Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development
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Terms
“Parent or parents”
Throughout this guide when the term “parent or parents” is used, the term includes the definition aligned to 34 CFR § 300.30. That definition includes biological or adoptive parent, foster parent, guardian, an individual acting in the place of a biological parent with whom the child lives or is legally responsible for the child’s welfare, or a surrogate parent as defined in 34 CFR § 300.519.When "parent" is used throughout this document this may include adult student where appropriate.
“A student identified as emergent bilingual” or “emergent bilingual”
An emergent bilingual student is a student who is in the process of acquiring English and has another language as the primary language. The term emergent bilingual student replaced the term English learner in the Texas Education Code 29, Subchapter B after the September 1, 2021, update. It’s important to note that the term “English learner” is still used in federal regulations and guidance.
Key
Included in the guide are legal citations, informational links to resources, best practice tips, changes/ updates, and more. The following information will help you navigate the technical assistance guides:
| NOTE: “Notes” point out important reminders or considerations. |
Best Practice Tips: are highlighted with blue rectangle. | |
Informational Links: Links that are in lowercase will take you to a related website, resource, or document that supports the information which you are reading. | |
Legal Citation Links: Links that use all capital letters will take you to a legal citation and definition. | |
Revisions
In addition to the changes/updates and new/added icons above, as each guide is updated, the following global revisions are also made:
- Repaired broken links, including updated Texas Legal Framework and Texas SPED Support hyperlinks
- Updated Table of Contents, Welcome Letter, and added Guidance Document Terms, Key, and Revisions section
- Added additional resources to the “Resources” section and reorganized them into a list by category
- Corrected minor changes and copyedit errors ρ Deleted any outdated or irrelevant information ρ Updated graphics throughout the guide
