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Parent and Family Resources (LINKS)
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Parent and family involvement is critical in the success of a student with special needs. There are many Harlandale ISD and San Antonio resources that parents can access for safe support, guidance, and parent training.
Texas Education Agency Webpage
Updates in Special Education / Actualizaciones en Educación Especial
Compensatory Services & Evaluations / Servicios Compensatorios y Evaluaciones
Notice of Procedural Safeguards Feb. 2021 (link)
Aviso Sobre Procedimientos de Protección Febrero 2021 (link)
Parent's Guide to the Admission, Review and Dismissal Process (link)
Proceso de Admisión, Repaso, y Retiro (link)
AACOG Parent night External PowerPoint, Crisis, Volunteer Program 4-28-2022 (link)
THE DYSLEXIA HANDBOOK 2021 Update - Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders 5/16/22 (link)
The Dyslexia Handbook 2021 Update: IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR FAMILIES TO UNDERSTAND 5/16/22 (link)
Actualización del manual de dislexia 2021: CAMBIOS IMPORTANTES QUE LAS FAMILIAS DEBEN ENTENDER 5/16/22 (link)
As part of the Child Find process required by federal regulations, Harlandale ISD will ensure that all students ages three through twenty-one with disabilities who are residing in the district, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, who are in need of special education and/or related services will be identified, located, and evaluated. In addition to students enrolled in the public schools, the Child Find duty extends to students who are homeless, wards of the State,or who are home schooled or who are attending private schools.
Harlandale ISD - Public Notice
Distrito Escolar Independiente Harlandale - AVISO PÚBLICO
The Legal Framework Glossary English
The Legal Framework Glosario - Spanish
All Texas LEAs are required to post a direct link to the specific TEA webpage, linked here, on their local website. The link contains the information in the document related to SB 139 mentioned in OSEP Requirement 2. This is intended to provide Texas families with information regarding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Dyslexia, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Transition Services
This transition and employment guide is for you, the student in Texas public school, who may have received special education services due to a disability. It also provides helpful information for your parents. This guide has steps you and your parents can take to make sure you are able to find the right work or educational choices for you after high school. It also tells you where to get the services you will need after high school. The guide is divided into sections on Self Advocacy, Transition Services, Employment and Supported Employment, Social Security Programs, Community and Long Term Services and Supports, Postsecondary Educational Programs and Services, Information Sharing, and Guardianship and Alternatives. Each section has phone numbers, emails, and websites to help you find what you need. At the end of each section and at the end of the guide, you will find a timeline of steps that you and your parents can take as you make the transition from student to adult. If you have questions about this guide or the information in it, please send us an email at sped@tea.state.tx.us
Texas Transition and Employment Guide
Guía de transición y empleo de Texas
Operational Guidelines for Section 504
What is Section 504?
Section 504 is a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that prohibits discrimination based upon disability. Section 504 is an anti-discrimination, civil rights statute that requires the needs of students with disabilities to be met as adequately as the needs of the non-disabled are met.
Special Education Parent Resources
ESC-20 Special Education Parent Calls: 210-370-5411
Education Service Center, Region 20 (ESC-20) is committed to being the definitive choice for educational services, products, information and solutions for parents, caregivers, and families.
Parent Companion: The First Five Years
Parent Companion is a website that connects Texas parents of children from birth through five years of age to information, inspiration, and resources.
Any Baby Can of S.A. is a non-profit agency and all services are provided free of charge to families who have a child from birth through 12 years of age, and/or an adult individual with a chronic illness, disability, developmental delay, or health risk.