Special Services
Welcome to the Pittsburg ISD Special Services page. We are here to serve the students and families in our community by providing resources and services for students with disabilities. View the information below to learn more about how we can best serve your student. Please contact the appropriate staff in regards to students currently served through Special Education.
Director of Special Education
Assistant Director of Special Education
Educational Diagnostician-High School
Lead Diagnostician
Educational Diagnostician
High School & Junior High
Educational Diagnostician
Intermediate
Educational Diagnostician
Elementary
Educational Diagnostician
Primary
Speech Language Pathologist
Special Education Administrative Assistant
Roxy Room
On Wednesday, August 26th, Pittsburg Primary Campus held a grand unveiling for our new Roxy Room—a specialized sensory space designed to help students with sensory processing disorders, emotional needs, and behavioral challenges learn vital self-regulation and coping skills. Funding for specialized special education resources can be difficult to secure, but this room was made possible through a generous donation from local community members Rickie and Kathy Rape, whose own children attended Pittsburg ISD. The Roxy Room Project is a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded by Jackson Foltyn, owner of Jackson's Theatre in Gladewater, Texas. The inspiration for this organization is Jackson's beautiful daughter, Roxy, who happens to have the gift of Autism. More information can be found here https://roxyroom.org/
Special Education Resources
- Notice of Procedural Safeguards
- Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process
- Child Find Notice
- Texas Transition and Employment Guide
- Compensatory Services Information
Notice of Procedural Safeguards
Parent’s Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process
Child Find Notice
Texas Transition and Employment Guide
Compensatory Services Information
Dyslexia and Related Disorders
Texas has a long history of supporting the fundamental skill of reading. This history includes a focus on early identification and intervention for students with dyslexia. The information below provides resources to assist in identifying and providing services for students with dyslexia and related disorders in Texas.
Common Myths associated with Dyslexia:
Myth #1: “Dyslexia is seeing things backwards and/or reversing letters.”
Myth #2: “Dyslexia is primarily a visual problem.”
Myth #3: “Children will outgrow Dyslexia.”
Actual Facts about Dyslexia:
Fact #1: Intelligence does NOT predict dyslexia. Many highly intelligent people have dyslexia.
Fact #2: Dyslexia is a Neurobiological Condition.
Fact #3: Children with dyslexia will learn strategies to help accommodate their learning through explicit instruction.
Section 504 Resources
Section 504 covers qualified students with disabilities who attend schools receiving Federal financial assistance. To be protected under Section 504, a student must be determined to: (1) have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; or (2) have a record of such an impairment; or (3) be regarded as having such an impairment. Section 504 requires that school districts provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to qualified students in their jurisdictions who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
