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      Joshua Independent School District

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      • TEA SPECIAL EDUCATION Required Postings to LEA Websites

         

        Texas Education Agency: Resources

        The Texas Education Agency is the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education.  The work of TEA and the entire public school system is driven by laws created by the Texas Legislature and the U.S. Congress and administrative rules adopted by the commissioner of education, the State Board of Education, and the State Board for Educator Certification.  

        How is this site relevant to special education?  This site provides access to most current state guidelines for state testing such as STAAR and STAAR Alt, accommodation resources, testing accountability, LEP guidelines, PEIMS data reporting, TEKS and many other resources.  

        Student Handbook Statement (Full Student Handbook visit Student Handbooks)

        Student Handbook Statement English

        Student Handbook Statement Spanish

        Authority:  TEC, 26.0081

         

        Texas Transition and Employment Guide

        Texas Transition and Employment Guide (English/Spanish)

        Authority: TEC, 29.0112(e)

         

        Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Manual: Manual Link

        SB 139 Notice to Families

        SB 139 Notice to Families (English Version)

        SB 139 Notice to Families (Spanish Version)

        Authority: OSEP Requirement 2

        IDEA, Dyslexia, MTSS, and Section 504

        Resources: Texas Education Agency- Provides families with information regarding IDEA, Dyslexia, MTSS, and Section 504

        Authority: OSEP Requirement 3

        Compensatory Services

        Compensatory Services- Sept 2021 ENG

        Compensatory Services- Sept 2021 SPAN

        Authority: OSEP Requirement 4

        Dyslexia Handbook 2021

        Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update

        Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update Important Changes

        Actualizacion del manual de dislexia 2021

        Authority: OSEP response to Texas documents submission concerning implementation of the State's Corrective Action Response (PDF) (ed.gov)

        Dyslexia Fact Sheet for Families

        SPEDTEX

        SPEDTex Logo, Hyperlink, Description, and Contact Information

        SPEDTex Educator Page

        Authority: IDEA-B Program Guidelines Requirements

        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. 

        Contact Information:

        Phone 1-855-773-3839

        Email: inquire@spedtex.org

        Live Chat: www.spedtex.org

        Significant Disproportionality

        Significant Disproportionality Texas Education Agency

        State and Federal Activity Updates Regarding Significant Disproportionality (texas.gov)

        Authority: 34 CFR 300.646(c)

        SSES

        SSES Student Application Process and Criteria (English)

        SSES Criterios y proceso de aplicacion del estudiante (Español)

         

        The Talking Book Program:  Texas Talking Book Program

        The Talking Book Program (TBP) provides free library services to qualifying Texans with visual, physical, or reading disabilties.  TBP is part of the National Library of Congress.  The TBP collection consists of more than 100,000 titles, including hundreds of titles in Spanish, and some in French, German, Russian, and other languages.  

        Texas Project First:  texasprojectfirst.org

        Texas Project First is a project of Family to Family Network and an activity of the Texas Continuing Improvement Process under the auspices of the Texas Education Agency and Region 9 Service Center and is focused helping to fulfill the goals of TEA and the Parent Coordination Network. 

         

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