Transition
Overview of how Texas Medicaid waivers help children with disabilities access long-term care and services.
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Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
A list of tech tools organized by reading skill areas to help support students who face challenges in phonics, fluency, comprehension, and more.
Behavior/Discipline
Reviews reasons for and ways to significantly enhance family engagement in schools.
Dispute Resolution
Learn how to collaborate with your child’s school to resolve special education concerns, request support, or update their IEP effectively.
Transition
Provides age-specific checklists and strategies to track progress and build independence skills for students with disabilities.
Transition
This brief outlines the transitional services available to help foster care youth gain life skills, education, employment, and housing support.
Understanding Parent Rights, New to Special Education, Dispute Resolution
Outlines five key practices—attitude, flexibility, determination, documentation, and knowledge—to strengthen parent advocacy in education.
Transition
Learn about ABLE—Achieving a Better Life Experience— Accounts offering tax-advantaged savings for students with disabilities and their families.
Transition
In this video from Texas Sped Support, Jose reviews the Careers chapter in the Texas Transition and Employment Guide.
Transition
This video discusses promoting independence in children with cognitive disabilities and the importance of early planning with families and educators.
ARD Committee Meetings, Develop the IEP
This tip sheet introduces the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) statement and other tips and guidance.
Behavior/Discipline, ARD Committee Meetings
Fact sheet to help parents plan for school meetings about their child's behavior using planning tips, tools, and effective communication strategies.
Behavior/Discipline
Highlights the role of family engagement in student success through collaboration, communication, and tiered support within the PBIS framework.
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.
Determine Eligibility
A framework providing tiered academic and non-academic supports to meet the needs of all students through data-driven interventions.
New to Texas, Transition, Additional Resources
Supports Army Families with quality child and youth programs that ease the balance between mission readiness and parental responsibilities.
ARD Committee Meetings, Dispute Resolution
An IEP story that highlights how essential family input is to meeting a student’s full needs.
ARD Committee Meetings, Dispute Resolution
In this video, Bianca Salinas explains why strong family-teacher communication is essential for student success and collaboration.
Behavior/Discipline
Outlines a framework and strategies to support students with intensive behavior needs during school transitions and daily implementation.
Transition
Tips and guidance for individuals with autism on safe driving, disclosing communication needs, and interacting with law enforcement in Texas.
Understanding Parent Rights, Requesting an Evaluation, New to Special Education, Evaluation
Learn how to request an evaluation if you're concerned about your child’s growth or learning.
Behavior/Discipline
Guides parents in planning school meetings on behavior needs, offering PBIS strategies, communication tips, and ways to understand behavior causes.
Implement the IEP
Expert insights on supporting students with disabilities through behavior strategies, instructional planning, and key concepts like reinforcement.
Understanding Parent Rights
Offers a comprehensive guide to Texas special education laws, covering topics from Child Find to funding provisions.