TEA Special Education Guidance

TEA Special Education Resources

Special Education Technical Assistance Guides

The following Technical Assistance Guides will open a new window and take you to the Texas SPED Support website.

Technical Assistance: Child Find and Evaluation
(Updated January 2024)

Technical Assistance: Individualized Education Program (IEP) Development
(Updated December 2023)

Guidance for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Specific Learning Disabilities. Texas Education Agency, Texas SPED Support. October 2023

Guidance for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Specific Learning Disabilities
(Updated November 2023)

Technical Assistance: Behavior Supports and Guidance for Students with Disabilities
(Updated October 2022)

Asistencia técnica: Apoyos y orientación en materia de comportamiento para estudiantes con discapacidades (PDF) - Spanish version of Technical Assistance: Behavior Supports and Guidance for Students with Disabilities (Updated October 2022)

Additional Guidance Documents

Question and Answer Documents

HB 785 FAQ (Updated 11/20/21)
HB 165 FAQ January 2020 (PDF)
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Questions and Answers (PDF)
TEA Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Questions and Answers (PowerPoint)
Senate Bill 712 Summary and Frequently asked Questions (PDF)
Senate Bill 89 Frequently Asked Questions September 2021 (PDF)
Senate Bill 1153 (Intervention Strategy) FAQ 2017- English
Senate Bill 1153 (Intervention Strategy) FAQ 2017- Spanish

TEA Video Trainings

Special Education TEA Guidance: Goals, Accommodations, and Modifications October 2020
(Link to training video)
Special Education ARD Guidance and Contingency Plans During Remote Learning July 2020
(Link to training video) | (Link to PDF slide deck)
Special Education Progress Monitoring During Remote Learning July 2020
(Link to training video) | (Link to PDF slide deck)
Supporting Dual-Identified Students (PDF)
Students Served by Special Education and Identified as Gifted and Talented (Asynchronous Course)
Students Served by Special Education Who are Military-Connected: Strategies to Support Highly Mobile Students (Asynchronous Course)
Students Served by Special Education Who are Experiencing Homelessness or in Foster Care: Strategies to Support Highly Mobile Students (Asynchronous Course)

Upcoming Professional Development Announcements

Literacy for All in Person or Virtual FREE Training - 12 CPEs

Math for All in Person or Virtual FREE Training - 9 CPEs

Asynchronous Literacy and Math for ALL Training

Literacy for ALL asynchronous courses available through tealearn.com

Many students in grades 4-12 lack proficiency in foundational reading skills. This is the reason many older students cannot comprehend text. This session addresses the needs of those students. This asynchronous training will address the science of teaching reading and include an overview of what skills need to be mastered to become a proficient reader, how the brain learns to read and, the characteristics of dyslexia and dysgraphia. It will also address how a student’s learning abilities associated with reading can impact a student’s ability to read and what instruction and accommodations can remove the barriers of learning.

Registration is FREE!

Math for ALL Asynchronous Courses through tealearn.com

Through hands-on activities, participants will explore how learning abilities associated with disabilities, including dyslexia and disorders related to dyslexia, impact the learning of whole number addition and subtraction. In this session, participants will build knowledge and understanding of how instructional supports, including the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines along with assistive technology, can be used to accommodate and reduce the impact of a disability.

Registration is FREE!