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East Wharton Co. Coop   (Boling – East Bernard -- Wharton)  

EWCC provides special education services to children who have or are suspected of having a disability. Special education services are available to children with disabilities ages 3 through 21. Children who have impaired vision or hearing can receive services from birth through age 21. Services are also provided to students with disabilities attending a private school located within the boundaries of EWCC, regardless of the child's place of residence. If your child attends a public, private, or home school in our district and you believe your child has or may have a disability, please contact Kim Somer, Special Education Director at 979-532-6245. We will work with you to evaluate your child, determine if your child has a disability that qualifies under the law, and provide educational services to your child if he/she does qualify for services. Services are offered to your child free of charge.  

Estudiantes de Escuela Privada o de Casa  
EWCC proporciona servicios de educacion especiale a ninos que tienen o son sospechados de tener una discapacidad. Los servicios de educacibn especiale estan disponibles a ninos de los 3 a 21 anos. Los ninos que tiene discapacidades de vision o auditivos de nacimiento hasta los 21 anos pueden recibir servicios. Los servicios tambien son proporcionados a estudiantes con discapacidades que asisten a una escuela privada localizada dentro de los limites de EWCC, sin tener en cuenta de residencia del nino. Si su nino asiste a una escuela publica, privada, o de casa en nuestro distrito y usted cree que su nino tiene o puede tener una discapacidad, por favor p6ngase en contacto con Kim Somer, Directora de Educacion Especial al 979-532-6245. Trabajaremos con usted para evaluar a su nino, determinar si su nino tiene una discapacidad que tenga derechos a servicios conforme a la ley, y proporcionar servicios educativos a su nino si el/ella tiene derecho realmente a servicios. Los servicios son ofrecidos a su nino gratuitamente.

East Bernard ISD Transfer Policy

East Bernard ISD will begin accepting student transfer applications for the upcoming school year.  The school board approved accepting transfers during the July school board meeting.  However, transfer students are subject to administrative regulations, as well as a $300 non-refundable tuition fee per child per year. 
"This is not just an open enrollment."  For example, "if a grade level is sitting at a 17:1 student to teacher ratio, we are not going to accept any transfers for that grade." 
Other regulations include an interview with the parents and the student, report cards, attendance and discipline records.  EBISD will not provide transportation for transfer students.  All of the factors will weigh in before being accepted as a transfer.  A transfer student must re-apply every year and pay the tuition every year.  Each year the regulations are subject to change, and their is no guarantee that you will be admitted every year.  We will not accept out of district transfers if the transfer creates a need for additional staffing, changes in classroom space, results in enrollment imbalance, or causes a potential disruption of the educational programs at one of our campuses. East Bernard ISD is trying to maintain a proper balance of student/teacher ratios to maximize state funding.  Some grade levels have over 80 students and other grades have as low as 65 students. It only makes economic sense to pick up a few more students in the classes that are small.   Accepting transfers will not affect our classification for the upcoming UIL realignment.  An application packet may be picked up at the EBISD administrative office located at 723 College Street, East Bernard, TX 77435.  Any incomplete applications will not be processed.

Ross Aschenbeck
Superintendent of Schools
East Bernard ISD