ARD/IEP Supports

Best Practices for Conducting a Virtual Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Meeting

Overview of requirements for an ARD committee meeting and tips for preparing and engaging staff and families in the virtual format.

View Video

Transition, ARD/IEP Supports

Writing Appropriate Measurable Postsecondary Goals Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool

This self-check measures progress in writing postsecondary goals for students with disabilities. Identify strengths and areas of need.

View Tool/Template

ARD/IEP Supports

Navigating the Standards Based Individualized Education Program (SB IEP) Process for Students with Dyslexia

Participants may take this course face-to-face either virtually or in person, by finding a trainer at their regional education service center. Visit our contact page to find contact information of a trainer in all 20 education service centers. It is highly recommended that participants take the SB

View Workshop

ARD/IEP Supports, State Guidance

Annual Goal Essential Elements

Supports ARD committees in developing legally compliant, meaningful, and measurable goals that address a student’s identified areas of critical need.

View Document

State Guidance, Instruction, ARD/IEP Supports, Transition

Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Special Education: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions received by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) relating to CTE and students served by special education.

View Document

Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports, Instruction

Building a Foundation

The purpose of this series is to create a standard of high-quality instruction for students with significant cognitive disabilities across the state of Texas. Each course in the series explores a Quality Indicator from the Rubric of Effective Practices.

View Collection

Autism, ARD/IEP Supports

Understanding the Autism Supplement

Explains the Commissioner’s Rule Related to TAC 89.1055(e) in the Individualized Education Program (IEP), referred to as the Autism Supplement.

View Course

State Guidance, Transition, ARD/IEP Supports

Data Collection Guidance for Secondary Transition

Finding evidence of secondary transition requirements in the individualized education program (IEP)

View Document

Autism, ARD/IEP Supports

Report Writing

Part 6 of a series, this course examines the team process and workflow of writing a clear, concise, comprehensive report.

View Course

State Guidance, Early Childhood, Child Find, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Connecting to Community Supports

Information for Parents About the Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority (LIDDA)

View Document

ARD/IEP Supports

Best Practices for Conducting a Virtual Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Meeting

Writing Appropriate Measurable Postsecondary Goals Fidelity Checklist and Reflection Tool

Navigating the Standards Based Individualized Education Program (SB IEP) Process for Students with Dyslexia

Annual Goal Essential Elements

Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Special Education: Frequently Asked Questions

Building a Foundation

Understanding the Autism Supplement

Data Collection Guidance for Secondary Transition

Report Writing

Connecting to Community Supports

Texas ARD/IEP Supports Contacts

Stay Connected