Mask Wars
There were several new developments this week in the Mask Wars raging throughout Texas schools. First, Disability Rights Texas filed a federal lawsuit against Governor Greg Abbott and TEA Commissioner […]
Program Review as An Ongoing Process
A guest blog from Denise Carter of TASB Student Solutions Students receiving services through special education, Section 504, and English learner programs are among the most vulnerable in your district,
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Battleground or School Playground?
Speaking via Zoom to anxious parents, one Austin ISD principal pleaded to his audience by saying, “Don’t make the battleground for wearing or not wearing a mask [our] elementary school.”
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Who’s getting the most ESSER funds and how are they spending it?
The third round of ESSER funds is being allocated to Texas school districts just as some schools still haven’t finished spending their allotment from the first round. This third round
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SSES Grant Application Deadline Extended
Texas students with significant disabilities that have been affected by school closures due to COVID-19 can still apply for the SSES grant—Supplemental Special Education Services. TEA manages and disperses these
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SHARS Summer Time Reminders from TASB Special Education Solutions
Congratulations on surviving another school year! With all of the things on your plate, it’s pretty clear everyone is super busy. No surprise there. Before you finalize the year and
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Austin ISD, PTAs, the Lege, and Paxton
Last March Austin ISD announced that it would no longer allow PTA funds to pay for staff positions. (Many other Texas school districts already have policies prohibiting this practice.) House
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HB 3979
Texas is now one of three states with a law limiting the teaching of critical race theory in a K-12 public school classroom. HB 3979 was signed on June 15
The Frank R. Kemerer Award Recipient: Elisa Murillo
TASSP and ED311 are proud to present this year’s Frank R. Kemerer award to Elisa Murillo of Highlands High School in San Antonio. The Frank R. Kemerer award recognizes an
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Special Education Operating Procedures: Going Beyond the Requirement
Last year, districts scrambled mid-pandemic to create or update their special education operating procedures to submit to the Texas Education Agency by October 31. The effort would help districts comply
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