Mission: Our mission is to ensure that educators engage students with special needs with high-quality, intentional instruction to ensure growth and personal success.
Vision: Our students with special needs will be enabled individuals prepared for personal success
Beliefs:
- All students with special needs are general education students first. Individual needs, not labels, programs, or places drive decisions for students with special needs.
- A full continuum of services is assured for all students with special needs.
- Quality educators hold high expectations and have a growth mindset for all students with special needs.
- Students with special needs are the shared responsibility of school leaders, staff, parents, students, and community.
- All students with special needs will be in positive learning environments guided by engaged and qualified teachers and staff.
- Communication, collaboration, and cooperation are essential to the provision of quality services for students with special needs.
- The delivery of quality curriculum and instruction empowers students with special needs to be meaningfully connected to educational experiences.
Testing & Evaluation: For questions on eligibility for special education services please contact:
Crystal Villarreal (Special Education Campus Coordinator)
Email: crystal.villarreal@nisd.net
Phone: 210.398.2650
Northside ISD provides specially designed instruction, and related services to students with an identified disability requiring an individualized instructional program. Our goal is to provide tools and skills necessary to strengthen each student’s role in decision making while increasing student independence and ensuring academic progress.
Contact your campus special education coordinator for more information or visit the NISD Special Education page.