ARD/IEP Supports

ARD/IEP Supports, Child Find, Early Childhood, Evaluation

Aligned! 2025: From Child Find to IEP Implementation

Join education professionals from across the state for this exciting free virtual conference as we explore child find, evaluation, admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) supports, transition, and early childhood special education (ECSE) topics.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction, Evaluation

Show Me

This series visually showcases strategies and techniques educators can put into practice right away.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Behavior, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Inclusion

Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Complex Access Needs

This rubric highlights best practices to facilitate learning for students with complex access needs. The document should be used as a guide by a campus/district team as they engage in reflection of their current practices and plan for program growth (T-TESS Dimension 4.2). To aid administrators in

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Inclusion, ARD/IEP Supports

Working with Paraprofessionals - Texas SPED Quick Learns

The Texas SPED Quick Learns is part of the TEA Microlearning Series featuring Working with Paraprofessionals. In this video, educators and instructional leaders will learn strategies for successful collaboration between paraprofessionals and instructional staff.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports, Instruction

Building a Foundation

The purpose of this series is to create a standard of high-quality instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities across the state of Texas. Each course in the series explores a Quality Indicator from the Rubric of Effective Practices.

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Autism, ARD/IEP Supports

Report Writing

Part 6 of a series, this course examines the team process and workflow of writing a clear, concise, comprehensive report.

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State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Family Engagement Framework: A Resource for School Administrators

This framework is essential for administrators and outlines six key elements of family engagement that can make a positive difference in the education of students with disabilities.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Behavior, Evaluation

Data Collection: Trial by Trial Recording

Trial-by-trial data collection is used often for academic tasks. Record data for each opportunity, or trial, the student is given. The data may be reported in trials or in percentages, depending on how the goal is written.

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Inclusion, ARD/IEP Supports

Integrating Instructional Models to Optimize Student Learning - Texas SPED Quick Learns

The Texas SPED Quick Learns is part of the TEA Microlearning Series featuring Integrating Instructional Models to Optimize Student Learning. This video provides an understanding of how these techniques can support the implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM).