1. Forming Collaborative Partnerships with Education Texas DeafBlind Project Family Leadership Series January 2007

2. Know the Law  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)  U.S. Department of Education  Office of Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)  Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html  Originally enacted by Congress in 1975  PL 94-142 Education of All Handicapped Children Act  Most recent revision was December 2004  Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  U.S. Department of Justice  http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/ http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/504.html http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/504.html

3. Texas Education Agency Governmental Relations Governor Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley Chief Investment Officer Permanent School Fund Holland Timmins Internal Audit Bill Wilson Communications Debbie Graves Ratcliffe Chief Deputy Commissioner Robert Scott SBOE Support Renee Jackson Education Initiatives Christi Martin General Counsel David Anderson State Board of Education

4. Texas Education Agency

5. Deputy Associate Commissioner Standards and Alignment Sharon Jackson Associate Commissioner Standards and Programs Susan Barnes Curriculum 3 George Rislov Student Assessment Lisa Chandler Instructional Materials and Educational Technology Anita Givens NCLB Program Coordination Cory Green IDEA 4 Coordination Kathy Clayton Program Monitoring and Interventions 5 Laura Taylor Deputy Associate Commissioner Special Programs, Monitoring, and Interventions Gene Lenz 5 Includes Program Monitoring, Data Inquiry, EEO, Complaints Mgmt. and Interventions 4 Includes Special Education Programs, Special Education Complaints, and Deaf Services 3 Includes Career and Technology, Advanced Academics, Bilingual Education, Technology Applications, and Educator Development

6. Know the Process  Internet Resources  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/  Deafblind: Texas Deafblind Project  Federal Regulations (IDEA)  Special Education Rules and Regulations Side-by-Side  Parent Resource Guide  Policies and Procedures  Education Service Center Technical Assistance  Partners in Policy Making  http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/education/index.html http://www.partnersinpolicymaking.com/education/index.html

7. Know Your Options  Internet Resources  Partners in Policy Making  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/  Parent’s Rights (Procedural Safeguards) Document  National Center for Low Incidence Disabilities (NCLID) - Pop-Up IEP  http://nclid.unco.edu/nclid/ssn/indexpop.php http://nclid.unco.edu/nclid/ssn/indexpop.php  Assistance in moving IEP meetings in a positive direction  If you need assistance from TEA  http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/  Complaint Process (Early Resolution)