Transition
Highlights transition planning and services schools provide to support students with disabilities.
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Transition
An overview of Supported Decision-Making Agreements, which let people with disabilities make their own choices with support from others.
Graduation, Transition
A TEA guide that helps students and families understand Texas graduation requirements, endorsements, and planning options. [tea.texas.gov]
Transition
Short documentary showing real-life experiences of students with intellectual disabilities participating fully in college academics and campus life.
Requesting an Evaluation, New to Special Education, Determine Eligibility
Fact sheet for families explaining MTSS, how it helps students succeed, and the type of academic, behavioral, and social/emotional supports offered at each tier.
New to Special Education, Requesting an Evaluation
Provides milestone checklists and parent tips to support early childhood development.
Transition
Provides college and career planning resources for students, families, and educators, including curricula and interactive tools.
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.
Dispute Resolution, Understanding Parent Rights, ARD Committee Meetings
Helps parents interview advocates, connect with state parent centers, and find more resources to support special education advocacy.
ARD Committee Meetings, Implement the IEP, Develop the IEP
Learn more about program modifications and supports for school staff, with IEP tips, resources, and guidance for effective implementation.
Evaluation, New to Special Education, Understanding Parent Rights
Provides families with an overview of special education evaluations and fundamentals as well as the key legal rights designed to protect and support their children.
New to Special Education
This illustrated story that helps parents track toddler milestones to look for in your child by age 2.
Develop the IEP, Additional Resources, Understanding Parent Rights
Explains accommodations in classrooms and tips on how to use them to aide your student.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
Download a customizable PDSES letter for districts and schools to share program details with families.
Implement the IEP
This tutorial provides evidence-based guidance on family–school partnerships for children’s literacy through an interactive online experience.
ARD Committee Meetings
Practice guide with tips and a checklist for effective face-to-face verbal communication with families in early childhood team settings.
ARD Committee Meetings
This prep sheet provides parents with a clear checklist to help them prepare for an ARD meeting and know what to expect.
New to Special Education
PRN Texas offers guidance on emotional disturbance in children, including signs, special education eligibility, strategies for academic & social support
Additional Resources
Connects volunteers with local partner programs offering mentoring opportunities to support youth in Texas foster care.
New to Special Education, ARD Committee Meetings
A parent shares experience and tips that can help you prepare for your first admission, review, dismissal (ARD) meeting.
Additional Resources
Learn about special education updates from legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2025).
New to Special Education, ARD Committee Meetings
A glossary offering standardized Spanish translations of IDEA terms to support families, educators, and service providers.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Learn more about STAAR Alternate 2, designed for Texas students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and their educational needs.
Transition
In this video from Texas Sped Support, Cady reviews the College chapter in the Texas Transition and Employment Guide.