RESOURCES

Parent’s Rights: An Overview of Special Education Evaluations

Navigating special education can feel overwhelming, especially if it’s new to your family. This quick guide explains the basics, your child’s rights, and important protections in the process. Remember, the school must get your permission before evaluating your child, and choosing special education services is always your decision. Click here to learn more.

Understanding Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

The least restrictive environment, or LRE, is a key part of your child’s individualized education program (IEP). It helps decide where your child learns, how services are provided, and the relationships they build at school. LRE is essential for supporting your child’s success in school and beyond. Learn more here.

Resolving Special Education Issues

Disagreements about your child’s special education services can happen. Often, talking with the right school or district staff is the fastest way to address concerns or request changes to your child’s IEP. Learn more with this helpful SPEDTex resource.

UPCOMING EVENT

Understanding the Autism Supplement

Join us for a free statewide webinar on November 5, 2025, at 12:15 p.m. (CT). For students in Texas who qualify for special education services with an eligibility of autism, Texas rule requires that admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committees annually consider and address each of eleven strategies. This requirement is typically referred to as the Autism Supplement. This webinar will provide information for families on each of these strategies, along with additional requirements of the Commissioner’s Rule. 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.