kristina@partnerstx.org, Author at Partners Resource Network

16 05, 2018

Services for Secondary Age Students with Autism or Social Skill Deficits

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-08T14:10:17-06:00

Services for students with disabilities for students in junior high/middle and high schools present issues and problems to parents, teachers, and administrators. At these campuses most students have many teachers, and change classes after each period. Teachers feel stretched dealing with a 100+ students a day. They have difficulty keeping up with IEPs, and required accommodations, in addition to the needs of all students, and the demands on them as teachers. There is also a general attitude that the students are “old enough” to be responsible for their actions, i.e., if the student is not being [...]

Services for Secondary Age Students with Autism or Social Skill Deficitskristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-08T14:10:17-06:00

16 05, 2018

Options for Summer Services for Students with Disabilities

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:39:57-05:00

A variety of situations arise where parents, and others feel that summer services for a student would be beneficial so that they do not regress in certain skills, continue their multisensory reading program, or gain more access to the general curriculum, and perhaps perform closer to their grade level. IDEA rules require schools to provide extended school year (ESY) services when an ARD/IEP team determine they are needed for the provision of FAPE to a student. States develop standards for providing ESY. Some states, and Texas have chosen a standard that focuses on a student regressing in important or crucial skills. [...]

Options for Summer Services for Students with Disabilitieskristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:39:57-05:00

16 05, 2018

TEA Special Education Improvement Plan Takeaways!

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:40:11-05:00

In case you missed our last webinar on TEA Special Education Improvement Plan or, like us, would like to have one source for the major TAKEAWAYS then consider reading/printing Chuck’s TEA-IP major points. These are: 1. A high goal is being set. “For the majority of students served by special education, performing on level academically with their non-disabled peers is an attainable and reasonable goal.” Pg. 7. Focus should go beyond access to supports, “but also on improved outcomes from those supports.” This plan “is organized around a few primary focus areas: Monitoring Identification, Evaluation, and the offer of Free Appropriate [...]

TEA Special Education Improvement Plan Takeaways!kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:40:11-05:00

16 05, 2018

Evaluation and IEP Timelines

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-06-25T12:09:31-05:00

The school must take steps to ensure that parents are present at each ARD/IEP meeting or are afforded the opportunity to participate, including notifying them of the meeting early enough to ensure that they will have an opportunity to attend and scheduling the meeting at a mutually agreed upon time and place. The school must allow parents who cannot attend to participate in the meeting through other methods such as telephone calls, or video conferencing.

Evaluation and IEP Timelineskristina@partnerstx.org2019-06-25T12:09:31-05:00

15 05, 2018

FAQs About Evaluations for Learning and Attention Issues

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:40:37-05:00

Deciding to have your child evaluated for learning and attention issues is a big step. You may have questions about the process. Here are some frequently asked questions about evaluations from Understood.org: What are the benefits of getting my child evaluated? The evaluation process can provide more information about the specific issues that are causing your child’s difficulty with learning. It’s also a way to see if your child is eligible for special education services. Having special education services can give your child extra support in the classroom to make learning a little easier. […]

FAQs About Evaluations for Learning and Attention Issueskristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:40:37-05:00

10 05, 2018

5 Options for Resolving a 504 Plan Dispute

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:41:39-05:00

Sometimes, a school district and parents disagree on the details or delivery of a child’s 504 plan. Some disagreements become serious disputes. A good example is when a school won’t provide assistive technology for a child. The term “504 plan” is from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a federal law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities. Section 504 provides several ways to resolve conflicts. However, the federal law leaves many of the details up to individual states and school districts. Schools are required to notify parents about the process and usually do so in writing. If your child [...]

5 Options for Resolving a 504 Plan Disputekristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:41:39-05:00

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