Families and friends can play an important role helping those with disabilities plan for employment and find a job that is a good fit.
Understanding the Every Student Succeeds Act: A Parents’ Guide to the Nation’s Landmark Education Law, is a 19-page publication from the U.S. Department of Education with the stated purpose of helping parents understand the flexibility provided to states and school districts in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Texas law and TEA rules (TAC 74.12(b)(5)) allow exemptions to the requirement for two LOTE credits. Texas has recognized that this can be very difficult or impossible for some students.
Students with disabilities have the option to participate in a graduation ceremony after completing four years of high school (TEC § 28.025 (f)). Your child can only participate in ONE graduation ceremony so students and families need to consider which situation fits their needs.
There are times when parents and schools simply do not agree on some issue affecting a child’s education. IDEA provides several approaches that parents and schools can use to help resolve the dispute.
We hope you'll join us this week for our 5 part Facebook series on the Texas Autism Supplement. Texas regulations (TAC 89.1055) require ARD/IEP committees to consider eleven strategies for students with autism. Schools sometimes use the term “Autism Supplement” to refer to a form that they use at ARD/IEP meetings to address these strategies.
