RESOURCES

What is an Individualized Education Program (IEP)?

SPEDTex has a resource that provides a brief overview of the major sections of an IEP and can serve as a checklist for families as they participate in their child’s Admission, Review, and Dismissal committee meeting. Read it here.

25 Tips for Effective ARD Meetings

A new school year means a new year of ARD committee meetings. Partners Resource Network has put together 25 practical tips to help make your ARD meetings more effective. Check them out here.

Next Steps to Independence: Skills and Strategies

This checklist helps educators, families, and students track progress on key skills for future success. It covers four important areas for children and adults with disabilities: Choice & Decision Making, Goal Setting & Independence, Self-Management & Self-Awareness, and Self-Determination & Self-Advocacy. Click here to learn more about how to support your student in developing these skills.

UPCOMING EVENT

Special Education Updates with Kristin McGuire

Join us for a free statewide webinar on September 24, 2025, at 12:15 p.m. (CT). Kristin McGuire, Interim Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Special Populations and Student Supports at the Texas Education Agency will be joining us to discuss special education updates based on legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2025). Register here.

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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.