Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Overview of Texas student assessments including STAAR, TELPAS, and alternatives, with resources for educators, families, and administrators.
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ARD Committee Meetings
Parents can agree to make changes to the IEP without an ARD meeting if the adjustment is minor and both parties agree.
Behavior/Discipline
Texas schools use a behavior code and law to guide discipline. Parents have rights, and students with disabilities get added protections.
Develop the IEP, New to Special Education, ARD Committee Meetings
Provides a brief overview of IEP sections and serves as a checklist for families during the ARD committee process.
ARD Committee Meetings
Resource about amending an IEP without a meeting from the TEA legal framework.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Guide for parents to support braille and print literacy in visually impaired kids through skills, assistive tech, and home learning.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Guidance for parents on using tactile symbols to support early literacy and accessible communication in children with visual impairments.
Behavior/Discipline
Find resources that support your child’s behavior at home with practical tips and guidance.
Behavior/Discipline
Learn strategies like visual schedules and transition warnings to support children through daily routines and smooth transitions.
Transition, Develop the IEP, Understanding Parent Rights
Explains the age of majority and helps parents transfer educational rights, with preparation steps and guidance on state-specific legal considerations.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
Supports families in understanding intensive intervention and how it helps students with severe needs using data-driven, individualized methods.
Additional Resources
Foster care organizations offering support searchable by region and city.
Evaluation, ARD Committee Meetings, Consent to Evaluate
Provides an overview of the timelines and steps Texas schools must follow when processing a parent's request for a special education evaluation.
New to Special Education, New to Texas, Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
The Texas Autism Supplement helps families access funding for therapies, supports, and services to improve outcomes for children with autism.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
Watch this video on how to purchase approved goods from integrated vendors in ClassWallet using PDSES funds.
Evaluation, Consent to Evaluate, Understanding Parent Rights
This FAQ explains how schools evaluate and reevaluate students for special education, including timelines, procedures, and your role in the process.
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Provides updated procedures for identifying and supporting students with dyslexia and related disorders in Texas schools.
Transition
Details the Texas tuition waiver for youth formerly in DFPS foster care or adopted from DFPS, supporting access to public college education.
Additional Resources, New to Texas, Transition
MFLC offers military communities confidential counseling, briefings, and presentations from trained professionals near installations.
Transition
8 self-advocacy strategies, tips, and real-life examples for individuals with disabilities and their families.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Learn more about the types of related services that may be included in a student’s IEP to help them benefit from special education.
Behavior/Discipline
CSEFEL promotes social-emotional development in young children with evidence-based practices & resources.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
View the list and map of approved PDSES service providers offering tutoring, therapy, and other eligible services.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Covers Texas’s STAAR tests, including subjects, grade levels, test formats, scoring, and resources for students, families, and educators.