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MADISONVILLE CISD

MADISONVILLE, Madison County, Texas
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👨‍🎓 2,377 students 📋 224 students with IEPs 🗣️ 0 parent reports ☎️ (936)348-2797
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🛟 How to fight for your child's IEP — and who to call

If MADISONVILLE CISD isn't giving your child the services they're legally owed, you have a clear, federally-protected path. Under IDEA these steps are the same everywhere — work them in order and put everything in writing.

Step 1

Request an IEP meeting — in writing

Email your child's case manager and the district's Director of Exceptional/Special Education. State the problem and the services you're requesting, and ask for a formal IEP-team meeting. Keep a copy of everything. District office: (936)348-2797.

Step 2

File a state complaint

If the district violated an IDEA rule in the last year, file a signed written complaint with your state's special-education dispute-resolution office (below). The state must investigate and issue a decision — usually within 60 days.

Step 3

Ask for mediation

Request free, voluntary mediation through the state — a neutral, trained mediator helps you and the district reach a written agreement. It's faster and less adversarial than a hearing.

Step 4

File for a due-process hearing

For serious disputes over identification, evaluation, placement, or FAPE, file for a due-process hearing — a formal legal proceeding. Consider getting an advocate or attorney first (see Protection & Advocacy below).

⚖️ Where to file & get free help in Texas

Texas Education Agency — Special-Education Dispute Resolution
File a state complaint (IDEA), request mediation, or a due-process hearing
· 🔗 visit site

File a written state complaint within 1 year of the violation, request free mediation, or file for a due-process hearing. Start here if the district is out of compliance.

Disability Rights Texas
Protection & Advocacy — free legal help for special-education & disability rights
☎️ 512-454-4816 · 🔗 visit site

Your state's federally-funded disability rights agency. Free information, advice, and sometimes legal representation for IEP and special-education disputes.

📚 Know-your-rights resources

Your legal footing: Under IDEA every eligible child is entitled to a free appropriate public education (FAPE) and an IEP built to their needs. Section 504/ADA also bar disability discrimination.

• Parent Training & Information Center (PTI): free coaching for your state — find your center »

• CADRE (national dispute-resolution center): cadreworks.org »

• U.S. Dept. of Education OSEP (administers IDEA) & Office for Civil Rights for 504/ADA complaints.

Tip: bring a written list of requests to every meeting, ask for the district's response in writing, and never sign an IEP you don't agree with — you can consent to parts and dispute the rest.

💪 Not just your child? Use strength in numbers.

If other MADISONVILLE CISD families are hitting the same wall, it's a district problem — and numbers change the outcome. Send this page to your social-media contacts and Facebook parent groups, and ask other parents at drop-off and pickup: is this happening to you too? Gather the stories here so the pattern is documented. Once you can prove a bigger issue: wear matching-color shirts for solidarity, protest peacefully, pack school-board meetings, reach out to government officials, give interviews, and send press releases to the local newsrooms below to bring the media in.

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📣 Take action for MADISONVILLE CISD

Systemic problems get fixed when they become public. Below is local press near this district and the officials responsible for Madison County.

📰 Local newsrooms

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Madisonville Meteor
Local newspaper
0 mi
· 🔍 find “Madisonville Meteor” online
Centerville News
Local newspaper
22 mi
· 🔍 find “Centerville News” online
The Huntsville Item
Local newspaper
24 mi
· 🔍 find “The Huntsville Item” online
KBTX-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
35 mi
· 🔗 site
KAMU-TV (PBS)
PBS — TV
35 mi
· 🔗 site
The Eagle
Local newspaper
35 mi
· 🔍 find “The Eagle” online
Houston County Courier
Local newspaper
36 mi
· 🔍 find “Houston County Courier” online
Navasota Examiner
Local newspaper
40 mi
· 🔍 find “Navasota Examiner” online
The Courier
Local newspaper
51 mi
· 🔍 find “The Courier” online
Groesbeck Journal
Local newspaper
55 mi
· 🔍 find “Groesbeck Journal” online
Freestone County Times
Local newspaper
56 mi
· 🔍 find “Freestone County Times” online
Palestine Herald-Press
Local newspaper
58 mi
· 🔍 find “Palestine Herald-Press” online
Polk County Enterprise
Local newspaper
60 mi
· 🔍 find “Polk County Enterprise” online
Brenham Banner-Press
Local newspaper
61 mi
· 🔍 find “Brenham Banner-Press” online
The Mexia News
Local newspaper
61 mi
· 🔍 find “The Mexia News” online
The Marlin Democrat
Local newspaper
63 mi
· 🔍 find “The Marlin Democrat” online
The Cameron Herald
Local newspaper
64 mi
· 🔍 find “The Cameron Herald” online
Rockdale Reporter
Local newspaper
68 mi
· 🔍 find “Rockdale Reporter” online
The Bellville Times
Local newspaper
71 mi
· 🔍 find “The Bellville Times” online
Cherokeean Herald
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “Cherokeean Herald” online
Lufkin Daily News
Local newspaper
74 mi
· 🔍 find “Lufkin Daily News” online
Corsicana Daily Sun
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “Corsicana Daily Sun” online
Jacksonville Progress
Local newspaper
79 mi
· 🔍 find “Jacksonville Progress” online
Giddings Times & News
Local newspaper
81 mi
· 🔍 find “Giddings Times & News” online
The Sealy News
Local newspaper
82 mi
· 🔍 find “The Sealy News” online
Katy Times
Local newspaper
83 mi
· 🔍 find “Katy Times” online
KCEN-TV (NBC)
NBC affiliate — TV
84 mi
· 🔗 site
KWTX-TV (CBS)
CBS affiliate — TV
84 mi
· 🔗 site
KXXV (ABC)
ABC affiliate — TV
84 mi
· 🔗 site
KWKT-TV (FOX)
FOX affiliate — TV
84 mi
· 🔗 site
Waco Tribune-Herald
Local newspaper
84 mi
· 🔍 find “Waco Tribune-Herald” online
Temple Daily Telegram
Local newspaper
85 mi
· 🔍 find “Temple Daily Telegram” online
Athens Daily Review
Local newspaper
86 mi
· 🔍 find “Athens Daily Review” online
The Daily Sentinel
Local newspaper
87 mi
· 🔍 find “The Daily Sentinel” online
Houston Chronicle
Daily newspaper
88 mi
· 🔗 site
Tyler County Booster
Local newspaper
89 mi
· 🔍 find “Tyler County Booster” online
The Vindicator
Local newspaper
91 mi
· 🔍 find “The Vindicator” online
The West News
Local newspaper
92 mi
· 🔍 find “The West News” online
The Fayette County Record
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “The Fayette County Record” online
The Belton Journal
Local newspaper
93 mi
· 🔍 find “The Belton Journal” online

🏛️ Officials for Madison County

Office of the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott
Governor · TX
· 🔗 site
Texas Education Agency
State education agency — special-education oversight · TX
· 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — Office for Civil Rights
Disability discrimination complaints (504/ADA) · National
✉️ OCR@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-421-3481 · 🔗 site
U.S. Dept. of Education — OSEP
Federal special-education oversight (IDEA) · National
✉️ OSEP@ed.gov · ☎️ 1-800-872-5327 · 🔗 site