January 2024

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Transition Planning Resources for Families: Recorded Webinar

If you missed our most recent webinar about navigating Texas SPED Support and exploring some of the featured resources related to transition planning, you can watch it here. The Texas SPED Support website hosts technical assistance resources related to special education topics. Did you know that some of these resources may be helpful for students and families in planning for the transition to adulthood?

An Overview of Special Education Evaluations

For some families, special education can be a new or overwhelming idea. You may even be unsure about what a special education evaluation means. This quick guide is meant to help families understand special education basics and some of the key rights, or protections, that are built into the system. Click here to learn more.

Setting Healthy Screen Time Limits

Has your family's screen time increased? Digital device time used to be a distraction, but now it is vital to the way we work, learn, and stay in touch. Learn how screens impact your family and get screen time parenting tips provided by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Learn more here.

UPCOMING EVENT

Dispute Resolution in Special Education

Join us for this free statewide webinar on January 31, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. (CT). Staff from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will be presenting on strategies and ideas for how to identify and resolve disagreements related to special education at the local level. Additionally, TEA will provide an overview of the dispute resolution options available at the state level. Register here.

What is SSES?

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

online grants for parents/caregivers of eligible students served by special education. 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.

Important SSES Update:

The SSES application will be closing on March 15, 2024, and will re-open next school year on February 3, 2025. The SSES program has not changed and is still a one-time grant. If you have previously received an SSES account, you will not be eligible to apply again.

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.

Contact Us: 1-855-773-3839 | Email: inquire@spedtex.org | Website: spedtex.org