texas 79029.  They can be contacted by phone at (806) 399-5156 or by email: nicole.clark@dumasisd.org and kylee.schenk@dumasisd.org.

Link to Gifted & Talented Program page 

Reading Recovery

Developed by New Zealand educator Dr. Marie M. Clay, Reading Recovery is a short-term intervention for children who have low achievement in literacy learning in the first grade. Children meet individually with a specially trained teacher for 30 minutes each day for an average of 12-20 weeks. For questions about the Dumas ISD Reading Recovery Program contact Tammy Fangman, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader, by phone at        (806) 399-5142 or by email: tammy.fangman@dumasisd.org.

National Reading Recovery Website   |   Texas Woman’s University Reading Recovery Training

Section 504

Dumas ISD will ensure that students with disabilities within its boundaries are identified, evaluated, and provided a free appropriate public education pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. No qualified student who demonstrates a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be subject to discrimination in any program or activity offered by Dumas ISD. Dumas ISD does not discriminate on the basis of disability with regard to admission, access to educational services, treatment, or employment in its programs or activities.

What is Section 504?    Section 504 Fact Sheet   |    Spanish Section 504 Fact Sheet

Transition

The Transition in Texas website is a project of the Texas Secondary Transition/Post-School Results Network in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency.   The network is comprised of representatives from each of the 20 Education Service Centers in Texas.

Transition in Texas  

Texas Transition and Employment Guide    |   Texas Transition and Employment Guide (Spanish)