Frisco ISD is on its way on becoming the first public school district in the nation to be an independent, accredited dyslexia therapist training center.

During the FISD school board meeting Katie Kordel, chief academic officer of curriculum and instruction, said the district is quickly approaching 1,000 students being served by its dyslexia program. There are currently 977 students in the program.

Kordel said for years the district has used the Texas Scottish Rite dyslexia program curriculum, known as Take Flight, that provides students learning techniques on how they can be academically successful with their dyslexia. The program is delivered through daily small-group instruction. The support students receive is individualized, intensive and multisensory.

"[FISD's] dyslexia program is one of the many ways we operationalize our mission statement of knowing students by name and need," Kordel said. "We are committed to supporting all students to ensure their educational success."

The district is now pursuing a designation to become an accredited dyslexia therapist training center, in which the district could train and certify teachers as dyslexia therapists through a rigorous program, Kordel said.

“The district has already submitted all of the extensive documentation, and the next step is a site visit by members of the International Multisensory Structured Language Education Council,” Kordel said.

If it receives approval, FISD would be the first public school district in the country with the designation, Kordel said.

A timeline of when the district could receive approval has not been determined as of yet.