State Guidance

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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State Guidance, Child Find, Evaluation

Technical Assistance: Child Find and Evaluation

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs in meeting their Child Find obligations

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Behavior, State Guidance

Discipline Flowchart for Students Identified with or Suspected to Have a Disability Under IDEA

The purpose of this flowchart is to assist administrators and special educators in understanding the processes and federal and state discipline requirements when a student protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or IDEA violates a code of student conduct and the disciplinary

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

Guidance for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Specific Learning Disabilities

TEA's technical assistance guide to support LEAs and multidisciplinary teams to evaluate students suspected of having an SLD.

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State Guidance, Transition, Evaluation

Graduation and Special Education: Frequently Asked Questions

Guidance related to 19 Texas Administrative Code §89.1070.

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Behavior, MTSS, State Guidance

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

Legal requirements concerning use of restraint and time-out, benefits of prevention-based strategies, interventions and supports that can be applied school-wide, in the classroom, and with individual students.

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ARD/IEP Supports, State Guidance

Question and Answer: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Measurable Annual Goals

Guidance and best practices for writing measurable IEP goals that ensure involvement and progress in the student’s grade-level academic standards.

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