State Guidance

Foster Care and Student Success Resource Guide

TEA's resource guide contains a variety of key research-based topics and calls attention to important matters related to the education of students in foster care, including those who are eligible for or receiving special education services.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Child Find, State Guidance, Evaluation

The Texas Legal Framework

Web-based platform that houses special education state and federal laws and regulations.

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Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders, State Guidance

TEA Dyslexia and Related Disorders

This page includes resources to assist in identifying and providing services for students with dyslexia and related disorders in Texas schools.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Child Find, Evaluation, State Guidance

Students with Disabilities Who Transfer In-State and Out-of-State Quick Guide

This quick guide outlines federal and state requirements and procedures for students new to the local educational agency (LEA) because they have transferred from in or outside the state.

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State Guidance, Blind/Visually Impaired, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Child Find, Evaluation

Sensory Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities

TEA's FAQ regarding evaluating a student with a sensory impairment for a potential learning disability.

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ARD/IEP Supports, State Guidance

Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process: Implications for Administrators Training

The training will outline an administrator's responsibility for ensuring a student with disabilities receives an appropriate IEP. The IEP includes present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) that identify the student’s strengths and critical areas of need AND ambitious

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Behavior, MTSS, State Guidance

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

Legal requirements concerning use of restraint and time-out, benefits of prevention-based strategies, interventions and supports that can be applied school-wide, in the classroom, and with individual students.

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Dyslexia and Other Related Disorders, Child Find, State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

TEA Dyslexia

This course is designed for all school and district staff members across the state who serve students in kindergarten through grade 12. The purpose is to empower educators to serve and advocate for students with or at risk for dyslexia. This course meets the requirement for “an educator who teaches

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State Guidance, Behavior

Asistencia técnica: Apoyos y orientación en materia de comportamiento para estudiantes con discapacidades

Guía de asistencia técnica de TEA para ayudar a las LEA a satisfacer las necesidades de los estudiantes con discapacidades que demuestran comportamientos desafiantes.

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State Guidance, Child Find, Evaluation

Technical Assistance: Child Find and Evaluation

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs in meeting their Child Find obligations

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