LEGAL ISSUES/FUNDING

Through periodic special education directors meetings and frequent emails, the ESC webpage, along with TEA webinars, districts are kept current in the areas of legal issues and funding. Egrants, residential applications, non-educational community support funding, and funding for programs for visual impairments along with legal issues for compliance and programming are a few of the technical assistance topics provided. Attorneys provide up-to-date legal reviews at each special education directors meeting in addition to workshops for school district personnel. A subscription to a legal newsletter is also provided for each special education program.

The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process

Contact:
Jan Oatess, 936.435.8207

State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (APR)

TEA Guidance for State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicators and Required Data Collection

Facilitated IEP Meeting Resources

• Facilitation Video Presentations from The Center for Accord
• National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education

More Resources

• IDEA Fiscal Compliance (MOE, Excess Costs, SSAs)
• Performance-Based Monitoring and Analysis System (PBMAS)
• The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process
• U.S. Department of education Discretionary Grant Applications
• Special Education News
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• The U.S. Department of Education (ED)
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education
• Office for Civil Rights (504 Plans) at the U.S. Department of Education
• The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) works collaboratively with stakeholders to provide resources and facilitate collaboration that supports the development and delivery of services to children with disabilities in our State.