• Special Programs

     

    Special Programs include the following areas:

    • Response to Intervention (RtI)
    • 504 Services
    • Dyslexia Therapy
    • Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies (PBIS)
    • State Testing
    • UIL Academics

    If you have questions regarding any of these areas, please contact:

    Cliff Mathes
    Director of Special Programs
    EISD Administration Bldg.
    303 W. Knox
    Ennis, TX 75119
    972-872-7053

  • RtI

    Response to Intervention (RtI) is a multi-tiered approach to help struggling learners. Students' progress is closely monitored at each stage of intervention to determine the need for further research-based instruction and/or intervention in general education setting. Response to Intervention is a process which includes the provision of systematic, research-based instruction and interventions to struggling learners. The student intervention team (C.A.R.E. team) has been created on each campus to assist with intervention planning.

  • 504 Services

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a broad base civil rights law administered by the Office of Civil Rights, which protects the rights of persons with disabilities. The purpose of the Act and these procedures is to prohibit discrimination and to assure that disabled students have educational opportunities and benefits equal to those provided to non-disabled students.

  • Dyslexia Therapy

    Dyslexia Therapy classes are offered to students who are identified as having the characteristics associated with dyslexia. The child's parent, teacher, principal, counselor, or Ennis ISD Curriculum Director can request special screening for this program after the child's eighth birthday. Ennis ISD uses the Scottish Rite Hospital Dyslexia Program.

  • UIL Academics

    The University Interscholastic League offers the most comprehensive literary and academic competitive program in the nation. It offers more than any other UIL division in terms of activities, with 22 high school and 18 elementary and junior high contests. More than a half million students participate in UIL academic contests.

    In addition, the UIL sponsors the Interscholastic League Press Conference, one of the nation's oldest, largest and most highly respected student press associations. These activities, which exist to complement the academic curriculum, are designed to motivate students as they acquire higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of specific skills.
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