Thanks for a great year!

As we wrap up the 2025-26 school year, we are filled with gratitude for everything we were able to accomplish thanks to the generosity of our members and donors. Thank YOU!

We hosted four socials open to the entire CISD community, regardless of age or ability: our annual tailgate, a fishing and cookie decorating event, a parents' social hour and our annual year-end celebration, popsicles and pizza in the park. We were thrilled at how well-attended our events were this year, as we continue to build the presence and community of Special Programs and the 25% of CISD students that it benefits. 

Now in its third year, our Family Fun Night fundraiser raised almost $15,000, and we hosted several spirit nights throughout the year as well. Many thanks to Fajita Pete's, Shake Shack, Chipotle and Kendra Scott for your partnerships, as well as all our corporate sponsors - highlighted on our new Dragons Unlimited t-shirts - for their generous donations. 

We are proud of how well we provided for our Special Programs staff this year, with morale boosters, holiday gifts and treats during training days. We fulfilled 14 grants totaling more than $10,000 - our highest ever! - and helped provide a sensory chair, 3D blocks, mini trampoline, wagon, dyslexia kit, switches and adapters, food certificate curriculum, teacher resources, special education field trips, and a variety of sports equipment for Partners in PE, such as a balance beam, scooter boards, directional strips, bowling balls, bocce set, adapted basketball and soccer supplies, hockey stick set and more! All of these grants ultimately benefit our students, enhancing their educational experiences. Finally, we were excited to have played a small part in the brand-new trailer from the Southlake Chamber of Commerce Leadership class, which will benefit Dragon Exchange, Special Olympics and the Special Programs Department.  

Of course, none of this would be possible without YOU. Thanks for helping us in our mission to recognize, invest in, celebrate and support the faculty, students and parents of the Carroll ISD Special Programs community! Please don't forget to renew your membership so you don't miss a moment of the fun next year!