The Leander ISD Visual Impairments (VI) Department provides specialized instruction and support for students who are blind or visually impaired from birth through age 22. Services are individualized through the IFSP or ARD/IEP process to ensure equitable access to education and meaningful participation in school and community life.
Our team includes certified Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVIs) and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS) who collaborate with families and school staff across all grade levels.
Main Office
Cedar Park High School
2150 Cypress Creek Road,
Cedar Park, TX 78613
Through collaboration, consultation, and direct instruction, the VI Department ensures students have access to academics, extracurricular activities, and opportunities that foster independence and lifelong success.
Who Are We?
Teachers for Students with Visual Impairments (TSVIs)
- Eduardo Mejia, M.Ed. (Team Lead)
512-570-3600 x43640
[email protected] - Kasey Holt, M.Ed.
512-570-1200 x41359
[email protected] - Leah Melton
512-570-7800 x47878
[email protected] - Emilie Kinsey, M.Ed.
512-570-2000 x42108
[email protected] - Lori Paddock, M.Ed.
512-570-1200 x41359
[email protected]
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS)
- Madeline Haugh
512-570-7800 x47878
[email protected] - Sheila Peacock
512-570-5326 x42108
[email protected] - Stefanie Schwartz, M.Ed.
512-570-7800 x47878
[email protected] - Amanda McDaniel, M.Ed
512-570-7800 x47878
[email protected]
Braillists
- Denise Palazzolo
512-570-3600 x43618
[email protected] - Nova Rutledge
512-570-3600 x43694
[email protected]
Braille Production Center
The Braille and Tactile Graphics Production Center for Leander ISD, located at Wiley Middle School, produces custom braille materials on request by teachers. The materials that can be transcribed include Word documents and most other documents. Graphs, illustrations, maps, and other graphics can be reproduced in a tactile representation. The Braille and Tactile Graphics Production Center (BPC) utilizes the latest technology for embossing literacy material for our blind students.
Watch our video about Leander ISD’s Braille Production Center.
BPC Contact Information
Braille Transcribers:
Denise Palazzolo & Nova Rutledge
Wiley MS Room 2131
Email: [email protected]
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI)
TSBVI serves as a special public school in which students, ages 6 through 21, who are blind, deaf-blind, or visually impaired, including those with additional disabilities, are eligible for consideration for services on the TSBVI campus. It is also a statewide resource to parents of these children and the professionals who serve them, from birth through transition from school.
Short-Term Programs offers year-round group and individualized classes for students with visual impairments. Students travel to Austin and participate in classes and activities with peers from across the State of Texas.
TSBVI offers both school year and summer programs.
