TEA Special Education Guidance
TEA Special Education Resources
Special Education Technical Assistance Guides
The following Technical Assistance Guides will open a new window and take you to the Texas SPED Support website.
(Updated January 2024)
(Updated December 2023)
(Updated November 2023)
(Updated October 2022)
Asistencia técnica: Apoyos y orientación en materia de comportamiento para estudiantes con discapacidades (PDF) - Spanish version of Technical Assistance:ÌýBehavior Supports and Guidance for Students with DisabilitiesÌý(Updated October 2022)
Additional Guidance Documents
- ESSER III Funds
- Sensory Impairments and Specific Learning Disabilities (¶Ù±ð³¦±ð³¾²ú±ð°ùÌý2022)
- Technical Assistance: Dashboard Application Guidance (PDF)
- Delayed Evaluations and Compensatory Services (October 2021)
- Special Education Operating Procedures (March 2022)
- Special Education Operating Procedures (March 2022) FAQs
Question and Answer Documents
- HB 785 FAQ (Updated 11/20/21)
- HB 165 FAQ January 2020Ìý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Questions and AnswersÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- TEA Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Questions and AnswersÌý(±Ê´Ç·É±ð°ù±Ê´Ç¾±²Ô³Ù)
- Senate Bill 712 Summary and Frequently asked QuestionsÌý(±Ê¶Ù¹ó)
- Senate Bill 89 Frequently Asked Questions September 2021 (PDF)
- Intervention Strategy and Student Records FAQ- English (updated November 2024)Ìý
- Intervention Strategy and Student Records FAQ- Spanish (updated November 2024) Spanish
TEA Video Trainings
- Special Education TEA Guidance: Goals, Accommodations, and Modifications October 2020
- Special Education ARD Guidance and Contingency Plans During Remote Learning July 2020
| (Link to PDF slide deck) - Special Education Progress Monitoring During Remote Learning July 2020
| (Link to PDF slide deck) - Supporting Dual-Identified Students (PDF)
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Families: Special Education or IEP-Related Questions?
Phone: 1-855-SPEDTEX (1-855-773-3839)
Educators: Special Education Resources
Office of Special Populations and Student Supports
Department of Special Education:
Email: sped@tea.texas.gov
Department of Review and Support:
Email: ReviewandSupport@tea.texas.gov