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- Dal-Metro
TEDA Chapter serving Region 10, the Dallas Metro area. - Hou-Met
Hou-Met, a local chapter of the Texas Educational Diagnosticians’ Association, promotes professionalism, excellence, and continuing growth for diagnosticians to provide individuals with disabilities quality educational services in the Houston-Metropolitan area. - National Certification of Educational Diagnosticians
The premier national credential for special education assessment professionals who hold high standards of practice - TEA Special Education Listserv
Keep up with state special education changes. - The Child Centered Legal Framework
Another resource on line to help you keep up with current legal information related to the Commissioner’s Rules, state regulations and the District Effectiveness and Compliance (DEC) Reference Guide - TPED
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Important Bills
Dyslexia Updates 10/14/2021
TEA has posted a presentation of the updates to the Dyslexia Manual. Look for the 10/14/21 webinar. https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/special-education/recent-and-upcoming-tea-webinars As of this morning, the updated manual still has not...
TEA just posted that the changes noted below go into effect on 10/5/21, not the typical 20 days from being posted in the Texas Register
Commissioner of Education Rules The following Texas Administrative Code (TAC) rule action was filed with the Texas Register for publication in the October 1, 2021 issue: Adopted Amendments to 19 TAC Chapter 89, Adaptations for Special Populations, Subchapter AA,...
Updates to 89.1040 were published in the Texas registry today and go into effect 20 days from now (10/1/21).
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1001/1001adop.pdf I've highlighting one of the changes as it is a critical difference in how most in Texas have identified LD in the past. Please read the complete document as there are other changes including changing...
TEA Dyslexia Updates
TEA has posted correspondence to provide local educational agencies (LEAs) with an overview of some important updates regarding recent revisions to the Dyslexia Handbook. 9/23/21...
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