Special Education Services

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     Special Education Department Chairperson Maria Azios mazios@houstonisd.org.

     

     

    Preparing Students for Independence (PSI)


    This specialized service is designed to support the needs of students identified with multiple disabilities. These disabilities include sensory impairments, moderate to severe cognitive impairments and moderate to severe communication impairments and significant medical needs working on the TEKS Curriculum Framework for STAAR Alternate 2.

    Preparing Students for Independence (PSI) program serves students aged 3 - 22 whose disabilities severely impair their performance in cognitive and developmental areas. An Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Individualized education program (IEP) Committee determines if a student’s educational needs would be best met in a PSI class.

    T.H. Rogers serves students who live in the West Region and whose unique needs cannot be appropriately met in a school closer to their home (as determined by the Office of Special Education Services). Students participate in core enrichment classes, such as Music, Art, and PE.

     
    Curriculum Design
     
    An integrated program developed for each student based on the student's Individual Education program (lEP).

    The district adopted Motor Activities Training Program (MATP), a Special Olympics sports skills program to support the development of motor skills.

    Collaborative team interaction curriculum approach among the parents, teacher(s), paraprofessional(s) and other service providers.

    Additional team members may include a speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, orientation and mobility specialist, and an itinerant teacher for students who have auditory or visual impairments. (Eligibility for services by the different professionals is established through the ARD process.)