by Jennifer Childress | Feb 27, 2023 | Special Education
Valerie C. Williams, director of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), recently released the second blog in a blog series on discipline and behavior. The newest blog addresses OSEP’s priorities of calling on “state and local leaders to double down on their...
by admin | Aug 8, 2022 | Special Education
This article was first published on July 26, 2022, by Sylvia Wood of TASB. Time is running out for school districts to review, update, and upload their Special Education Operating Procedures ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline set by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). “It’s...
by Andrea Payne | Feb 8, 2022 | Federal Guidance, Special Education
One of ED311’s most beloved consultants, school attorney Miriam Kurtzig Freedman is celebrating her newest publication Grading, Reporting, Graduating…and the Law, a quick flipbook guide to grades, report cards, and graduation requirements. Readers will learn: How to...
by Jennifer Childress | Jan 3, 2022 | Education News, Special Education
In 2021 the 87th Texas Legislature amended state law relating to behavior improvement plans and behavioral intervention plans, as well as reporting requirements for certain behavior management techniques. House Bill 785 amended Texas Education Code § 29.005, requiring...
by Andrea Payne | Aug 16, 2021 | Special Education
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, and often the most challenging to appropriately educate. These...
by Andrea Payne | Jul 22, 2021 | Education News, Special Education
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 funds, and students and their families can access the...
