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Eligibility

If an evaluation is completed, the parent and staff will meet in  an Admission, Review, Dismissal (ARD) meeting to discuss the results of the evaluation, any  special education eligibility, and whether the student is in need of specially designed instruction  via special education services and supports.

The presence of a disability and a significant educational need are required for a student to  qualify for special education services/supports.  Disabilities include:
 

  • Speech Impairment
  • Specific Learning Disability
  • Other Health Impairment
  • Orthopedic Impairment
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Autism
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Multiple Disabilities
  • Auditory Impairment (ages birth - 21)
  • Visual Impairment (ages birth - 21)
  • Deaf-Blindness (ages birth – 21)
  • Non-Categorical Early Childhood (ages 3-5)
     

To learn more about opportunities for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) click the link here to access the guide.  

Click the link here for the audio file of the Notice of Procedural Safeguards. 

Click the appropriate link for American Sign Language (ASL) Translations for the ASL Notice of Procedural Safeguards and the ASL Parent's Guide to the ARD Process

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The link to the Texas Transition and Employment Guide is found here.

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