Can students in private or home schools receive special education services?
Carroll Independent School District (CISD) provides full special educational services for eligible children ages 3 to 5 (if they turn 5 after September 1, services continue through the school year; if the 5th birthday is before September 1, services stop on the birthday) for students in private or home schools. This is called “Dual Enrollment.” Partial services can be accessed at parent request. For students 5 through 21, CISD also must use a portion (“proportionate-share”) of the federal money it receives under IDEA for participation in some services by eligible private/home school children with disabilities. The services that are currently being provided are Speech/Language Services and Occupational Therapy Services. CISD will provide the Speech and Occupational Therapy services only to those children with a disability who are also eligible to receive the service on their current IEP. In lieu of an IEP, proportionate-share students have an Individual Service Plan (ISP) developed to a
