ARD/IEP Supports

Evaluation, ARD/IEP Supports

Writing Effective Impact and Need Statements in the Full and Individual Evaluation

Guidance for writing effective impact and need statements related to the student’s disability to develop the PLAAFP and draft an appropriate IEP.

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State Guidance, ARD/IEP Supports

Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program Development

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs in developing individualized, high-quality, rigorous IEPs for students receiving special education services.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Behavior, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Autism, Evaluation, Instruction

Data Collection: Interval Recording

Interval recording involves observing whether a behavior occurs or does not occur during specified time periods and is useful for high-rate behaviors that are difficult to count and/or do not have a clear beginning or end.

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ARD/IEP Supports

ARD Supports

ARD Supports provides resources to assist ARD committees in the decision-making about a child’s special education program.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports

Working as a Team: My First ARD Meeting

In this video, Bianca Salinas talks about having compassion for others and working as a team.

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Child Find, ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Child Find Duty-Everyone's Responsibility

Gain a fundamental understanding of Child Find including the definition, purpose, and LEA requirements in this training course.

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Significant Cognitive Disabilities, ARD/IEP Supports

PLAAFP Excerpt Document For a Student with Complex Access Needs

This document is an excerpt from a Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) document for a student with a significant cognitive disability and complex access needs and is discussed in the course A Step Toward IEP Quality and Rigor for Students with Complex Access

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ARD/IEP Supports, Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Instruction

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Instruction

Explore the key themes from Quality Indicator I: Alignment with State Standards in the Rubric of Effective Practices for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities.

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Child Find, ARD/IEP Supports

Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Training

Gain knowledge of the SB IEP process, covering student data gathering, FIE, PLAAFP statement creation, measurable annual goals drafting, and implementing a data collection system to monitor progress.

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ARD/IEP Supports, Evaluation

Prior Written Notice-Legal Requirements and Best Practices

Reviews the legal requirements of a prior written notice as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

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ARD/IEP Supports

Writing Effective Impact and Need Statements in the Full and Individual Evaluation

Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program Development

Data Collection: Interval Recording

ARD Supports

Working as a Team: My First ARD Meeting

Child Find Duty-Everyone's Responsibility

PLAAFP Excerpt Document For a Student with Complex Access Needs

Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Instruction

Standards-Based Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process Training

Prior Written Notice-Legal Requirements and Best Practices

Texas ARD/IEP Supports Contacts

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