Student Support Services

About Our Department

The Student Services Department provides a broad spectrum of specialized services to meet the needs of students across the district in partnership with parents and community, and works in coordination with all staff to provide students a premier education and to provide preparation to be successful, productive citizens with intentional supports which may include:

School Counseling and Mental Health

Counseling services provide a comprehensive school-counseling program that promotes the academic, college/career, social/emotional growth of all students.

Student Services

Student services provide services and support for At Risk, 504, RTI, McKinney-Vento (homeless), foster, pregnancy-related services, Family Involvement, Parents as Teachers, Homebound Services, Summer School, Student Handbook and Code of Conduct, AVID, Title IX and any additional identified federal or compensatory programs or support needs.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Northwest Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the district’s Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. The district’s Title IX Coordinator is Dr. Cindy Bauter, Executive Director of Student Affairs and Title IX Coordinator.

Northwest Independent School District's nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located at  Board Policy FFH (Local).

Reports about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX can be made at any time and by any person, including during non-business hours, by mail, phone, or email. During district business hours, reports may also be made in person. Reports can also be filed online:

I am a student or parent needing to report a Title IX violation

I am a staff member needing to report a Title IX violation

For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies under Title IX, contact Dr. Cindy Bauter at 817-215-0567 or cynthia.bauter@nisdtx.org.

Northwest Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in any of its career and technical education programs, services or activities, in accordance with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies under Title VI and Section 504, contact Lilia Vasquez at lilia.vasquez@nisdtx.org.