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Education Resources
Handouts
How to File a TEA Complaint
Parents and others that have complaints about the special education services being provided by a school district may file a complaint with the Texas Education Agency (TEA). Sample letters are included in the handout.
Download PDF: How to File a TEA Complaint (79KB)IDEA Manual 2012
A manual for parents and students about special education services and supports in Texas.
Download PDF: IDEA Manual 2012 (798KB)Independent Evaluations for Special Education
This handout answers frequently asked questions about independent evaluations.
Download PDF: Independent Evaluations for Special Education (77KB)School Transfer for Victims of Bullying
The Texas Anti-Bullying Law gives parents of a child victim of bullying the right to petition the school’s Board of Trustees or their authorized representative to transfer their child to another class at the same school, or to another school within the same school district.
Download PDF: School Transfer for Victims of Bullying (72KB)Helpful Links
Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA)
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA) is an independent, nonprofit, organization of attorneys, advocates and parents that advocates for high quality educational services for children with disabilities.
Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA)Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Program—Easter Seals Central Texas
Information on Easter Seals of Central Texas' ECI Program.
ECI Program - Easter Seals Central TexasExceptional Parent Magazine
A magazine for families and professionals that contains articles on special education and other related topics
Exceptional Parent MagazineFamily-to-Family Network
A Texas resource network that provides training and information for parents of children with disabilities
Family-to-Family NetworkInteractive Discipline Guide
This interactive program was developed by Disability Rights Texas to help parents and school districts correctly apply the requirements of federal law when disciplining a student with a disability by taking the user step-by-step through the disciplinary process.
Interactive Discipline GuideISER - Internet Special Education Resources
A nationwide directory that helps parents locate special education professionals and resources to help with assessment of learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder, therapy, advocacy, and other special needs.
ISER - Internet Special Education ResourcesNICHCY
(National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities) NICHCY provides information regarding disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
NICHCYOCR Online Complaint Form
The US Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has authority to resolve complaints regarding allegations of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in public and private programs that receive Federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education. These include most schools and colleges. The OCR web site includes this online complaint form.
OCR Online Complaint FormOffice of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
The Office of Special Education Programs is one of the components of the U.S. Department of Education. OSEP's organizational focus is on the free appropriate public education of children and youth with disabilities from birth through age 21.
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)Partners Resource Network, the PATH Project
The Partners Resource Network is a nonprofit agency serving as the statewide Parent Training and Information Center. The agency provides services across Texas to parents of infants, toddlers, children, and youth with all types of disabilities.
Partners Resource Network, the PATH ProjectShouldn’t School be Safe?: Restraint and Seclusion in School
This parent education manual was produced by TASH, which promotes human rights and inclusion for people with significant disabilities and support needs. The publication is a practical guide to keeping school children safe from restraint, seclusion and other aversive practices.
TASH Restraint and Seclusion ManualTEA Due Process Hearing Decisions
Texas Special Education Due Process Hearing Decisions
TEA Due Process Hearing DecisionsTEA Dyslexia Handbook
TEA’s Dyslexia Handbook is an important resource in understanding procedures for dyslexia and related disorders.
TEA Dyslexia HandbookTEA Special Education Rules and Regulations
Special Education Rules and Regulations
TEA Special Education Rules and RegulationsTexas First
A website created by parents from the Family-to-Family Network to provide information and resources to families of children with disabilities. Project First is a project of the Texas Education Agency.
Texas FirstTexas Parent to Parent
A nonprofit organization created by parents to provide support & information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness & special health care needs.
Texas Parent to ParentTexas students with disabilities in segregated settings
A Texas Education Agency list of school districts who have students with disabilities in segregated settings at a 25% higher ratio than the statewide average ratio.
Texas students with disabilities in segregated settingsWrightslaw
A website for parents, attorneys, educators and others that need up-to-date information on special education law and advocacy.
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