September 2024

RESOURCES

Coach to Communicate

Texas A&M University's Coach to Communicate Project provides a webinar for enrolled parents, caregivers, teachers, and service providers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as well as face-to-face/online individual parent training sessions at no cost. Participants will be instructed on how to improve their children's communication skills. Click here to learn more.

What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?

Learn more about IDEA and Child Find in this fact sheet shared by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Read it here.

Requesting a Special Education Evaluation

If you are concerned that your child may have a disability and needs special education or related services to be involved in and make progress in school, then an evaluation for special education eligibility may be appropriate. As a parent or guardian, you have the right to request that your child’s school conduct an evaluation to determine if your child is eligible to receive special education services at any time. This video from SPEDTex provides more information.

UPCOMING EVENT

Special Education Updates with Kristin McGuire

Join us for a free statewide webinar on September 18, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. (CT). Kristin McGuire, Deputy Associate Commissioner of Special Populations Policy, Integration, and Technical Assistance at the Texas Education Agency will be joining us to discuss recent special education updates and to address various questions often asked by parents of students with disabilities attending public schools. Register here.

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The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.