Legal Framework
This service is to assist local district and charter school special education personnel in providing a free, appropriate public education to all students with special needs. Federal and state laws and regulations are emphasized in this process.
Professional Development
Training sessions within these areas are scheduled per district and charter school needs at no cost to the local district or charter school. Audiences may include special education personnel, general education personnel, and parents.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance is available at no cost to meet a wide variety of district and charter school needs within the areas of Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process, Performance Based Monitoring for Special Education, Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), and Student Attendance Accounting.
Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process
- Assistance in determining the policies, procedures and operating guidelines for individualized special education programs
- Training and assistance with the documentation process including document development and the ongoing review and analysis of documents
- Training for personnel involved with students with disabilities
- Assistance with parent information
- Assistance with a quality evaluation of individual student programs to determine compliance with federal and state requirements and legal citations
- Training in understanding the legal issues and consequences of accountability
Accountability and Monitoring
- Pre-planning and preparation for initial monitoring visit and/or onsite monitoring
- Technical Assistance/professional development regarding monitoring documents and responsibilities of district and charter school personnel
- Assistance with addressing and implementing continuous improvement plans
PEIMS and Student Attendance Accountability Handbook
Assistance with instructional arrangement and other PEIMS codes for special education students in districts and charter schools.
Karen Slaughter
Telephone: 972-348-1690
FAX: 972-348-1691
Email: Karen.Slaughter@region10.org
Links
Texas Education Agency (TEA): Division of Special Education
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Legal Framework for the Child Centered Process
Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
Student Attendance Accounting Handbook
Rules and Regulations
Special Education Rules and Regulations
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Agencies
FEDERAL
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Federal Resource Center and IDEA Document
Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE)
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Office of Special Education (OSEP)
STATE
Texas Council of Administrator of Special Education (TCASE)
References
A Guide to the Admission, Review and Dismissal Process
Explanation of Procedural Safeguards