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27 07, 2017

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your child is too smart to have an IEP.”

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:06:40-05:00

Fact: Intelligence has no bearing on disability or need. Even individuals with genius level IQs can have a disability that affects their ability to access the curriculum. A student with a disability and "high cognition" can have needs (organizational skills, homework completion, social skills, counseling, and classroom behavior, etc.) that need to be addressed through special education and related services. IDEA does not require schools to help a child reach their potential. However, OSEP does say that the school should "consider information about outside or extra learning support provided to the child". This would include support the family is providing directly [...]

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your child is too smart to have an IEP.”kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T12:06:40-05:00

29 06, 2017

Comments that Parents Hear: “Since your child just moved here, there is no reason to review the IEP.”

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T11:27:42-05:00

How should you respond if the school says: “Since your child just moved here, there is no reason to review the IEP. We will just transfer the old goals to our new forms.” Chuck Noe, Partners Resource Network’s Education Specialist, shares possible options in this post from the Comments that Parents Hear series. The regulations differentiate between a student who has transferred within the state and one who transferred from another state. If the student came from another school within the same state, the new school “in consultation with the parents” must provide FAPE (Free Appropriate Public Education) to the child [...]

Comments that Parents Hear: “Since your child just moved here, there is no reason to review the IEP.”kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-12T11:27:42-05:00

21 06, 2017

TEA’s Special Education Data Sharing Request

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:06:45-05:00

On Monday, June 19, 2017, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) sent the following letter to school administrators titled “Special Education Data Sharing Request – Eligibility for Reimbursement”. Many parents might wonder if sharing IEPs with the state is a violation of confidentiality. FERPA rules allow state education agency staff to view records for several purposes, including research. We believe the U.S. Department of Education is most likely aware that this will be part of TEA’s response to their report of the investigation of special education services in Texas. ________________________________________ The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is committed to supporting districts, schools, and [...]

TEA’s Special Education Data Sharing Requestkristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:06:45-05:00

14 06, 2017

Texas Legislative Update for June 2017

kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T13:18:27-06:00

Chuck Noe, PRN Education Specialist, shares his insights on newly signed Texas legislation. Please keep in mind that even though a bill is effective immediately, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) must go through the process of developing and posting rules before schools can begin implementing some of the laws. HB 657 An ARD committee (IEP team) may promote a student to the next grade level if the committee concludes that the student has made sufficient progress in the measurable academic goals contained in the student’s IEP despite not passing the STAAR. At the beginning of each [...]

Texas Legislative Update for June 2017kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-09T13:18:27-06:00

14 06, 2017

Facilitated IEPs in Texas

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:08:44-05:00

In the last ten years, Texas has taken interest in the growing use of “facilitated IEPs” to assist in dealing with “difficult” IEP meetings and resolving disagreements. In 2013, the Texas passed legislation addressing facilitated IEPs. IEP facilitation offered by a school is now an option for resolving disputes. TAC 89.1196 (a) – IEP facilitation “refers to a method of alternative dispute resolution that involves the use of a trained facilitator to assist an admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee in developing an IEP for a student with a disability. The facilitator uses facilitation techniques to help the committee members communicate [...]

Facilitated IEPs in Texaskristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:08:44-05:00

6 06, 2017

IEPs and School Transfers

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-06-10T12:44:04-05:00

IDEA provides guidelines for a child with a disability transferring to another school in or out of district within the same state or out of state. The guidelines are specific as to the child’s right to have a free appropriate public education with services that are comparable to those in the previous IEP.

IEPs and School Transferskristina@partnerstx.org2019-06-10T12:44:04-05:00

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