Vision & Mission
Wayside Scholar Support Services Vision Statement:
The Scholar Support Services team at Wayside Schools will serve all scholars unique learning needs through ensuring appropriately rigorous individualized instruction and implementing positive behavioral supports. Each scholar and their family are active participants in the educational process and programming to actualize each individual scholar’s potential.
Wayside Scholar Support Services Mission Statement:
The Scholar Support Services team will work towards the Wayside Schools mission and vision by actively supporting the unique potential of every scholar receiving special education services. We will ensure access to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) so each scholar is prepared for their future, is engaged with their community and capable of meaningfully participating in our global society.
Five Foundations
At Wayside Schools, our Scholar Support Services program has five core foundations:
1) Advocacy, 2) Communication & Collaboration, 3) Families & Community, 4) Appropriately Ambitious, and 5) Individualized.
PARENT RESOURCES
English:
About Wayside’s Scholar Support ServicesÂ
Parent’s Guide to Admission, Review and Dismissal Process
Individuals with Disabilities Act
Transition and Employment Guide
Resources on Special Education in Texas
Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services
Significant Disproportionality State and Federal Activity Updates Disproportionality
Español:
Sobre Servicos de Apoyo Estudiantes
GuÃa del Padre para el Proceso de Admisión, Repaso, y Retiro
Aviso Sobre Procedimientos de Protección
GuÃa de transición y empleo de Texas
IDEA-La Ley de Educación para Individuos con Discapacidades
Actualizaciones en Educación Especial
Evaluaciones Retrasadas o Denegadas & Servicios Compensatorios
SPEDTex
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:Â inquire@spedtex.org
Communications
Contact
Stephanie Kidd, Director of Special Education
skidd@waysideschools.org
512-220-9100