TEA Postings

Student Handbook Statement

• Student Handbook Statement: English | Texas Education Agency

https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/programs-and-services/student-handbook-statement-english

• Student Handbook Statement: Spanish | Texas Education Agency https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/programs-and-services/student-handbook-statement-spanish

o Authority: TEC, §26.0081 https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.26.htm#26.0081

Texas Transition and Employment Guide

• Texas Transition and Employment Guide (English/Spanish) https://www.texastransition.org/apps/pages/texas-transition-and-employment-guide

o Authority: TEC, §29.0112(e) https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.29.htm


SB 139 Notice to Families

• SB 139 Notice to Families (English Version) https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Updates-on-Special-Education.pdf

• SB 139 Notice to Families (Spanish Version) https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/updates-on-special-education-spanish.pdf

o Authority: OSEP Requirement 2 https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/recent-used-osep-requirements


IDEA, Dyslexia, MTSS, and Section 504

https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/resources

• Resources | Texas Education Agency - Provides families with information regarding IDEA, Dyslexia,

MTSS, and Section 504.

o Authority: OSEP Requirement 3https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/recent-used-osep-requirements


Compensatory Services

• Compensatory Services - Sept 2021 - ENG https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Comp_Services_One_Pager_Sept_2021_ACC.pdf

• Compensatory Services - Sept 2021 - SPAN https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/Comp_Services_One_Pager_Sept_2021_SPANISH_ACC.pdf

Additionally, LEAs must be sure to provide this information to families ofstudents with disabilities

without internet access in the most appropriate manner for their local communities.

o Authority: OSEP Requirement 4https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/news-and-multimedia/correspondence/taa-letters/recent-used-osep-requirements


Dyslexia Handbook 2021

• Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update Important Changes https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2021_dyslexia_handbook_important_changes_for_families.pdf

• Actualización del manual de dislexia 2021 https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/2021_dyslexia_handbook_important_changes_for_families_spanish.pdf

• Update all websites, materials, static resources, and information available to parents and staff to reflect

the Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update. https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/texas-dyslexia-handbook-2021.pdf

o Authority: OSEP response to Texas document submission concerning implementation of the

State’s Corrective Action Response. (PDF) (ed.gov) https://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/idea/partbdmsrpts/dms-tx-b-2021-letter-car-10-01-2021.pdf



Significant Disproportionality

• Significant Disproportionality | Texas Education Agency https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/programs-and-services/significant-disproportionality

• State and Federal Activity Updates Regarding Significant Disproportionality (texas.gov)https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/sd-updates-faq-oct-2021.pdf

o Authority: 34 CFR §300.646(c) https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-III/part-300/subpart-F/subject-group-ECFR4f9a33f19162f53/section-300.646


Additional Resources

To assist LEAs in maintaining compliance with required special education website posting requirements, TEA has developed a checklist to ensure that all required documents and statements are posted. The entire checklist can be found at Special Education Required Postings to LEA Websites. https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/sped_required_postings_7-27-22.pdf

For questions regarding the requirements contained in this document, please contact TEA’s Division of Special

Education Programs at sped@tea.texas.gov.

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