Special education is available because of a federal law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which provides students with disabilities and their parents special legal rights to receive these individualized learning opportunities. This form is a summary of rights, required to be given to parents after a referral has been made. For more information about your rights, review the Notice of Procedural Safeguards and the Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process. These documents are available in multiple languages. 

• Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you and your child have legal protection during the evaluation and individualized education program (IEP) process. These protections are called Procedural Safeguards. To listen to the audio version of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards, click here.  

  The TEA has created a new document that is required to be provided to all families during the 2023-2024 school year. You can download a pdf of the Overview of Special Education for Parents in multiple languages at the SPEDTex website. 

Student Handbook Statement

• Student Handbook Statement: English | Texas Education  Agency 

• Student Handbook Statement: Spanish | Texas Education Agency

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

https://spedsupport.tea.texas.gov/resource-library/texas-transition-and-employment-guide

Transition & Employment Designee (TED): Allison Mouser: allison.mouser@mcdadeisd.net (512) 273-2522 EXT 1301

Designado de transición y empleo (TED): Allison Mouser: allison.mouser@mcdadeisd.net (512) 273-2522 EXT 1301

SB 139 Notice to Families

• SB 139 Notice to Families (English Version) 

• SB 139 Notice to Families (Spanish Version) 

  • Authority: OSEP Requirement 2 

IDEA, Dyslexia, MTSS, and Section 504

• Resources | Texas Education Agency - Provides families with information regarding IDEA, Dyslexia, MTSS, and Section 504

  • Authority: OSEP Requirement 3 

Compensatory Services

• Compensatory Services - Sept 2021 - ENG  

• Compensatory Services - Sept 2021 - SPAN

  • Authority: OSEP Requirement 4 
    

Dyslexia Handbook

• TEA Dyslexia Website

• Dyslexia Handbook 2024  

• Actualización del manual de dislexia 2024 

• The Dyslexia Handbook Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (New as of August 9, 2024) 

• The Dyslexia Handbook Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (Spanish) (New as of October 2, 2024)

• Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Information for Parents (New as of September 26, 2024) 

• Dyslexia and Related Disorders: Information for Parents (Spanish) (New as of October 3, 2024)

  • Authority: OSEP response to Texas document submission concerning implementation of the State’s Corrective Action Response. (PDF) (ed.gov)

Significant Disproportionality

• Significant Disproportionality | Texas Education Agency  

• State and Federal Activity Updates Regarding Significant Disproportionality (texas.gov) 

  • Authority: 34 CFR §300.646(c) 

Other Information/Resources:

Notice of Procedural Safeguards:

Notice or Procedural Safeguards (esc18.net)

Aviso Sobre Procedimientos de Protección (esc18.net) 

Additional Languages can be found at SPEDTex

Parents Guide to the ARD Process:

ARD Guide ENG.pdf (esc18.net) 

ARD Guide SPAN.pdf (esc18.net) 

Parent's Guide to the ARD Process - Additional Languages - (SPEDTex)

Overview of Special Education for Parents: 

Overview of Special Education for Parents (Updated August 24, 2023)

Overview of Special Education for Parents (Spanish) (Updated August 24, 2023)