Special Education

8 01, 2018

How to Use IDEA 2004 to Improve Your Child’s Special Education

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:27:34-05:00

Prior to IDEA 2004 the standard for a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) was that schools had to provide services so that the child received some educational benefit. Congress said that the purpose of IDEA 2004 is to provide FAPE that “emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their (the child’s) unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.” “Further education” is an outcome that had not been stated previously. This sets a higher standard for parents to push for their child. […]

How to Use IDEA 2004 to Improve Your Child’s Special Educationkristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:27:34-05:00

4 01, 2018

17 Tips for Getting Quality Special Education Services for Your Child

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-01-29T11:06:50-06:00

Before the IEP Meeting [rescue_toggle title=”Individualized Education Program”]The IEP is developed at a meeting with required staff and the parent(s). For more information on IEPs, click here. [/rescue_toggle] 1. Request Needed Assessments in Writing or Get Independent Assessments Your child can be assessed in any area of suspected disability and for any services needed for him to benefit from school. For example, assessments may be done to determine/identify: Reading or math levels Modifications needed to fully include your child Therapy services (OT, PT, speech, mental health) Assistive technology like a communication device. If you disagree with the school district’s assessment, you [...]

17 Tips for Getting Quality Special Education Services for Your Childkristina@partnerstx.org2019-01-29T11:06:50-06:00

3 01, 2018

I don’t think my child’s IEP is working, what do I do?

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:27:54-05:00

Before scheduling an IEP meeting to discuss your concerns, do some homework. Your initial concern may not be the primary cause of your child’s difficulty. 1. List each of your concerns. Next, look for data to support your concerns. Talk with the teacher informally if this feels comfortable. 2. Gather your child’s IEP and any assessments. If you aren’t sure you have everything, write a letter asking the school to provide you with copies. The school has 5 days to provide you with the information that you requested. 3. Review the assessments and IEP papers and make sure you understand these documents. [...]

I don’t think my child’s IEP is working, what do I do?kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:27:54-05:00

11 12, 2017

TEA New Career & Technical Education (CTE) Resource Center and Website

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:08:23-06:00

A new Career and Technical Education (CTE) Resource Center and Website from TEA (Texas Education Agency) offer students personalized, flexible learning delivered by experts with over 120 programs of study in more than 79 career pathways. Career and technical education programs offer a sequence of courses that provides students with coherent and rigorous content. CTE content is aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in current or emerging professions. […]

TEA New Career & Technical Education (CTE) Resource Center and Websitekristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:08:23-06:00

11 12, 2017

Students Who Won’t or Can’t Go to School

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T13:26:11-05:00

As the concept of chronic absenteeism gains traction across the country, some people are under the impression that it’s just a politically correct way of saying truancy. However, the two terms describe different aspects of our absenteeism problem and require different approaches to bringing students back to school every day. First, let’s take truancy, a term that generally refers to unexcused absences. In the past, federal law required states to track truancy but left it to states to come up with the definition. With its focus on unexcused absences, truancy naturally leads to a focus on compliance with the rules. Students [...]

Students Who Won’t or Can’t Go to Schoolkristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T13:26:11-05:00

11 12, 2017

Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-12-11T11:42:51-06:00

Too often public schools do not have, within their educational structure, someone who is trained to provide direct one to one tutoring, nor do they have the staffing to provide such. Tutoring is typically provided at least one period per day if the child attends a private special education school, such as one of the Orton-Gillingham based (reading) programs around the country. This period of tutoring is not viewed as either an accommodation or modification, but a direct educational service. Tutoring and/or direct one to one remediation of a required academic skill, such as reading, is clearly supported in IDEA 2004. If [...]

Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEAkristina@partnerstx.org2017-12-11T11:42:51-06:00

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