Vermilion Parish School Board Special Education Advisory Council

A wonderful opportunity to connect with your community!

Hi Everyone,

We’re reaching out from VRG because we truly believe that every family in our parish deserves a place where they feel at home. We’ve started a new group called "Uniquely In Touch," and it’s all about supporting our wonderful special needs community.

We know that life can be a lot sometimes, and we want to make sure you know you aren’t walking this path alone. We want to build something real and helpful for you and your kids.

If you’d like to join us, click on the attached letter with all the details on how to register. It just helps us understand how we can best support your family.

We would love to have your family as part of this. We’re excited to meet you and see what we can build together right here at home.

Thanks,

Roderick “Nu” Darby
VRG President
337-517-2685

Please join us at the Abbeville Cultural and Historical Museum and Art Gallery to celebrate our talented art students' successes for a Meet the Artist Reception on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 6:00 pm. The students' artwork will be on display throughout March. See the attached flyer.

How blessed we are to work with these kiddos and have a front row seat to witness their talents and gifts!! Each one, a perfect gift from God! 🤍

When you have a "regular" child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditioned organizations and clubs.

But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous efforts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike.

This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness.

For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people.

Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface.

Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value enough. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted!!

If you choose, please copy and paste this in honor of all children who are deemed "different". Our world would be far less beautiful without them.

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It was a beautiful day for the Vermilion Parish Special Olympics Track and Field event yesterday. Our athletes competed in events as community members cheered them on. All victories were celebrated. Thankful for our athletes, teachers, staff, and families for making this event possible.

A great reminder for all of us!

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