Texas Education Agency - Learn More
Parent Training and Information Centers
Other Parent Training Resources
Your Regional Education Service Center
The Special Education Process
• What To Know, Who To Call
• Special Education Step-By-Step
• ARD Agenda
• Portfolios
• Communication With People at School
• Creating Family/School PartnershipsCommunity 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
• Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services
• Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps,
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
• Texas Cooperative Extension
• Centers for Independent Living
• Social Security – How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book” Listing of Childhood Disabilities
Accommodations vs. Modifications
• Accommodations and Modifications Training Module – Access to General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• Accommodations and Modifications for those with Dyslexia or Reading Disabilities (ESC 10)After School Care
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Assistive Technology
• Texas Assistive Technology Network (ESC 4)
• 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)Autism
• Strategies For Consideration for Students with Autism
• Commissioner’s Rules on IEP development for students with autism
• Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Autism (TAC 89.1055 (e))
Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility
• Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040)
Discipline
• Office of Special Education Programs – Discipline Regulations
• TEA Discipline Flowchart for Students with Disabilities
• Advocacy Incorporated Discipline – An Interactive Guide through the Process
• National Mental Health Association – Family Guide for Surviving Juvenile Justice System
• Wrightslaw – When Schools Have Children Arrested for School-Related Behavior Problems by Pete Wright, Esq.
• NICHCY – Key Issues in Discipline Training Module 19Dispute Resolution Process - Overview
• Complaints
• Mediation
• Due Process
• TEA Dispute Resolution Guidance Document
• TEA Complaint Process Frequently Asked QuestionsDrivers Education,
• Texas Education Agency Information Drivers Ed & Students with Disabilities
• Texas Education Agency Information for Teen Drivers & Parents
• Texas Education Agency In School Driver Ed & Traffic Safety
• Department of Public Safety – Parent Taught Courses
• Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative ServicesDyslexia (ESC 10)
• The Dyslexia Handbook (pdf)
• Dyslexia – An Overview by SchwabLearning.org http://schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=43Employment
• 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
• Expert Answer Guide: Helping Young Adults with LD Transition to Employment by
SchwabLearning.org http://schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=1137
• National Collaborative on Workforce & Disability for Youth – The 411 on Disability Disclosure
• Employability Skills 2000 – Critical skills needed in the workplaceEvaluations
• Full Individual Evaluation (FIE)
• Reevaluation Process
• Effect on Transition to Adult WorldThe Future Is Coming – An Overview
• What is Transition?
• Transition: Planning to move from High School to Adulthood
• Self Advocacy
• Self Determination
• Person Centered Planning
• Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
• A Parent Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. NikeGraduation - 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)Highly Qualified Teachers
• NICHCY – Highly Qualified Teachers Training Module 7
• TEA NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers informationInclusion
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
• Placement
• TEKS-Based IEP Development Questions & Answers Document by Access to the
General Curriculum (ESC 20)
• TEKS Based Instruction Training Module (Presentation, Handouts, Video) – Access
to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)Independent Living
• Listing of Centers for Independent Living (pdf file)
• Texas Association of Centers for Independent Living (TACIL)
• Texas State Independent Living Council
• Texas Home of Your Own CoalitionIt’s A New Idea – The Arc of Texas & Advocacy, Inc.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Mental/Behavioral Health Issues in Education
• Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development In Schools
• Children’s Mental Health Action Network – Resource Guide: A Parent’s Road Map
• Mental Health Association of Texas
• Mental Health American in Texas – Publications
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Texas
• Systems of Care – SAMHSA grant projects in TexasModifications vs. Accommodations
Positive Behavior Supports
• Positive Behavior Supports – what are these?
• Texas Education Agency Positive Behavior Supports
• NICHCY Resources – Positive Supports
• NICHCY Resources – Using Positive Methods
• OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & SupportsPostsecondary 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
• ThinkCollege.net – Post secondary education for students with intellectual disabilities
(Info for students, families, professionals).
• The Next Step – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities video
• 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.
• National Center on Learning Disabilities – Transition to College and Work for TeensResearch Based Instruction
Response To Intervention
• National Center for Learning Disabilities: A Parents Guide to Response to InterventionSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Statewide Assessments
• TAKS
• TAKS – Accommodated
• TAKS-M
• TAKS-ALT – What is this? Who Can Take TAKS-ALT?
• TEA - Frequently Asked Questions about Assessments For Students served by Special EducationTexas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Therapy Services in Schools
Training Resources
• Statewide Parent Training & Information Center
• Other Parent Resources
• Partners in Policymaking E-Learning Courses by MN Gov. Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Partners in Time – History of society’s treatment of people with disabilities
• Making Your Case – How to communicate with public officials
• Partners in Employment – How to write resume, participate in interview, plan career
• Partners In Living – Self determination, family support & community livingTransition Planning
• Texas Statewide Transition Network (ESC 11)
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
• National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC)
• Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Transition Outcomes Project Materials
• University of Montana Rural InstituteTransition Projects
Texas Project FIRST is an activity of the Texas Continuing Improvement Process (TCIP) under the auspices of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and Region 9 Education Service Center, and is focused on helping to fulfill the goals of TEA and the Parent Training Committee
TEA Parent Information Line 1-800-252-9668Texas Project FIRST - A project of Family To Family Network - Contact Web Administrator