Parent Resources

•  Updates in Special Education/Actualizaciones en Educación Especial

To request a special education referral, please contact your child's campus administrator. English

Para solicitar una remisión de educación especial, comuníquese con el administrador de la escuela de su hijo/hija. Spanish

• Resources on Special Education in Texas

Read information from TEA on Dyslexia, Multitiered Systems of Support

• Delayed or Denied Evaluations & Compensatory Services

Parent information: Learn more about the decision process for compensatory services.

• Compensatory Services and COVID-19 School Closures

 Click to learn about TEA guidance for Compensatory Services

• Servicios Compensatorios y cierre de escuelas COVID-19

 Haga clic para obtener información sobre la orientación de TEA para los servicios compensatorios

• Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)

Early Childhood Intervention, is a program that provides developmental services for infants to toddlers up to the age of three.

• Region 19 Head Start

 Head Start is a child development program that helps promote school readiness through preschool services.

• Region 19- COVID-19 Support Resources (link)

The Education Service Center Region 19, has created a Crisis Response Website. The site includes Parent support for at-home-learning, instructional support for parents and teachers, Special Education live chats, meal finder, and official local and global Coronavirus information.

• Parent Companion

The Parent Companion website was designed to help parents navigate through abundant resources available to parents raising a child with a disability.

• Center for Parent Information & Resources

• Special Education Monitoring Resources for Parents, Families, and Care-Givers

Per the Texas Education Agency (TEA), The resources provided on this page have been developed to help ensure the experiences of students with disabilities and their families are considered as part of the TEA's special education monitoring process.

• Special Education Information Center (SpedTex)

The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex), is designed to provide parents support on the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in Texas.

•  Understood

                Understood helps provide support to parents so that they can make effective decisions that help their children thrive.

• Texas Transition Network and Employment Guide

The Texas Transition and Employment Guide offers students, and parents information on post-secondary education and work opportunities.

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

Guía de Transición y Empleo en Tejas

• Sensory Smarts

Provides classroom accommodations for kids with sensory issues

• Child Mind Institute

The Child Mind Institute offers information and strategies on helping students with autism, mental health, and learning disabilities.

• Wikilawn

Wikilawn offers ideas to create a sensory-friendly backyard landscape for children with special needs.

• Parents Guide to the Admission, Review, and Dismissal Process                              

This guide is designed to assist parents in understanding your procedural rights in the decision-making process.

Parent Guide to the Admissions, Review, Dismissal Process

Guía Para Padres del Proceso de Admisión Repaso, y Retiro

• Procedural Safeguards

             This guide is designed to assist parents of children with disabilities in understanding their rights under IDEA.

Notice of Procedural Safeguards

Aviso Sobre Procedimientos de Protección