State Guidance

State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

SPEDTex

SPEDTex, the Special Education Information Center in Texas, is a website with resources and a call center to support families of students served through special education.

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State Guidance

Foster Care and Student Success Resource Guide

TEA's resource guide contains a variety of key research-based topics and calls attention to important matters related to the education of students in foster care, including those who are eligible for or receiving special education services.

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State Guidance, Child Find, Evaluation

Technical Assistance: Child Find and Evaluation

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs in meeting their Child Find obligations

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Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders, State Guidance

TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders

This page includes resources to assist in identifying and providing services for students with dyslexia and related disorders in Texas schools.

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Behavior, MTSS, State Guidance

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

Legal requirements concerning use of restraint and time-out, benefits of prevention-based strategies, interventions and supports that can be applied school-wide, in the classroom, and with individual students.

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State Guidance, Behavior

Asistencia técnica: Apoyos y orientación en materia de comportamiento para estudiantes con discapacidades

Guía de asistencia técnica de TEA para ayudar a las LEA a satisfacer las necesidades de los estudiantes con discapacidades que demuestran comportamientos desafiantes.

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State Guidance, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Transition

Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Special Education: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions received by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) relating to CTE and students served by special education.

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Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders, Child Find, State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

TEA Dyslexia

TEA Dyslexia: A TEA Professional Learning course is a free dyslexia professional learning course designed for all school and district staff members across the state who serve students in kindergarten through grade 12. This course meets the requirements for Texas Education Code (TEC) §21.054(b)

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Behavior, State Guidance

Discipline Flowchart for Students Identified with or Suspected to Have a Disability Under IDEA

The purpose of this flowchart is to assist administrators and special educators in understanding the processes and federal and state discipline requirements when a student protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA violates a code of student conduct and the disciplinary

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ARD/IEP Supports, State Guidance

Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process: Implications for Administrators Training

The training will outline an administrator's responsibility for ensuring a student with disabilities receives an appropriate IEP. The IEP includes present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) that identify the student’s strengths and critical areas of need AND ambitious

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