Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, including students attending the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf.

The Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD) serves eligible students who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) aged birth through 21 years of age. The program serves students from the Fort Worth ISD and the seven member districts of our shared services agreement.

Member Districts are:

• Aledo ISD

• Azle ISD

• Castleberry ISD

• Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD

• Lake Worth ISD

• Northwest ISD

• White Settlement ISD

The RDSPD provides educational support services for any child who has been determined by an otolaryngologist (ENT) and a licensed audiologist to have a serious hearing loss after correction and whose hearing has been determined by a Communication Assessment to interfere with his/her educational programming.

Service delivery options are determined by the assessed needs of each student. Depending on the child’s individual needs, the appropriate placement will be determined by the Admission, Review and Dismissal committee. Placement options range from:

· Full-time placement in the regular classroom in the student’s home school, with consult or direct services from a certified teacher of students who are D/HH

· Cluster-Site inclusion classroom setting with a certified teacher of students who are D/HH (Cluster-Site Campuses: Waverly Park ES, Leonard MS & Western Hills HS

· Self-contained classroom specifically for children who are D/HH.

Students who require more intensive assistance from a certified teacher of students who are D/HH may attend one of the campuses where there is a self-contained classroom specifically for students who are D/HH. Regardless of the child’s placement, the teacher of the D/HH will work closely with the child, his/her parents, and classroom teacher to identify necessary modifications to support the child’s educational programming.