State Guidance

State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

Intensity of Services Special Education Funding Model Resources

These resources include the special education funding tool and other resources to support Texas school systems in understanding the new Intensity of Services Special Education Funding Model and in determining special education tiers and service groups based on services documented in a student’s IEP across five required domains.

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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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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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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, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Family Engagement Framework: A Resource for School Administrators

This framework is essential for administrators and outlines six key elements of family engagement that can make a positive difference in the education of students with disabilities.

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Evaluation, State Guidance, Child Find

Developmental Delay Quick Guide and Frequently Asked Questions

This quick guide outlines the criteria for identifying and determining eligibility for special education and related services for children with a developmental delay (DD). The frequently asked questions (FAQs) provide recommendations and best practices for identifying DD. The quick guide is a

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State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program Development

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs in developing individualized, high-quality, rigorous IEPs for students receiving special education services.

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ARD/IEP Supports, State Guidance

Question and Answer: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Measurable Annual Goals

Guidance and best practices for writing measurable IEP goals that ensure involvement and progress in the student’s grade-level academic standards.

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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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