DeWitt-Lavaca Special Education Cooperative

Students in Mrs. McCommas's class had fun learning about and observing the eclipse on April 8, 2024.

April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance month! During the month of April our staff and students wear shirts to show our support and help spread acceptance and awareness about autism. Every year Meagan Moore and the Shiner Lions Club design and sell Autism Awareness and Acceptance shirts in our area. The proceeds from these shirts are donated to DLSEC for our annual special events like prom and Reel Fishing. This year's shirt, car decals, and stickers were designed by Meagan's son and DLSEC student, John Moore.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024, was Turtle Wing Day! We show our support for the Turtle Wing Foundation and raise awareness and acceptance of autism by wearing our Turtle Wing gear on this day. Turtle Wing Foundation provides support and services to people with autism and their families in our area. You may learn more about Turtle Wing Foundation by visiting turtlewingfoundation.org.

Please note: DLSEC will be closed Friday, March 29, through Monday, April 1. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, April 2. Happy Easter to all of you!

SPRING BREAK IS COMING! March 11-15, 2024 will be holidays for RISE and GOALS students and DLSEC staff.. We’ll resume regular schedules on March 18, 2024.

Reminder about upcoming holidays: There will be no school for students in the DLSEC RISE and GOALS programs on Friday, February 16, and Monday, February 19, 2024. The DLSEC office will be closed February 19, 2024.

Mrs. McCommas's class is starting their Life Cycle of a Butterfly unit. Yesterday they discussed the life cycle and moved their caterpillars to their new home for the next 2 weeks. They will continue to observe and watch the caterpillars make their way through all the stages of becoming a butterfly. Stay tuned for updates!

Mrs. Thiry's students are developing a variety of skills while working independently on computers using the Unique Learning System curriculum. Staff are ready to assist as needed, but the students learn about special events this month and how to add them to their digital calendar, and they develop keyboarding skills through targeted keyboard practice and instruction as well as through relevant keyboarding lessons including typing their individual daily schedules.

Monday was our 100th day of school for the 2023-2024 school year! Mrs. Welch's students had fun celebrating this milestone!

HEB (Yoakum) donated gift cards for DLSEC! HEB is always there when we need them! DLSEC is so thankful for our business partners and donors! Pictured are DLSEC Assistant Budget Manager Crystalynn Clark and HEB Store Administrator Lisa Harrell.

Today's rainy weather was the perfect reason for Mrs. Patek, Mr. Roznovsky, and Mrs. Thiry to bring their classes together for a friendly kickball competition at PE. Everyone had a great time and brought their best kickball skills!

DLSEC Parents of Hallettsville ISD Students: Your bus will have a two-hour delayed start tomorrow, Wednesday, January 17th. Stay warm and see you tomorrow!

DLSEC will be closed Tuesday, January 16, 2024, due to inclement weather conditions. This includes DLSEC multi-district RISE & GOALS classrooms, offices, and all services. Stay safe!

All schools in Yoakum ISD will release early on Tuesday, January 23rd for UIL Academic Contests. DLSEC multi-district students will dismiss as follows: ECSE-3 (YP) at 12:40 P.M. RISE/Elementary GOALS/InVEST (YIS) at 12:40 P.M. RISE/GOALS (YHS) at 12:45 P.M.

The DLSEC classrooms & offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2024, in observance of MLK, Jr., Day.

Report cards for the 3rd six weeks went home in RISE students' backpacks today. Please check your student's folder for a manila envelope to see the amazing progress he/she has made! Was your student absent? Do not worry! It will be sent home once your student returns to campus. Be well!

We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to the Lions Clubs of Yoakum, Hallettsville, Shiner, Moulton, and Yorktown for sponsoring the annual Lions Club Christmas party for the students of the DeWitt-Lavaca Special Education Cooperative multi-district programs. Through the Lions Clubs' generous support, all of our multi-district students received a gift from Santa at the party. The students were elated as they each opened a gift from the wish lists they submitted to Santa. Members of the five area Lions Clubs who attended the party are pictured.

Our offices and classrooms will be closed from December 20, 2023, through January 2, 2024. We will resume regular hours for students and staff on January 3. 2024. We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!

DLSEC RISE & GOALS students will kick off their Christmas break with an early release on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. We will resume our normal schedule for classes on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Release Times: ECSE-3 (YP) at 2:30 PM RISE/Elementary GOALS/InVEST (YIS) at 2:30 PM RISE/GOALS (YHS) at 2:40 PM

Where in the world is ECSE 2? Well, here's the update from Mrs. Hanson: ECSE 2 students have been learning about Christmas around the world. Last week on Monday, we "visited" Australia and made sand dollar ornaments and made fairy bread. Wednesday, we "visited" Canada and had a Christmas parade. We also made Santa hats out of red and white fluffy paint. We visited Sweden. We made St. Lucia wreaths and made Swedish Rice Pudding. Stay tuned for more Christmas adventures around the world!