"Children First!"
Department of Exceptional Children
(DOEC)


Our Director

Mission
Caddo Parish Schools Department of Exceptional Children is committed and dedicated to providing appropriate programs and services in academic and community settings that allow students with exceptionalities from PreK through 12th grade to reach their highest potential academically, mentally, emotionally and socially as they transition through their individual educational plan, with structured and focused planning, effective personnel support and management , transforming from concept to operational.
Dr. Shelia Lockett, Director
Department of Exceptional Children
Eddie Jones Special Programs Center
2226 Murphy Street
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
318-603-6732 phone
318-603-6733 fax
Vision
Caddo Parish Schools Department of Exceptional Children vision is that ALL students with exceptionalities from PreK through 12th grade be academically, mentally, emotionally and socially engaged through collaboration, communication and teamwork with all stakeholders utilizing a positive approach to learning, effectively and efficiently preparing them for college and career readiness, thereby leading them to productive pathways of becoming positive and successful contributors to society.