Region 10 Website.

CADRE-The National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education. 
Encouraging the use of mediation and other collaborative strategies to resolve disagreements about special education and early intervention programs.  

SPEDTex School Family Community Engagement Resources 
SPEDTex provides a wide variety of resources that can help schools create welcoming environments, address communication needs as well as discover strategies that can help identify barriers, work through conflicts , and effectively partner with families to resolve special education issues. 

Texas Education Agency Parent Involvement Survey Results. 
The statewide Texas Survey of Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services as part of the State Performance Plan Indicator 8 Parent Participation. Indicator 8 asks each state to report the percent of parents with a child receiving special education services that report school facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities. 

Surrogate Parent Training Information 
How to serve as a surrogate parent for a student with a disability. 

Parent Information Websites

Notice of Procedural Safeguards  
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), you and your child have legal protections during the evaluation and IEP process. These protections are called Procedural Safeguards. SPEDTex makes this resource available in over 20 different languages.  

Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process  
This guide is designed to give you, as a parent of a child who is or may be eligible for special education services, a better understanding of the special education process and of your procedural rights and responsibilities so that you will be able to fully participate in the decision-making process regarding your child's education. SPEDTex makes this resource available in over 20 different languages. 

COVID-19 Family Video Series 
These videos along with their companion documents provide information and tips for parents about the ARD Process, Complaints Process and At Home Learning.  This video series is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Vietnamese. 

Center for Parent Information and Resources
Your central “Hub” of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities.  All the materials found on the CPIR Hub have been created and archived for Parent Centers around the country to help them provide support and services to the families they serve.

Children with Special Health Care Needs
The Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program helps children with special health-care needs and people of any age with cystic fibrosis.

Navigate Life Texas
This website is especially for families and parents of children with disabilities or special health-care needs and is designed to offer support, inspiration, resources, and links to services available.

Partners Resource Network  
The PACT Project is one of four federally funded Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI) serving Texas parents of children and youth with disabilities ages 0-26. We serve families living in ESC regions 7, 8, 10, and 11.  PACT Regional Coordinators are here for you! We can help you understand your child’s disability, understand your rights and responsibilities under IDEA, obtain and evaluate resources and services for your child, and fully participate as a team member with professionals in planning services for your child.

Parent Companion
First Five Years. A guide for Texas parents and caregivers of children with diagnosed or suspected disabilities from birth through 5 years of age.