Center for Parent Information and Resources – All About the IEP
Disability Rights Texas – Parents Guide to the ARD Process (videos) and Educational Resources
Disability Is Natural – Articles surrounding IEP strategies that may help families think differently.
Family to Family Network – Developing a Plan: How to Get the Most Out Of ARD/IEP Meetings (article in Navigate Life Texas website)
GreatSchools.org – “How to Know if Your Child is Making Progress Toward IEP Goals”
IDEA Manual – The Arc of Texas & Disability Rights Texas
Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process (ESC 18)
- Parent Participation
- ARD Committee Membership
- Consent to Excuse a Member from Attending the ARD Committee Meeting
- Present Levels
- Annual Goals
- Supplementary Aides and Services, Special Education and Related Services
2022 Foster Care & Student Success Resource Guide (pdf) – See Chapter 9 for specific guidance on special education services.
Inclusion in Texas Network
- PLAAFP Handout (pdf)
- IEP Handout (pdf)
- IEP Annual Goal Development Q&A
- Specially Designed Instruction
- Grading and Progress Monitoring for Students with Disabilities
- UDL Implementation Guide
- Co-Teaching Guidelines
- Working with Paraprofessionals
Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities – Partners in Education course
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition – Student Led IEPs – How to Make It Work
Texas Education Agency
- IEP Model Form
- Guide to the ARD process
- Standards Based IEPs Guidance
- IEP Development Guidance (Feb 2023)
Texas Project FIRST
- Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) – Overview
- Evaluation
- Eligibility
- Transition Planning
- Developing an IEP: Who? What? When? Where? And Why?
- Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance
- Goals and Objectives
- Accommodations, Supplementary Aids and Services, Therapy Services In Schools
- Statewide & District Assessments
- Placement
- IEP Planning Matrix
- Dismissal from Services
- Graduation
- Simple ARD Agenda
- IEP Process Step By Step
U.S. Dept. of Education
- Guide to the IEP
- Q&A on IEP FAPE Requirement & Implementation Considerations (pdf)
- Promoting Progress For Students with Disabilities – IEP Tip Sheets (PLAAFP, IEP, Assessments, etc.)
Wrightslaw