State Guidance

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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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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State Guidance, Transition, Evaluation

Graduation and Special Education: Frequently Asked Questions

Guidance related to 19 Texas Administrative Code §89.1070.

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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, Early Childhood, Child Find, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Connecting to Community Supports

Information for Parents About the Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA)

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Transition, State Guidance

Transition and Employment Designee (TED) Required Training

Information and resources related to Transition and Employment Designee (TED) training requirements.

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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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ARD/IEP Supports, Child Find, Evaluation, State Guidance

Students with Disabilities Who Transfer In-State and Out-of-State Quick Guide

This quick guide outlines federal and state requirements and procedures for students new to the local educational agency (LEA) because they have transferred from in or outside the state.

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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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