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      Texas Transition and Employment Guide

      •  cover of the Pathways Texas Transition booklet from TEA

        Click the picture above to view the Texas Transition and Employment Guide

      State & Regional Weblinks

      • The Office of Special Education Programs Spanish Glossary Project

        The right of parents to participate in educational decision-making regarding their child with a disability is an important underpinning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The OSEP Spanish Glossary was developed by the USDOE OSEP in collaboration with 17 Parent Centers across the country to ensure that educational terms related to the implementation of IDEA used in documents to promote parents’ authentic participation are translated in a uniform and comprehensible way, across states, geographical regions and communities of Spanish speakers.

        NE Parent Centers Website

        Procedural Safeguards

        The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended in 2004, requires schools to provide parents of a child with a disability with a notice containing a full explanation of the procedural safeguards available under the IDEA and its implementing regulations. This document, produced by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), is intended to meet this notice requirement and help parents of children with disabilities understand their rights under the IDEA.
         
         
         

        ARD Guide

        The guide is designed to give you, as the 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.
         
         

        The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process

        The Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process is a template in an electronic format that summarizes state and federal requirements for special education by topic. Schools may use the Legal Framework as a reference in managing the special education system's procedures and records to ensure accountability that each student is provided the benefits of a free appropriate public education and that relevant special education data is accessible and used in managing system change for continuous student performance and program improvement.
         
         

        Transition

        The Texas Transition and Employment Guide provides youth, young adults, parents and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person's progress towards post-secondary goals to education, employment, and community living.  This guide will continually be updated. 
         
        TEA - STAAR-Alt Resources
        This page provides resources for teachers and parents of students who take STAAR-Alt.
         
         

        TEA - Special Education Assessments (STAAR/TAKS)

        This is the TEA page that provides information on state testing as it relates to student receiving special education services.
         
          

        Region 10 Special Education page

        This is the Region 10 Service Center page that provides direct updates on special education in Prosper ISD's region.
         

      State & Regional Resources

      • Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

        OSERS is a branch of the Department of Education that provides a wide array of support to parents and individuals, school districts and states in three main areas: special education, vocational rehabilitation and research.
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      • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

        The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), a division of OSERS, is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
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      • Special Olympics Texas

        Special Olympics Texas provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual abilities.

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      • Texas Education Agency - Special Education page

        This is the TEA page that provides direct updates on special education in Texas.
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      • The Office of Special Education Programs Spanish Glossary Project

        The right of parents to participate in educational decision-making regarding their child with a disability is an important underpinning of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The OSEP Spanish Glossary was developed by the USDOE OSEP in collaboration with 17 Parent Centers across the country to ensure that educational terms related to the implementation of IDEA used in documents to promote parents’ authentic participation are translated in a uniform and comprehensible way, across states, geographical regions and communities of Spanish speakers. 

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      Special Olympics

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        Through a national network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible borrowers in the United States by postage-free mail. This service is provided through the Library of Congress.
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      • National Institute of Mental Health

        The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a resource containing detailed fact sheets, research studies, and information about clinical trials.
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      • LifePath Systems

        LifePath Systems is the contact for children birth to age three residing in Prosper ISD attendance area who may have developmental, speech, language, or physical delays.
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