HCSSA (Harrison County Shared Services Arrangement) serves students with special needs and their families in the Elysian Fields, Harleton, Karnack and Waskom school districts.
Our team works with these districts to identify and serve students with disabilities ages 3- 21, according to the procedures established by state and federal guidelines.
Services provided include speech, occupational and physical therapy, as well as assessment and educational support. Harrison County SSA also provides vision therapy and orientation and mobility to students with a visual impairment.
If you know of a child between the ages of 3-21 who may have a disability, contact our office or your local school district.
You can reach us at 903-687-3361 ext 1400
Fax: 903-687-3336
Important Links
Notice of Procedural Safeguards
Special Education Rules and Regulations
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Legal Framework for the Special Education Process
Texas State Wide Leadership for Autism Training
Transition and Employment Guide – updated 2021
SB 139 Notice to Families English
SB 139 Notice to Families Spanish
Special Education In Texas TEA Resources
Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services English
Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services Spanish
Student Handbook Statement: English
Student Handbook Statement: Spanish
Texas Transition and Employment Guide
Significant Disproportionality
TEA Updates Significant Disproportionality
Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update: Spanish
PRESS RELEASE
Harrison County Shared Service Arrangement
Elysian Fields ISD • Harleton ISD •Karnack ISD • Waskom ISD
P. O. 748, Waskom, Texas 75692
(903) 687-3361 • Fax (903) 687-3336
Date: 08/01/2022
Contact: Sharlene Patrick
Phone: 903-687-3361 ext. 1402
Fax: 903-687-3336
NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS
Harrison County SSA – Waskom, Texas – The Harrison County Shared Services Arrangement is the Special
Education Department for Elysian Fields ISD, Harleton ISD, Karnak ISD, and Waskom ISD. Harrison County SSA
is preparing to destroy personally identifiable information maintained to provide educational services to students
with disabilities. This information includes referral data, notice/consent documents, assessment reports and
supporting data, Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee deliberations, and the Individual Education
Plan (IEP). The district will destroy only records of those students in special education who were dismissed,
graduated, or no longer in the school district in the school year 2015-2016. Parents of students with disabilities (age
18 and over) who wish to have these records may notify the Harrison County SSA at (903) 687-3361 ext. 1402 by
September 30, 2022.
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA
Acuerdo de servicio compartido del condado de Harrison
Elysian Fields ISD • Harleton ISD • Karnack ISD • Waskom ISD
PO 748, Waskom, Texas 75692
(903) 687-3361 • Fax (903) 687-3336
Fecha: 08/01/2022
Contacto: Sharlene Patrick
Teléfono: 903-687-3361 ext. 1402
Fax: 903-687-3336
AVISO DE DESTRUCCIÓN DE REGISTROS
SSA del Condado de Harrison – Waskom, Texas – El Acuerdo de Servicios Compartidos del Condado de Harrison
es el Departamento de Educación Especial para Elysian Fields ISD, Harleton ISD, Karnak ISD y Waskom ISD La
SSA del Condado de Harrison se está preparando para destruir la información de identificación personal mantenida
para brindar servicios educativos a los estudiantes con discapacidades Esta información incluye datos de referencia,
documentos de notificación/consentimiento, informes de evaluación y datos de respaldo, deliberaciones del Comité
de Admisión, Revisión y Despido (ARD) y el Plan de Educación Individual (IEP). El distrito destruirá solo los
registros de aquellos estudiantes en educación especial que fueron dados de baja, graduados o que ya no están en el
distrito escolar en el año escolar 2015-2016. Los padres de estudiantes con discapacidades (mayores de 18 años) que
deseen tener estos registros pueden notificar a la SSA del condado de Harrison al (903) 687-3361 ext. 1402 antes del
30 de septiembre de 2022.