2026 Summer Special Education Data Support Grant

State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

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Program Overview

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is providing a one-time extra-duty stipend grant to help school systems complete the review of student records needed for upcoming special education funding data submissions.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to be eligible, school systems need to meet one of the following criteria:

  • Serve 50 or more students receiving special education services, OR
  • Participate in a Shared Services Arrangement (SSA) where the combined total of students receiving special education services across all member districts is 50 or more, even if individual members serve fewer than 50 students.

Allowable Use of Funds

Funds are to be used this summer to help cover staffing costs for reviewing student records and determining:

  • Tier of intensity
  • Applicable service group(s)
  • Average number of minutes a student spends per instructional day in a special education setting

Grant Requirements

School systems receiving funding must:

  • Affirm that funds will be used to support this summer review process
  • Agree to submit at least 10 percent of their total special education student population through TEA’s early data request process
  • Complete the early data submission by August 14, 2026

NOTE: Funds must be either fully expended by August 31, 2026 or formally obligated (allocated/reserved) for allowable activities by that date.