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United States Department of Education (Departamento de Educación
de los EE.UU.) (ED.gov) – A Cabinet-level department of the United States government administered by the United States Secretary of Education.
It has 10 principle departments responsible for overseeing its programs:Universal Design (Diseño universal) – A way of designing products and services so that they can be used by people with the widest range of abilities. See also Texas Assistive Technology Network resources.
- Federal Student Aid (FSA)
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES);
- Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS);
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE);
- Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA);
- Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII);
- Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE);
- Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS);
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS); and
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE).
Universal Screening (Pruebas diagnósticas universales) – A step taken by school personnel early in the school year to determine which students are “at risk” for not meeting grade level standards. Universal screening can be accomplished by reviewing a student’s recent performance on state or district tests or by administering an academic screening to all students in a given grade. Students whose scores on the screening fall below a certain cut-off point are identified as needing continued progress monitoring and possibly more intensive interventions. See also Response to Intervention.A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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