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Your State Education Agency                                                                                                                                            Update 02/15/12

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The Special Education Process:

What To Know, Who To Call Special Education Step-By-Step ARD Agenda  (Simple ARD Agenda) Portfolios Communication With People at School Creating Family/School Partnerships

Community Services:

Family Supports – What are they?  How do I access them? Family Resource Guide – Created by UT Texas Center on Disability Studies Department of Aging & Disability Services Interest List Information – CBA, CLASS, MDCP, HCS, DBMD Which Waiver does What? – Imagine Enterprises Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps (SNAP), Temporary Assistance For Needy Families Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Blind Services, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Rehabilitation Services Dept. of State Health Services Community Mental Health – Find services Community Coordination Resource Groups Texas Agrilife Extension Centers for Independent Living Social Security How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book”  Listing of Childhood Disabilities and Adult Disabilities

Accommodation vs. Modifications

Accommodations and Modifications for those with Dyslexia or Reading Disabilities (ESC 10) TEA Accommodation Resources NICHCY – Supports, Modifications and Accommodations for Students Heath Resource Center – Accommodations in College College Board – Applying for Accommodations for SAT/ACT Educational Testing Service – Test Takers with Disabilities (eligibility, documentation, FAQs)

ADD/ADHD

LD Online – Considerations for post secondary (school or work)

After School Care

Dept. of Aging & Disability Services – Research and Compare companies that provide adult services

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Americans with Disabilities Act – Government website

Assistive Technology

Texas Assistive Technology Network (ESC 4) – Training modules, AT resources, Useful links Texas Technology Access Program – Short Term Loans, Demonstration Centers, Computer Access Demonstration Centers NICHCY - National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)  training module 8 National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) – Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services – Voucher program for equip. or services to help access telephone networks ESC 4 Universal Design Wikispace Learning Interventions Additional Resources

Autism

Strategies For Consideration for Students with Autism (autism supplement) Texas Statewide Leadership on Autism (ESC 13) – Links to Conference, TARGET Manual, Trainings, etc. Commissioner’s Rules on IEP development for students with autism Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Autism (TAC 89.1055 (e))

Behavior

Behavior Intervention Plans Texas Education Agency Texas Behavior Support Initiative (on line training) Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development In Schools Solving the Behavior Puzzle by Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments NICHCY Resources – Behavior at School

Blindness or Vision Impairments

Region 11 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership for Blind and Visually Impaired Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards (pdf) Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Resources, Goals & Objectives, etc.) Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Blind and Visually Impaired Additional Resources

Curriculum

Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Education Resource Center on Deafness TEA Services to Students who are Deaf or Hard or Hearing Region 11 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Deafness 101 Online Course – Region 20 ESC Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Additional Resources

Deaf Blindness

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Information for parents, Downloadable Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools,  Intervener Resources etc.) TEA – Services to Students who are DeafBlind Additional Resources

Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility

Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040) NICHCY – Specific Disabilities Resources for Teachers By Disability (Includes Instructional strategies and accommodations) Additional Resources

Discipline

Office of Special Education Programs – Discipline Regulations TEA Discipline Flowchart for Students with Disabilities TEA Guidance on Discipline & School Removals Texas Appleseed – When My Child Is Disciplined at School Texas Appleseed – Navigating the Juvenile Justice System: A Handbook for Juveniles and Their Families Wrightslaw – When Schools Have Children Arrested for School-Related Behavior Problems by Pete Wright, Esq. NICHCY – Key Issues in Discipline Training Module 19

Dispute Resolution Process - Overview

Facilitated IEPs Complaints Mediation Due Process TEA Dispute Resolution Systems Handbook NICHCY Options for Dispute Resolution Training Module 18 CADRE: Familes & School Working Together to Resolve Disputes

Drivers Education:

Department of Public Safety – Parent Taught Courses Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Service – Vehicle modifications Region XIII ESC – Driver Training and Education Region XIII ESC – Public Schools with Approved Driver Education Programs [by City] Region XIII ESC – Teenage Driver Education FAQs

Dyslexia (ESC 10)

The Dyslexia Handbook (pdf) Dyslexia – An Overview by GreatSchools.net  http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/990

Employment:

Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Healthy and Ready To Work National Resource Center Making Self Employment Work, Griffin-Hammis Associates Imagine Enterprises Work Incentives and Benefits Planning Social Security Administration – Employment Support Gulf Coast Benefits Planning Services – Benefits planning for 13 county area for people who wish to work Transition to Employment For Young People with LD by Greatschools.net  www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/2979 National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth – The 411 on Disability Disclosure Employability Skills 2000 – Critical skills needed in the workplace Rural Institute of Montana – Work Experience Guide NICHCY – Employment Connections

Evaluation - Overview

Pre-Referral/Response to Intervention Referral Process Evaluation Procedures Eligibility, Independent Evaluations NICHCY Intro. To Evaluation and Initial Evaluation Training Modules 9 & 10 Reevaluation Process Evaluation and Graduation Effect on Transition to Real World (College/Work)

Extended School Year Services

Functional Behavior Assessments

Functional Behavior Assessments (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide  (Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism – ESC 13) NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments

The Future Is Coming – An Overview

What is Transition? Transition: Planning to move from High School to Adulthood Futures Planning training by Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism Self Advocacy Self Determination Person Centered Planning Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship A Parent Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. Nike

TEA Guide To The ARD Process

Graduation - Overview

Academic Achievement Record Course Of Study – Minimum, Recommended, & Distinguished Plans Diplomas Graduation Options Transition Goals and Objectives Summary of Performance Participation in Graduation Ceremonies  (SB 673)

Health Services – Coordinated School Health Model

Highly Qualified Teachers

NICHCY – Highly Qualified Teachers Training Module 7 TEA NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers information Legal Framework Highly Qualified Teachers TEA Educator Certification (Teacher Assignment Chart, SBEC rules on hiring, etc.)

