Department News
The SSES+ Medically Fragile Program, under the original SSES (Supplemental Special Education Services) Program, has officially launched. Families with students identified as medically fragile are now eligible to receive additional funding through SSES+. If families have already applied or received the original SSES grant, they will be notified by the TEA and they will receive information about how to access these additional funds. Families should apply for SSES+ Medically Fragile using the same application as the original SSES Program. To Apply for both the SSES+ Medically Fragile and SSES Programs, go here to apply: sses.tea.texas.gov.
TEA’s Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports Network has created a poster that LEAs may print and post on their campuses and around their district. This Child Find poster is available in English and Spanish and is a fillable PDF so that LEAs may include the contact information of the special education department.
Some IEP vendor software platforms do not provide adequate options related to braille instruction for students with visual impairments. To meet state and federal requirements, if your software does not provide appropriate options related to literacy medium, the provision of braille instruction must be noted in the student's individualized education program (IEP) within the admission, review and dismissal (ARD) committee deliberations.
The Prior Written Notice resource and quick guide is now available on TEA’s Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports network. Learn about legal requirements, how to count five school days, and best practices when completing this form.
TEA's Texas Complex Access Network (TX CAN) has created Monthly Instructional Guides to support educators working with students with significant cognitive disabilities. From August to May, you will find helpful tips, reminders, and strategies to improve instructional practices. #txcan
This resource addresses the process of determining appropriate low-technology (low-tech) and high-technology (high-tech) tools that can assist students in developing and expanding reading skills. This resource is not meant to be a comprehensive assistive technology (AT) resource guide. It is a resource tool for professionals, students, and parents working with technology to help mitigate long-standing equity and accessibility gaps.
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Implementation Guide includes a rubric, tools, resources, discussion prompts, and tips for educators to use to implement UDL. The UDL Companion Guide provides examples that illustrate how to think through the use of the UDL Classroom Implementation Rubric. A variety of content areas and grade levels are provided. Educators are encouraged to use these tools to reflect on their own thought processes as they design accessible learning environments for all students.
This guide includes resources that help teachers understand, develop, implement, and evaluate the SDI students with disabilities need to access and make progress in inclusive settings. In addition, it clarifies concepts related to, but distinct from, specially designed instruction, including accommodations, modifications, and high yield instructional strategies.
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