Special Programs
Gifted and Talented
Aimee Dennis
Director of Special Programs & Leadership / GT Coordinator
adennis@uttyler.edu
ESL/Bilingual
Loni Kinsey
ESL/Bilingual Coordinator; Spanish Teacher
lkinsey@uttyler.edu
Special Education
Special Education Notice (Spanish)
Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Process (Spanish)
Notice of Procedural Safeguards (Spanish)
Transition and Employment Guide
Child Find Notice to Families (English)
Child Find Notice to Families (Spanish)
Compensatory Services Due to COVID 19 (English)
Compensatory Services Due to COVID 19 (Spanish)
Sammi Broussard
Special Education Coordinator
sbrousssard@uttyler.edu
Dyslexia
The Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilities. TBP is part of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, a program administered by the Library of Congress. The TBP collection consists of more than 100,000 titles, including hundreds of titles in Spanish, and some in French, German, Russian, and other languages.
Sammi Broussard
Special Education Coordinator
sbroussard@uttyler.edu
Section 504
Campus Directors serve as the Section 504 contacts for their campuses.
Tyler – Katie Adams (katieadams@uttyler.edu)
Longview – Rachel Hawkins (rhawkins@uttyler.edu)
Palestine – Ummi Bodede (ubodede@uttyler.edu)
Homeless Liaison
Campus Directors serve as the Homeless Liaison for their campuses.
Tyler – Katie Adams (katieadams@uttyler.edu)
Longview – Rachel Hawkins (rhawkins@uttyler.edu)
Palestine – Ummi Bodede (ubodede@uttyler.edu)
PARENT RESOURCES
Resources on Special Education in Texas
Region 7 Education Center
https://www.esc7.net/page/specialed.parentresources
Texas Project First
http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/node/11
Online Professional Learning Opportunities
https://autisminternetmodules.org/
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/
Community Resources
http://www.andrewscenter.com/smith-county-resources/
Legal Framework for the Child Centered Special Education Process
https://fw.esc18.net/display/Webforms/ESC18-FW-LandingPage.aspx?DT=G&LID=en
Dyslexia Resources
https://www.esc20.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1668843&type=d&pREC_ID=1819425
Understood
www.understood.org
Yale Center for Dyslexia & Creativity’s Parent Website
http://dyslexia.yale.edu/resources/parents/
Dyslexia Helpline:
1-800-232-3030
Transition
Texas Transition and Employment Guide (English and Spanish)
For information regarding transition services, please watch this video. You will need the following passcode to view: opqi&4T6
Local Transition Service Contacts
Longview – (Martha) Elaine Thacker – (903)235-4390 email: martha.thacker@twc.state.tx.us
Tyler – Jennifer McCurley – (903) 245-7518 email: jennifer.mccurley@twc.state.tx.us
Palestine – Meagan McAdams – (903) 343-3838 email: Meagan.mcadams@twc.state.tx.us
Blind/Visual Impaired – Jennifer Johnson – (903) 360-1393 email: jennifer.johnson@twc.state.tx.us