Inclusion

Why Inclusion Begins In Kindergarten (pdf)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) – Overview

Developing an IEP: Who? What? When? Where? And Why? Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance Goals and Objectives Accommodations Placement IEP Planning Matrix "NEW" IEP Annual Goal Development Q&A Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20) Standards Based IEP Training Module – Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20) TEA Guidance on Standards Based IEPs NICHCY Individualized Education Programs Training Modules 12-14 NICHCY – Transition Goals in the IEP Rural Institute of Montana – Planning for Your Transition from High School to Adult Life Workbook

Independent Living

Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL) Texas State Independent Living Council Texas Home of Your Own Coalition

2012 IDEA Manual– The Arc of Texas & Disability Rights Texas

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

LRE Question & Answers Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20) NICHCY – LRE Decision Making Training Module 15 NICHCY – Placement Issues

Math

Texas Math Initiative US Dept of Education – Helping Your Child Learn Math Teaching Math to Students with Visually Impairments 3 Tier Math Model – Vaughn Gross Center Supplemental Educational Services (Tutoring) NICHCY Evidence For Education Effective Math Instruction ESC 4 Universal Design Wikispace Math Resources Math Disability in children: An overview by Greatschools.net http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/LD-ADHD/526-math-disability-in-children-an-overview.gs?page=1

Medicaid Services – Parental Consent

Mental/Behavioral Health Issues in Education

Emotional & Behavioral Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide Children’s Mental Health Action Network – Resource Guide: A Parent’s Road Map Mental Health Association of Texas Mental Health America of Texas – Publications National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Texas SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin) grant projects in Texas Finding Help When You’re in Trouble with the Law, a Handbook for persons with Mental Illness and their Families – Texas Appleseed and Hogg Foundation for Mental Health The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association 40 Developmental Assets for School Age Children – Search Institute

Modifications vs. Accommodations

Moving – Within Texas; To Texas

No Child Left Behind

Paraprofessional Support

Parent Survey – ESC 9 Parent Coordination Network Leadership

People FIRST Language

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities People First Language Disability is Natural When Special isn’t So Special

Positive Behavior Supports

Positive Behavior Supports (pdf) from Texas Autism Resource Guide Texas Education Agency Positive Behavior Supports (on line training) Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development in Schools NICHCY Resources – Positive Supports Technical Assistance Center on Social/Emotional Intervention - PBS OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports

Post Secondary Education

Comparison of IDEA, Section 504 & Americans with Disabilities Act (pdf) U.S. Dept Of Education Transition of Students With Disabilities To Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators U.S. Dept Of Education Preparing for Post secondary Education:  Know Your Rights and Reponsibilities ThinkCollege.net – Post secondary education for students with intellectual disabilities (Info for students, families, professionals). The Next Step – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities Resource Guide on Higher Education for People with Disabilities – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities George Washington University Heath Resource Center – Online clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with disabilities & Toolkit “Advising HS Students with Disabilities on Postsecondary Options” National Center on Learning Disabilities – Transition to College and Work for Teens LD Online – College & College Prep

Procedural Safeguards

NICHCY Introduction to Procedural Safeguards Training Module 17 Partners Resource Network – Online training

Reading

Vaughn Gross Center for Reading & Language Arts– Materials, Training Materials, Research Supplemental Educational Services (Tutoring) ESC 4 Universal Design Wikispace Reading Resources

Related Services

Therapy Services In Schools Related Services & Transition

Research Based Instruction

TEA Best Practices Clearinghouse What Works Clearinghouse – Reviews of research on topics in education (Beginning Reading, Adolescent Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary & Middle School Math, Character Education & Drop Out Prevention) NICHCY – Research Based Resources on Specific Disabilities

Response To Intervention

RtI Guidance Document – TEA Division of Curriculum Meadows Center – Response to Intervention: What Parents Need to Know National Center for Learning Disabilities: A Parents Guide to Response to Intervention NICHCY – Early Intervening Services and Response to Intervention Training Module 6 Texas Assistive Technology Network

Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout

See Guide to ARD Process– Section on Texas rules regarding Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout

Revocation of Consent

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Sensory Integration

Sensory Integration & Motor Activities Sensory Asse(ssment pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide Sensory Processing Interventions (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide (Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism – ESC 13)

Social And Relationship Skills

Social and Relationship Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide NICHCY Evidence for Education Social Skills Developmental Assets social competencies from Search Institute

Specific Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities – An Overview by GreatSchools.net http://www.greatschools.net/LD/identifying/learning-disabilities-in-children.gs?content=664   NICHCY – Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities Training Module 11 National Research Center on Learning Disabilities – Resource Kit LD Online Additional Resources

Statewide Assessments

STAAR testing information NEW!! (including End of Course) STAAR Modified NEW!! STAAR Alternate NEW!! TAKS TAKS-Accommodated TAKS-M TEA - Frequently Asked Questions about the Texas Assessment Program End of Course Exams

Supplemental Educational Services (Tutoring)

Supplementary Aids & Services

Supplemental Aids Project – ESC 13 Teaching Aids by Subject Area The Legal Framework – Supplemental Aids and Services

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

Therapy Services in Schools

Related Services & Transition

Training Resources

Transition Planning

Additional Resources

Traumatic Brain Injury

TEA Guidance on Traumatic Brain Injury Brain Injury Assoc. of Texas Resources for Teachers By Disability (Includes Instructional strategies and accommodations)

Universal Design for Learning

Texas Assistive Technology Network National Center on Universal Design for Learning National Center on Learning Disabilities – Parents Guide to UDL ESC 4 Universal Design Wikispace