Special Education

16 08, 2017

How Do I Get My Child’s IEP Going at the Beginning of the School Year?

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T11:12:27-05:00

My daughter got her first IEP last spring when she was a fifth grader. She started attending middle school this fall and it seems to be taking a long time for the school to line up some of her service providers. Is there anything I can do to help get her IEP going at the beginning of the school year? Unfortunately, this problem is not uncommon. Schools often have to deal with faculty and staff leaving and new faculty and staff starting. Schedules sometimes change at the last minute. A new school year may also come with shifts in policies and [...]

How Do I Get My Child’s IEP Going at the Beginning of the School Year?kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T11:12:27-05:00

13 08, 2017

TEA Guidance on Inviting Agency Representatives to an ARD/IEP Meeting

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:21:22-06:00

The following information is excerpted from the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) webpage Guidance for Inviting Agency Representatives to Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee Meeting: Current federal regulations govern the provision of services for sixteen-year-old students with disabilities or for younger students if determined appropriate by the admission, review and dismissal (ARD) committee. These provisions require that a student’s individualized education program (IEP) include measurable postsecondary goals as well as the transition services needed to assist the student in reaching those goals (34 CFR §300.320(b)). Further, provisions at 34 CFR §300.321(b)(3) require a local educational agency (LEA) to [...]

TEA Guidance on Inviting Agency Representatives to an ARD/IEP Meetingkristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:21:22-06:00

13 08, 2017

What is a REED?

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-08-13T22:59:05-05:00

REED is an acronym for Review of Existing Evaluation Data. The following information about REEDs is excerpted from the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) webpage Review of Existing Evaluation Data Frequently Asked Questions: A review of existing evaluation data (REED) is the process of looking at a student’s existing data to determine if additional data are needed as part of an initial evaluation (if appropriate) or as part of a reevaluation. Specifically, the group conducting the REED must determine whether further assessments are required to determine: Whether the student has or continues to have a disability; Whether the student’s present levels of academic achievement [...]

What is a REED?kristina@partnerstx.org2017-08-13T22:59:05-05:00

3 08, 2017

Interactive Timeline Decision Tree

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:50:38-05:00

The Texas Education Agency and ESC 18 have developed the Timeline Decision Tree: The Child-Centered Special Education Process. This timeline is an interactive tool designed to help users understand the legal requirements of the special education process. Access the Timeline Decision Tree online >

Interactive Timeline Decision Treekristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:50:38-05:00

7 07, 2017

Facts about Nonpublic School Placements

kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:32:27-05:00

According to the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Accessible Content from the 2016 Nonpublic Day and Residential PowerPoint and document, “A nonpublic school placement is the placement of a student by a district, at district cost, into a private setting to receive special education and related services that the district is unable to provide for the student while still providing a free appropriate public education (FAPE).” Facts about Nonpublic School Placements TEA must approve the educational program of all sites that districts choose to place students to ensure that each meet both federal and state special education program requirements. The [...]

Facts about Nonpublic School Placementskristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:32:27-05:00

6 07, 2017

Working with the ARD Committee on LRE

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:17:29-06:00

Your child’s IEP must be built upon the PLAAFP. The PLAAFP should identify the needs of your child. IDEA regulations say – “(6) In evaluating each child with a disability under Sec. Sec. 300.304 through 300.306, the evaluation is sufficiently comprehensive to identify all of the child’s special education and related services needs, whether or not commonly linked to the disability category in which the child has been classified. (7) Assessment tools and strategies that provide relevant information that directly assists persons in determining the educational needs of the child are provided.” 300.304(6)&(7) A weak PLAAFP [...]

Working with the ARD Committee on LREkristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T11:17:29-06:00

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