Special Education Continuum of Services
Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE): Anna ISD offers four different programs for eligible students with disabilities ages 3-4 years. These include Walk-In Speech Therapy, Communication Class, Integrated Pre-K, and a self-contained ECSE class. These four programs constitute a continuum of services for this population of students, ranging from moderate communication deficits to severe developmental disabilities.
Inclusion: Students receive instruction in the general education class with support from special education staff.
Related Services: Related Services are provided to eligible students in special education to help facilitate mastery of IEP goals. They include speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, adapted PE, counseling, assistive technology, audiological services, vision services, in-home training, parent training, and specialized transportation.
Content Mastery: Students visit a Content Mastery classroom intermittently for support with classwork.
Resource: Students in Resource receive moderately modified academic curriculum, instruction, and assessment in a small group setting. Instruction prioritizes the essential TEKS and IEP goals. Students access GenEd curriculum resources with a modified scope and sequence and supplemental resources. Students are typically 2-3 grade levels behind their peers. Students in Resource may take reading, writing, and/or math in this setting in combination with inclusion.
Functional Academics (FA): Students in FA receive an alternate academic curriculum in a small group setting that focuses on the TEKS essence statements, access to the essential grade-level TEKS, and IEP goals with short-term objectives. Students are typically more than 3 grade levels behind their peers. Students in FA are placed in FA for all four core academic subjects. The primary curriculum resource is called Attainment.
Life Skills: Students in Life Skills have severe cognitive-related disabilities and receive instruction on functional academics, independent living skills, and IEP goals with short-term objectives. The primary curriculum resource is called TeachTown.
Social Communication (SOCO): SOCO is for students with Autism or a similar condition who have severe needs related to behavior, social skills, and communication. Students can be self-contained in SoCo or partially placed in SoCo and other settings as student behavior allows. The program focuses on using strategies supported by research to be effective for students with Autism. The primary curriculum resource is STAR Autism Support.
Zone: The Zone class is for students with severe needs related to behavior, emotional regulation, and coping skills. Students can be self-contained in Zone or partially placed in Zone and other settings as student behavior allows. The program focuses on using strategies known to support students with emotional and behavioral needs with an emphasis on positive behavior interventions and supports. The primary curriculum resources are Boys Town and Zones of Regulation.
18+ Class: The 18+ Class provides students ages 18-22 with specially designed instruction in functional academics, community involvement, career readiness, everyday living skills, self-determination, and social skills. Students participate regularly in facilitated employment situations around the school district and in the Anna community.
Homebound: Homebound services are provided to students who are expected to be confined to home or a hospital for a minimum of four weeks in a school year. Homebound is available for students in special education or 504 who meet specific eligibility requirements, including consideration of specific forms completed by the student’s physician.