September 2022

Check Out the New SPEDTex Website!

SPEDTex, the Special Education Information Center for Texas, is excited to announce the launch of the new SPEDTex website designed especially for families and educators! The new website provides quick access to resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.

Tips for Effective Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Meetings

Back to school means a new year of ARD meetings. This helpful guide from Partners Resource Network gives parents 25 tips for an effective ARD meeting. Read it here.

Special Education Updates with Dr. Justin Porter: September 28, 2022, 12:15 PM

Join us on September 28, 2022, at 12:15 p.m. (CST) for this free statewide webinar. Justin Porter Ed.D., Associate Commissioner and Chief Program Officer and Kristen McGuire, Senior Director, Special Education Programs from Texas Education Agency will discuss parent questions and concerns related to the new school year and special education. Click here to register.  Click here to register.

What is SSES?

Supplemental Special Education Services (SSES) are $1,500 one-time

online grants for eligible parents/caregivers of eligible students served by special education that have been impacted by COVID-19 school closures.

Families of eligible students can use the online accounts to obtain educational materials, resources, and/or services such as additional speech therapy or other specific services. Watch the video below to learn more.

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ABOUT SPEDTEX

The Special Education Information Center (SPEDTex) provides resources and interactive features for increasing family awareness of disabilities and special education processes, with the goal of improving partnerships between schools and families.