RULES & REGULATIONS

[ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/rules]

Special Education Rules & Regulations Side-by-Side: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
State Board of Education and Commissioner’s Rules, and State Laws August 2001 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/rules/sbs.html

Federal Regulations:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Final Regulations, Side-by-Side Document: Texas Education
Agency Division of Special Education March 1999 http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/rules/idea.html

State Law: Texas Education Code http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/edtoc.html

Commissioner’s Rules for Special Education:
Title 19, Part II, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 89. Adaptations for Special Population,

Subchapter AA. Special education Service http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch089d.html

State Board of Education Rules for Special Education: Title 19, Part II, Texas Administrative
Code, Chapter 89. Subchapter D. Special Education Services and Settings http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch089d.html

STUDENT ASSESSMENT [ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment]
ARD Committee Decision-Making Process forthe Texas Assessment Program (Grade 3-8) Reference Manual for2002-2003 Testing Year (Phase Two) http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/sdaa/index.html

Explanation of SDAA Results
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/admin/sdaa/index.htm

SDAA Booklets
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/sdaa/index.html

TAAS and SDAA Results http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/reporting/index.html

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MONITORING PROCESS

Information on the State’s Activities in regard to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs federal monitoring process http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/cimp/

FUNDING [ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/funding]

Standard Application System (SAS) for Special Education Programs (SAS-A101-02)
http://barton.tea.state.tx.us/websas

Application for Approval of Funding for Residential Placement of Students with Disabilities (SAS-A111-02)
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/funding/sas111.html

PEIMS(Public Education Information Management System)

PEIMS Data Standards 2001-2002
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/peims/standards/index.html

MONITORING
[ http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/monitor/ ]

DIVISIONS AT TEA

Accountability Evaluations
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/account.eval/

Charter Schools
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/charter/

Special Education
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/

Services for the Deaf
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/deaf

Complaints Management (includes Mediation Process)
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/medcom

The following item has been added for June 25, 2004:

Due Process Hearings Eighteen special education due process hearings have been posted.
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/hearings/hearings.html

Private Schools Q&A With the recent adoption of amended Commissioner's Rule 89.1096
(effective June 7, 2004), the Private Schools Q&A document has been revised and posted to the Web. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/private/index.html